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#263: The Case of the
Avenging Angel
Original Airdate: 03/13/66

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
I know, it’s only rock ’n’ roll, but Perry gets involved with a wealthy industrialist and the young, no-talent singer he imports from England with hopes of starting the boy’s career. Blackmail and murder get in the way, though, and Perry must defend the British Invader when his shady promoter is iced.

Credits Edit

Opening

Starring Raymond Burr
in The Case of THE AVENGING ANGEL
Based upon characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner
Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman

Trailing

Directed by Jerry Hopper
Written by Lawrence Louis Goldman
Arthur Marks \ Art Seid | Producers
Gail Patrick Jackson | Executive Producer
Ernest Frankel | Story Consultant
Orville H. Hampton | Associate Story Consultant
Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Hopper as Paul Drake
William Talman as Hamilton Burger
Dan Tobin as Terrance Clay

Music | Richard Shores

Cast

Richard Carlson as Clete Hawley
Sue Ann Langdon as Dorothy (Dotty) Merrill
Lurene Tuttle as Henry McLeod
Chick Chandler as Riff Lawler
Paul Stewart as Cameron Burgess
Martin Horsey as Sandy Chester
Patricia Owens as June Burgess
Sandy Descher as Sherry Lawler
Douglas Evans as Judge
Michael McGiveney as Technician
John KcKee as Policeman
Mary Statler as Woman

Crew

Director of Photography … John M. Nickolaus, Jr.
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Gordon A. Webb
Film Editor … Richard H. Cahoon A.C.E.
Casting … Harvey Clermont
Makeup … Irving Pringle
Hair Stylist … Annabell
Wardrobe Supervision … Bob Wolfe, Evelyn Carruth
Set Decoration … Carl Biddiscombe
Properties … Ray Thompson
Production Sound Mixer … Herman Lewis
Script Supervision … Marshall Schlom
Theme Composed by … Fred Steiner

Perry Mason
Produced by the CBS Television Network in association with Paisano Productions

Trivia Edit

Anomaly: Lurene Tuttle, listed as Henry McLeod, is really Henny McLeod, the owner of “Henny’s Coop.” Submitted by Lisa & Mack McLendon, posted by daveb 12/21/2007.
+ Actor John KcKee in the credits is really John McKee. Submitted by Paul Drake 33, 20 November 2009.

Richard Carlson makes his second and final appearance on Perry here as Clete Hawley. From 1953 until 1956, for 118 episodes, Richard Carlson was Herbert Philbrick on the syndicated crime drama I Led Three Lives. It was a unique drama, highlighting the dangers of Communism. I Led Three Lives, which now seems like an anachronism, was reportedly the favorite show of Lee Harvey Oswald. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 20 November 2009.

Sightings Our “Miss Carmody” works concessions at Henny’s Coop. Later, Quiet Old Man #1 observes the proceedings from the courtroom gallery. Learn more about these favorite frequent faces. Submitted by gracenote, 6/5/2011.

Comments Edit

I watched this episode immediately after watching #126, TCOT Missing Melody. I have to say, that in my humble opinion the quality of music deteriorated from one to the other. The post-British Invasion pop/rock music of the mop-tops sounds rather repetitive and bland compared to the the more sophisticated and melodic jazz of the beatniks of just a few years earlier. Give me Constance Towers singing “The Thrill is Gone” with Bobby Troup’s jazz quartet over the Angels any day. Submitted by Anonymous, 6/4/2011.

Granted, recording studios are much more complicated today, but it is interesting that June Burgess knew exactly which console switch to flip (nothing is even labeled) in order to eavesdrop on Clete and Dotty. Woman’s intuition? Submitted by Mason Jar, 9/15/2011. + Perhaps, or woman’s experience? Submitted by gracenote, 10/5/2011.

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