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#264: The Case of the
Tsarina's Tiara
Original Airdate: 03/20/66

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
A long-lost tiara worth $754,000 turns up in the hands of one of Perry's clients, and the body of a notorious jewel thief turns up in the trunk of another.

Credits Edit

Cast

Virginia Field as Madame Sonya Galinova
Kendall Clark as Gerard Van Ness
Vivienne Segal as Pauline Thorsen
Leonid Kinsky as Vyacheslav Gerznov
Wesley Addy as Joachim DeVry
Phillip Terry as Rolf Thorsen
Janet DeGore as Lisabeth Wells
Carlos Romero as Ricardo Arena
Barbara Perry as Girl Assistant
Lew Brown as Officer One
Lee Miller as Sgt. Brice
Rudolfo Hoyos as Rizal
Willis Robards as Alvin McCauley
Fayrene King as Attendant
Ray Hemphill as Officer Two
Kenneth MacDonald as Judge
Dante Orgolini as Dinaldo
Larry Barton as Spectator
Fred Krone as Nils Dorow

Trivia Edit

Virginia Field's awful, over-the-top accent would make one think she had never played a Russian before. But she had--many years before! In 1937's "Think Fast, Mr. Moto," she plays White Russian Tanya Borov--minus the terrible accent! Submitted by Ed Zoerner, 5/03/2009

+This would mark the final of five appearances on Perry for Phillip Terry playing Rolf Thorsen. Phillip Terry is best remembered as the 4th husband of Joan Crawford. While he was married to Ms. Crawford they adopted a boy that they named Phillip Terry Jr. After Ms. Crawford divorced Mr. Terry, she changed the boy's name to Christopher, possibly to match her daughters name of Christine. Submitted by PaulDrake 33. 15 September 2009.

Location: A location packed episode. Six minutes in you get a nice scene of downtown Los Angeles with the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in the center. About 16 minutes in there is a quick shot of Los Angeles International Airport with a glimpse of the Googie styled "Theme Building." It looks like a space-aged bug or flying saucer on legs. I have read it was the inspiration for buildings in the cartoon the Jetson's. There is a cool eatery at the top called the Encounter Restaurant. A minute or two later there is a scene where 2 officers are cruising down La Brea checking out a stolen car. Just before they pull the guy over you can see the "Carolina Pines Jr." sign in the background. That was yet another Googie styled eatery, a 24 hour coffee shop. Sadly, unlike the Theme Building which still exists, Carolina Pines Jr. was torn down and replaced by a creativity-free, totally forgettable, L shaped mini mall. Posted by Eric Cooper 25 September 2009

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