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#44: The Case of the
Curious Bride
Original Airdate: 10/18/58

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
More courtroom tricks as Perry comes to Rhoda Reynolds’s defense against charges of murdering Arthur Kane.

He brings the trial right to the room where Kane was murdered to reenact the fatal night. Perry rigs a setup with an alarm clock and a doorbell to prove not all buzzers sound the same.

This is the episode where Paul is all eyes when he’s asked to investigate a dance troupe backstage.

Credits Edit

Cast

Christine White as Rhoda Reynolds
Casey Adams as Carl Reynolds
John Hoyt as Philip Reynolds
Michael Emmet as Arthur Kane
James Seay as Dr. Harris
Dorothy Neuman as Ellen Crandall
Tommy Cook as Frank Lane
Peggy Maley as Edna Freeman
Lewis Charles as Sidney Otis
S. John Launer as Judge
James Nolan as Deputy

Uncredited Actors
Don Anderson as Courtroom Spectator

Trivia Edit

CARS: 1958 Pontiac Bonneville convertible, white, top down. 1958 Cadillac Fleetwood 75, black, 1958 Cadillac convertible, black, top down (Mason), 1958 Pontiac Star Chief 4dr hardtop, white, 1958 Chevrolet Delray 4dr sedan, black (Police), Cameo: 1955 Chevrolet Nomad. From The Cars by Greg Cockerill.

Anomaly: This is the first of six appearances that Casey Adams will make on Perry Mason. For the first three appearances he uses the name Casey Adams, and the last three he uses his real name Max Showalter. For some reason, after 25 years in show business in the mid-60s Casey Adams resumed using his real name of Max Showalter. Real fans of TV trivia will remember that Casey Adams was the original Ward Cleaver. Submitted by PaulDrake33, 7/3/2008.
+ There’s more info and some links to even more about Casey/Max on the Credits Anomalies page. Added by daveb.

In the opening scene, Carl Reynolds is backing his 1958 Pontiac Bonneville convertible down his driveway. You can clearly see the tag on the rear of the vehicle, DHR 786. This same tag will be on the front of Hans Breel’s sport car in Episode 51, TCOT Shattered Dream. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 7/15/2008.

Character Names: Rhoda Reynolds addresses Dr. Harris as “Michael” during the show, although his first name does not appear in the credits. Submitted by gracep, 8/3/2010

Uncredited Actors: Don Anderson appears as a spectator in the last row on Mason’s side of the courtroom. Submitted by FredK 16 Nov 2010.

Location: About 5:40 into the episode there is a quick shot of Beverly Hills Doctor’s Hospital, which the UCSB list of Historic Hospitals lists at 10390 Santa Monica Blvd. It is no longer there. Currently Alcon Entertainment is on the site. Submitted by Eric Cooper, 6 December 2010.

Comments Edit

Mason may have a sharp mind but he has no ear for accents; he credits the blonde he bumps into as having a "Jersey City accent," but she exhibits not a trace of it.

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