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#5: The Case of the
Sulky Girl
Original Airdate: 10/19/57

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Rod Gleason and Frances Celane have been secretly married for five years and are expecting a child. Frances doesn't want this to be known until she secures her million-dollar trust fund from Uncle Norton. Norton is holding out until the girl is twenty-five.

When Norton is murdered, and Gleason accused, the question Perry must answer is: Who had a greater motive to kill Uncle Norton than his client Rod Gleason? Watch for a rare appearance of Perry's secretary, Gertie, in this episode.

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Credits Edit

Opening

Starring Raymond Burr
in Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of The Sulky Girl
Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins

Trailing

Directed by Christian Nyby
Teleplay by Harold Swanton
Ben Brady Producer
Produced by CBS Television in association with Paisano Productions
Gail Patrick Jackson Executive Producer
Sam White Associate Producer

Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Hopper as Paul Drake
William Talman as Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg

Cast

Olive Sturgis as Fran Celane
William Schallert as Graves
Lillian Bronson as Clara
Robert Griffin as Crinston
Connie Cezon as Gertie
Brian Hutton as Rod Gleason
Raymond Greenleaf as Norton
Howard Wendell as Judge Purley
Paul Bryar as Sgt. Wilbur
Frank Wilcox as Judge Markham
Bob Kline as Officer Delaney
Larry Thor as Police Surgeon
Jack Gargan as Court Clerk
Dick Winslow as Reporter

Crew

Gene Wang Story Editor
Production Supervisor J. Paul Popkin
Director of Photography Frank Redman, A.S.C.
Art Direction Lyle Wheeler, Lewis Creber
Assistant Director Art Marks
Editorial Supervisor Art Seid, A.C.E.
Film Editor Richard W. Farrell, A.C.E.
Makeup Mel Burns
Wardrobe Supervision Dick James
Set Decorations Walter M. Scott, Charles Q. Vassar
Properties Ray Thompson
Recorded by Alfred Bruzlin
Rerecording Mixer Harry M. Leonard
Script Supervisor Cosmo Genovese

Trivia Edit

CARS: 1957 Ford Skyliner retractable, black (Mason), 1957 Thunderbird, black, top down (Drake), 1957 Mercury 4dr hardtop, 2-tone (Burger), 1957 Imperial convertible, white, top down, 1957 Lincoln, 4dr sedan, black. From The Cars by Greg Cockerill.

+In the scene where Crinston and Judge Purley pull up to Norton's house at 11:06 PM, it seems to be daylight. In fact several of the trees are casting shadows.

+We see Paul's office. On the desk there is a framed caricature of Dick Tracy. Written on the caricature are the words "Paul Drake - With our best wishes" The caricature is signed by Chester Gould, the creator of Dick Tracy. A much better shot of the caricature can be viewed in episode #62, TCOT Howling Dog. Submitted by PaulDrake33.

PaulDrake 33 notes that the house seen in #37, TCOT Black Eyed Blonde, is the same house used in this episode. Posted by daveb. Pictures here.

There's a nice establishing shot of Parker Center, the LAPD headquarters. Picture here.

The (shooting?) script for this episode was dated 16 May 1957. At least 6 other scripts were dated earlier. This episode was probably no earlier than the 7th filmed. There was about a 5 month lag between filming and broadcast. Submitted by billp. 3 November 2009.

Comments Edit

Sure a lot of smoking in this one. Perry and Paul. daveb, 11/17/08.

The $67585 that Crinston stole would be worth something like $497804.94 in 2007 dollars. billp 12/26/2008.

+Larry Thor makes his first of two appearances on Perry in this show. Larry Thor was a big name in old time radio, playing the lead in "Broadway Is My Beat" from 1949 until 1954. Submitted by PaulDrake33.

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