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#55: The Case of the
Fraudulent Foto
Original Airdate: 02/07/59

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
District Attorney Brander Harris of Waring County is the victim of smear tactics. A young woman lures him into being photographed in a compromising embrace with her. Later, Harris is implicated in the death of the manipulator, Marshall Scott.

Perry does a role reversal in this episode. Besides defending the DA, Perry is appointed assistant district attorney so as not to cancel a grand jury.

Credits Edit

Trailing

Directed by Arthur Marks
Written by Lawrence L. Goldman and Seeleg Lester
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

Hugh Marlowe as Brander Harris
Carole Mathews as Leora Mathews
Wilton Graff as Cleveland Blake
June Clayworth as Eva Scott
Mark Roberts as James Castleton
Bartlett Robinson as Marshall Scott
Carol Nugent as Helen Preston
Peter Brocco as Theophile Duclerc
Kenneth R. MacDonald as Judge
Herbert Anderson as Eugene Milton
Francis De Sales as George Fairbanks
Nancy Millard as Switchboard Operator
Irving Mitchell as Autopsy Surgeon
Arline Hunter as Receptionist

Crew

Gene Wang Story Consultant
Seeleg Lester Associate Story Consultant
Production Supervisor J. Paul Popkin
Story Editor Alice Young
Director of Photography Frank Redman, A.S.C.
Art Direction Lyle Wheeler, Lewis Creber
Editorial Supervision Art Seid, A.C.E.
Assistant Director Morris Harmell
Casting Marvin Schnall, Harvey Clermont
Makeup Richard Hamilton
Hair Stylist Annabell, S.C.H.
Wardrobe Supervision Dick James
Set Decoration Walter M. Scott, Charles Q. Vassar
Properties Ray Thompson
Sound Editor Gene Eliot, M.P.S.E.
Production Sound Mixer Robert O'Brien
Script Supervision William E. Orr

Filmed in Hollywood by TCF Television Productions, Inc.
A CBS Television Network Production

Trivia Edit

CARS: 1959 Cadillac series 62 convertible, black, black & white interior, white top up (Mason). From The Cars by Greg Cockerill.

In the third office scene, dictating to Della, Perry says "U.S. Code, Annotated, Section 454, U.S. against Thomas, D.C. Washington, 1943." This is very likely a real case. Submitted by Steve Fox, 10/8/2004.

+There are three district attorneys in this episode. Hamilton Burger, Brander Harris, and Perry Mason. Submitted by PaulDrake 33.

+Herbert Anderson makes his only Perry appearance in this episode as Eugene Milton. Of course Herbert Anderson was best known for his role as Henry Mitchell, the father of "Dennis The Menace". Submitted by PaulDrake 33. 22 December 2009.

+Eugene Milton is a county inspector. Theophile Duclerc is a building inspector. Submitted by gracep 17 August 2010.

+Sightings: The Little Old Lady in a Hat sits in the courtroom next to Castleton. There is a very good shot of her when the camera cuts to Paul Drake while Mason is questioning Mathews. The Little Old Lady is also more easily seen in a few shots after Castleton takes the stand.

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