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#60: The Case of the
Lost Last Act
Original Airdate: 03/21/59

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
When playwright Ernest Royce is found shot to death in much the same manner as a character in one of his unproduced plays, Perry is puzzled by coincidences. Royce's play dealt with characters very close to real people, and a murder very close to the real murder case of underworld figure Rick Valponi, who was killed in New York City twelve years before. Frank Brooks, Perry's client, was there at the time, as were most of the other principals in the case. Perry is convinced Royce's murder and the play are connected, but the crucial last act is missing. It will be the finale for Brooks if Perry cannot find the missing piece.

Credits Edit

Cast

Joanne Gilbert as Faith Foster
Katharine Bard as Helen Dwight
Jerome Cowan as Royce
Stacy Harris as Frank Brooks
Richard Erdman as Jim West
David Lewis as John Gifford
Robert McQueeney as Michael Dwight
Richard Gaines as Judge
Connie Cezon as Gertie
George E. Stone as Court Clerk

Trivia Edit

CARS: 1957* Ford Skyliner retractable, black, top up (Mason) *stock footage from prior season. From The Cars by Greg Cockerill.

+Speaking of cars, when Perry pulls his Ford Skyliner into the studio gate, if you watch closely, a VW Beetle passes by, a rare sight in 1959. Submitted by PaulDrake 33.

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