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#72: The Case of the
Garrulous Gambler
Original Airdate: 10/17/59

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Larry Benton, a born troublemaker, is in a real jam this time. When he knocks a man cold arguing over a poker hand, his "friends" inform him the guy is dead. Larry doesn't realize the thugs are lying. They, in turn, put the finger on him for big bucks in hush money. Broke as usual, Larry forges his brother's check for $5000. Big man Johnny Clay tries to bleed Larry for another twenty Gs but gets himself iced instead.

When Larry's brother Steve tries to cover up Larry's involvement, he ends up with a murder charge. Steve gets smart and hires Perry, whose first task is to track down Mike Granger, the man Larry supposedly killed.

Credits Edit

Cast

Dick Foran as Steve Benton
Paula Raymond as Doris Shackley
Steve Brodie as Ben Wallace
Wynn Pearce as Larry Benton
Tony Travis as Johnny Clay
Victor Sen Yung as Mickey Fong
Anne Barton as Nora Bradley
Gordon Wynn as Mike Granger
Morris Ankrum as Judge
Law Green as Doctor Victor
Irving Steinberg as Sergeant
Robert Nash as Earnshaw

Trivia Edit

In this episode we are treated to a shot from behind Perry's office desk over Perry's right sholder. Submitted by PaulDrake 33.

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