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#85: The Case of the
Wary Wildcatter
Original Airdate: 02/20/60

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Charles Houston thinks he's clever; he kills his wife and makes it look like a car accident. Freedom and fortune are his; that is, until a wildlife photographer shows up with the murder on film and Charles finds out the same day that his sister-in-law Paula has squandered all the profits on his oil well. The situation goes from bad to worse for Charles, especially when Paula is found locked in a room with his corpse.

Watch for Barbara Bain, star of "Mission: Impossible," in this episode.

Credits Edit

Cast

Douglas Kennedy as Lucky Sterling
Barbara Bain as Madelyn Terry
Byron Palmer as Charles Houston
Lori March as Paula Wallace
King Calder as Floyd Gordon
Harry Jackson as Roger Byrd
Richard Gaines as Judge
Larry Blake as Officer
Anthony De Mario as Dealer
George E. Stone as Court Clerk
Lee Miller as Sgt. Brice

Trivia Edit

Location: The Monterey building about 3 or 4 minutes into this episode as well as 20 to 25 minutes in, is located at 804 N. Las Palmas, Los Angeles 90038. At the time it was 800 N. Las Palmas and you can see 800 on the front door. If you compare the Google Map photo to the video 20 minutes in you can see the original front door is still in use as are the black lanterns on each side. The entire entrance with all the molding is still there as well the 4 designs on the balcony above. Brown accents have been recently added. This building can also be seen briefly 15 minutes into episode #97. This building is just 2 blocks down Las Palmas from the studio where Perry was being filmed making this location an easy one to shoot. See episode #78 for more info about the studio. Posted by Eric Cooper 1 February 2010. Some pictures here.

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