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#9: The Case of the
Vagabond Vixen
Original Airdate: 11/16/57

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
A Hollywood producer hires Perry to get him out of trouble when a foxy girl the mogul picked up hitchhiking turns out to be not only a blackmailer but also a witness to a murder the producer may have committed.

Note the change in title from Gardner's original "Vagabond Virgin," to the teleplay's "Vagabond Vixen." Quite a difference.

PMESG

Credits Edit

Cast

Robert Ellenstein as John Addison
Catherine McLeod as Lorraine Ferrell
Carol Leigh as Veronica Dale
Peggy Converse as Myrtle Northrup
James Anderson as Peter Handsell
Barbara Pepper as Mrs. Dale
Paul Cavanagh as Edgar Ferrell
Robert Carson as Sgt. Bent
Pierre Watkin as Judge Keetley
Perry Ivins as Print Man
Russell Trent as Neff
Jack Gargan as Court Clerk
Lee Miller as Deputy Sheriff

Trivia Edit

CARS: 1957 Ford Skyliner retractable, black (Mason), 1957 Lincoln convertible, medium color, top down, 1957 Continental MkII, light color, 1957 Mercury 4dr sedan, medium color. From The Cars by Greg Cockerill.

The opening scene shows Veronica Dale and Peter Handsell exiting Peter's auto on the coast highway. Veronica has a sweater draped around her shoulders. In the closeup shots that follow, Veronica's sweater has disappeared. After that, Veronica again has her sweater again. Updated by daveb, 10/3/08. A vidcap here.

Location: About 16 minutes in, Perry gets a call: "Mason, I need your help. Meet me up at the house in Malibu. It's called Gull's Way. 26800 Pacific Coast Highway." Amazingly enough, this is all completely true and factually accurate! I drive by it all the time and that is exactly what it is called and exactly what the address is. Earlier in the episode, a girl runs down the hill from Gulls Way to a gas station which is still at the bottom of the hill. More of Gull's Way can be seen here. Submitted by Eric Cooper, 9/25/08. Posted by daveb. A vidcap and more here.

In the scene where Peter Handsell lets Veronica Dale out of the car, he gets out and, with appropriate dialog, unbuttons the top button of her dress. Seconds later, as he gets back in the car, we see the dress is buttoned up again. Shortly after he drives away, as she stands by the side of the road, her dress is unbuttoned again. Submitted by daveb, 10/1/08. Some vidcaps of the magical button here.

Comments Edit

What's with this getting out of the wrong side of cars? First it's Peter Handsell when he drops Veronica off then it's John Addison at the service station. Maybe it's just me, but I'd rather walk around. Submitted by daveb, 10/1/08. A vidcap of John here.

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