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#97: The Case of the
Credulous Quarry
Original Airdate: 09/24/60

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book
Perry must defend a man who--besides being charged with killing his former girlfriend (by running over her with his car)--has also fallen into the clutches of (egads!) a dishonest attorney.

Credits Edit

Cast

Katherine Squire as Clara Thorpe
Russell Arms as Everett Dorrell
John Conwell as Richard Hammond
Vinton Hayworth as Marvin Claridge
Walter Reed as Alex Hill
Nan Peterson as Barbara Claridge
Russ Bender as Policeman
Willis Bouchey as Judge
Fred Graham as Fire Chief
Renee Godfrey as Miss Winslow
Bart Conrad as Autopsy Surgeon
George E. Stone as Court Clerk

Trivia Edit

Near the end of the final courtroom scene, Marvin Claridge (Vinton Hayworth) is on the stand. He says "Because Mr. Alexander Hill approached me himself the day after Helen was murdered." Cut to a shot of Mason saying "Thank you. That'll be all Mr. Claridge." Cut to a reaction shot of Hamilton Burger. Behind Burger, in the gallery to the left, we see none other that Mr. Claridge watching himself testify! Pictures here. Submited by Jeff Hanson, 1/7/03.

+The opening of this episode goes back to the second season opening, the one where Della and Paul are at the defense table and Tragg and Burger are at the prosecution table. This must have been stock footage, since William Talman no longer worked for CBS. Submitted by PaulDrake 33.

+This must be the second of two episodes filmed before March 1960 and not previously shown, because it was aired on 24 September 1960, 6 months after CBS fired William Talman. Beginning next week, Talman will no longer be featured. Submitted by PaulDrake 33.

Location: About 15 minutes into the episode we see Perry pull up to a house with his client. Tragg is standing under the archway of the front door and 812 is clearly visible. This is in fact 812 N. Las Palmas Los Angeles 90038. If you Google Map it you can see the same house with the distinctive archway and odd roofline minus the awning. Also compare the archway of the 2 story apartment building to the left of the subject house. Same today. At the top of the scene you can see 804 N. Las Palmas. At the time it was 800 Las Palmas and you can see 800 on the front door. For a closer look see episode #85 where the building was the star called the "Monterey." There is a great scene as a woman scales down the exterior on the fire escape. Lastly, this block is just 2 blocks away from the studio where Perry Mason was being shot at the time. Thus it was an easy location for cast and crew from the studio at 1040 N. Las Palmas. Try and see how many car registrations etc. appear on the show with that address. Posted by Eric Cooper 17 February 2010.

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