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#99: The Case of the
Singular Double
Original Airdate: 10/08/60

Summary Edit

From The Perry Mason TV Show Book (Revised)
Perry himself is accused of obstructing justice when a woman—who previously faked her own suicide by running her empty car off a cliff—is accused of murdering the battered woman whom police found in the wreck.

Fans of Mister Ed will recognize Connie Hines, who played Wilbur’s wife in the popular comedy series, as Lucy Stevens, the defendant in this case.

Credits Edit

Opening

Starring Raymond Burr
in The Case of THE SINGULAR DOUBLE
Based upon characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner
Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins

Trailing

Directed by Arthur Marks
Teleplay by Seeleg Lester
Story by Milton Gelman
Seeleg Lester || Producer
Gail Patrick Jackson || Executive Producer
Arthur Marks || Associate Producer
Produced by The CBS Television Network in association with Paisano Productions
Jackson Gillis || Story Consultant

Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Hopper as Paul Drake
Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg

Cast

Harry Townes as Grosvenor Cutter
Connie Hines as Lucy Stevens
Arch Johnson as John Ruskin
Alan Baxter as Whitney Locke
Andrea King as Catherine Locke
Wilton Graff as Hugo Burnette
Mary Webster as Marjorie Ralston
Morris Ankrum as Judge
Michael Fox as Autopsy Surgeon
Sue England as Switchboard Girl
Richard Geary as Skin Diver

Crew

Art Seid, A.C.E. || Assistant to the Producer

Production Supervisor … Dewey Starkey
Director of Photography … Frank Redman, A.S.C.
Art Direction … Lewis Creber
Assistant Director … Robert G. Stone
Film Editor … Richard H. Cahoon, A.C.E.
Casting … Harvey Clermont
Makeup … Irving Pringle
Hair Stylist … Annabell, S.C.H.
Wardrobe Supervision … William Zacha, Evelyn Carruth
Set Decoration … Charles Q. Vassar
Sound Effects Editor … Gene Eliot, M.P.S.E.
Music Editor … Gene Feldman
Properties … Ray Thompson
Production Sound Mixer … Herman Lewis
Script Supervision … M.E.M. Gibsone
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Titles and Opticals … Pacific Title

Perry Mason \ A Film Presentation
A CBS Television Network Production

Trivia Edit

According to the testimony of Hugo Burnette, an airplane flight from New York to Los Angeles in 1960 takes 5 1/2 hours. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 6/30/2009.

Location: This episode opens at the Burbank Airport and you can see the exterior of the terminal and parking lot. I confirmed this with Les Copeland, president, of the Burbank Aviation Museum. Burbank Airport is now called Bob Hope Airport and has a slightly different facade. It is also featured in episodes #39, #99, #165, #220 and #258. Posted by Eric Cooper, 19 February 2010. Some pictures here.

Location: Quick shot of Stanley Mosk Courthouse about 30 minutes into the episode. Submitted by Eric Cooper, 28 September 2010.

Sightings: In the courtroom gallery, we find the Little Old Lady in a Hat, Distinguished Gentleman #1, “Miss Carmody,” Quiet Old Men #1 and #2, Distinguished Lady #2, and The Thin Man. Quite a crowd! More about these people here. Posted by daveb, 10/19/2010.
+ At a dramatic moment when Della, Perry, and Paul are conferring before a phone booth, Quiet Old Man #2 strolls by, dressed in a dark suit and hat. Submitted by gracenote, 23 June 2011.

A few cups from the Curious Coffee Set make an appearance in Perry's office. More info here. Submitted by daveb, 12/30/2010.

Comments Edit

Marjorie Ralston must have had a lot of time on her hands, since I counted about 12 bundles of money, each one containing about 250 pieces of newspaper cut to the size of a $20 dollar bill. That would be 3000 pieces of newspaper cut up. Surely she could have used something a little less time consuming to take the place of the real money. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 10/24/2010.

+ And speaking of the cut up money, why didn’t Locke or Burnette think to examine the cut up newspaper for a date and the name of the newspaper. Since Lucy Stevens had just flown in from New York, there would have been no way she could have cut up 3000 pieces of an old Los Angeles newspaper. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 10/24/2010.

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