CARS: 1957 Ford Skyliner retractable, black, top up (Mason), 1957 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer convertible, medium color, top up, 1957 Lincoln, 4dr sedan, black, 1957 Ford Fairlane, 2dr hardtop, black, 1957 Ford 2dr sedan, black. From The Cars by Greg Cockerill.

Goof: In that scene where Perry is driving along with Arlene and the cops are following them, the view out of the rear window doesn’t match that in the rear view mirror. Submitted by daveb, 4/21/2007.

Perry’s office number, MA 5-1190, makes its second appearance, this time actually for Perry’s office. George Ballard, reading a newspaper ad, says it aloud. The very similar MA 5-1199 was previously used as Tydings and Dawson’s office number in #14, TCOT Baited Hook. Perry’s number MA 5-1190 was used for the police department number in #15, TCOT Fan Dancer’s Horse. Submitted by D. A. Supernaw, 6/30/2005. Edited by alan_sings, 10/01/2010.
+ Trailer Supplied by … BILTMORE! Arlene's trailer is quite accurately shown at the middle left of this 1956 ad for the real "BILTMORE MOBILE HOMES" (25 - 1 bedroom). More Biltmore ads from: 1956, '58 & '59. (The winged-cannonball logo appearing on the '56 ads is that of the MHMA.)
It is extremely rare for us to hear and see a real brand-name in a PM episode (At 7:21 of the CBS/Paramount DVD, Perry says the name as he dictates the ad to Della, then we see the ad in print). Was this explicit Product Placement in lieu of a "Supplied by..." trailing-credit? Submitted by Gary Woloski, 1 Apr 2012 (Serious - no April Fools!).

Goof: In the scene where Arlene is sitting in a car listening to a radio broadcast, the radio announcer mistakenly says that the police are searching for the murderer of Frank Ballard, rather than George Ballard. Submitted by Bob H, 1/26/2008. Also submitted by rpdmhunt, 12/21/2007, but unfortunately not posted by daveb until 10/1/2008.

This episode is unique in that Perry is forced to take the oath and testify. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 2 September 2008.

Arlene Dowling’s trailer was stolen by Tom Sackett, played by Paul Brinegar. Paul Brinegar was best known for playing Wishbone for 6 seasons on Rawhide. Submitted by PaulDrake 33.
+ Continuity Glitch. We get a good look at the front of the trailer when Sackett sneakily checks out the trailer's Towing Frame and Tongue Jack. But when we next see the close shot of a man hooking a trailer onto an old truck (2:10 of CBS/Paramount DVD):

• the trailer and truck are on pavement rather than in the previous tall grass,
• the man is wearing dark pants instead of the light pants of a few seconds earlier,
• the trailer's Towing Frame is different
• and two Propane Tanks have appeared on the Towing Frame that weren't there before!

The Jeep (Lic No HGA 118) that we saw Sackett driving just previously was not physically capable of towing Arlene's large house-trailer. Compare the proper Jeep trailers here and here to Arlene's trailer here (left side, 2nd trailer down). I suggest that the Crew might have filmed an earlier version of Brinegar hooking up the trailer to the Jeep from afar, but afterwards realized that the size disparity with both objects in the frame together looked ridiculous. So they redid the shot in close-up on a paved lot with a different trailer and maybe with another actor. Submitted by Gary Woloski, 3 Apr 2012.

Carl Betz makes his only Perry appearance as Dr. Chandler. Carl Betz is best known for playing another doctor, Dr. Alex Stone, husband of Donna Reed on The Donna Reed Show. Carl Betz was also one of a handful of Perry alumni to appear in The New Perry Mason, “TCOT Spurious Spouse.” Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 23 May 2009. Revised 21 October 2009.

When Arlene leaves George Ballard’s house and gets back into Dr. Chandler’s car she says, “I wasn’t too long, was I?” and Dr. Chandler says, “Just long enough for me to finish my cigarette.” This is an ironic line since lung cancer killed Carl Betz at the age of 56 in January 1978. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 23 May 2009.

Perry receives a 500- and 1000-dollar bill by special messenger. William McKinley is on the 500-dollar bill, and Grover Cleveland is on the 1000-dollar bill. The bills seem to be real as you can see the reverse of the bills and there are no pictures on the reverse. The 500 and 1000 do not have pictures on the reverse, only numbers and scrollwork. All bills above 100 dollars were withdrawn from circulation by President Nixon in 1969. Submitted by PaulDrake 33, 23 May 2009.

Uncredited Actors: Don Anderson appears with Lee Miller (in a non-Sgt. Brice role) here. As Paul Drake watches and waits to talk to a uniformed bank guard, Anderson and Miller play bank employees loading money bags into an armored car. Submitted by FredK, 30 September 2010.
+ This episode marks the first Perry appearance of an Australian actor sometimes credited (though never in this show) as Major Sam Harris (Ret.) A.L.H. [Australian Light Horse brigade]. He is the foreman on the grand jury, or so reads the sign in front of him. There are a few clear and lingering shots on him, especially when Perry makes a shocking declaration or two. Submitted by gracenote, 9/4/2011.
+ Bert Stevens plays the court reporter during the trial. Submitted by gracenote, 9/4/2011.

Sightings: Lots of folks from the “Who Is That?” page appear today. In the same scene as the item above, the man who drives the armored truck and impatiently toots his horn is Blue Collar Guy. The guard addresses him as Charlie. In the next scene, the man cleaning the pool table in the billiards hall and giving directions to Perry is Distinguished Gentleman #2. Later, Distinguished Gentleman #1 plays the stenographer at the grand jury hearing. At trial, he loses his toupee and plays a juror. Additionally, Distinguished Lady #2 plays the matron guarding the defendant, while right behind her sits Distinguished Lady #4. Submitted by gracenote, 9/4/2011.
+ (Also Continuity Error:) While playing a juror, the same bald Distinguished Gentleman #1 magically plays a spectator in the gallery. Right in front of him is The Thin Man. (Clearly seen when Dr. Chandler is called to the stand). Submitted by gracenote, 9/4/2011.
+ The aforesaid Gentleman reappears one last time at the restaurant in the final scene.

Temperance: There was a lot of drinking going on in this series, but Mason almost always declined when someone offered him a libation. Occasionally he'd accept but not drink it; in this episode he actually downs a snort with "Uncle George." Submitted by Francis 1/9/12

Recycled Newsprint. Perry makes front page headlines twice in our favourite newspaper, the Los Angeles Chronicle. The first, seen at 28:40 (CBS/Paramount DVD) is "MASON SUMMONED BEFORE GRAND JURY". The headings of other news items on this front page also make Chronicle appearances in later PM episodes:

• "Volunteer Committee Is Selected to Help Social Services Group" comes up again in ep#132 TCOT Posthumous Painter at 3:35,
• "State Survey on Housing is Advocated" appears in ep#44 TCOT Curious Bride at 18:18 and
• "American Mining Expert Asks British Citizenship" appears even more clearly at 6:20 of Ep#67, where you can read some text of the news item.

At 32:03, Perry gets Big Print in the Chronicle again with "PROMINENT ATTORNEY INDICTED Perry Mason Faces Perjury Charge". Other headings on this page to look for in future PM episodes are "New Petitions Against Tax", "Building Code Under Fire", "Court Seeks Adjournment", "Trio Arrested, $200 Robbery" and "Northside Hospital Building Fund Nears Goal with State Support". This last item regarding "Northside Hospital" is reported to have also appeared on the front page of the Boston Dispatch in The Twilight Zone Season 1, Episode 35 The Mighty Casey, aired 17 June 60 (see here, entry of 11-28-2010, unconfirmed by me). This may be evidence of Paisano and Cayuga using the same "Fake Newspaper Compositor". Also see Comments Ep#152 and Trivia Ep#129. The Chronicle seems not to date its issues: rather it indicates "xx th Year" and the "Issue No" in the year (top left page corner). Submitted by Gary Woloski, 7 Apr 2012.