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PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE MISSING MELODY (TV)

Summary

One in this series of dramas, based on the novels by Erle Stanley Gardner, about the cases of trial attorney Perry Mason, who proves his clients' innocence by solving the crimes himself, with assistance from his savvy secretary Della Street and private investigator Paul Drake. In this episode, client Eddy King, a jazz musician, is charged with the murder of George Sherwin, a man who was blackmailing King's fiance Polly Courtland. Commercials deleted.

Details

  • NETWORK: CBS
  • DATE: September 30, 1961 Saturday 7:30 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:50:23
  • COLOR/B&W: B&W
  • CATALOG ID: T82:0175
  • GENRE: Drama, legal
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, legal
  • SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1957-1966
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Gail Patrick Jackson … Executive Producer
  • Art Seid … Producer
  • Jackson Gillis … Associate Producer
  • Bernard L. Kowalski … Director
  • Jonathan Latimer … Writer
  • Erle Stanley Gardner … Based on characters created by
  • Barney Kessel … Music by
  • Raymond Burr … Cast, Perry Mason
  • Barbara Hale … Cast, Della Street
  • William Hopper … Cast, Paul Drake
  • William Talman … Cast, Hamilton Burger
  • Ray Collins … Cast, Lt. Arthur Tragg
  • Constance Towers … Cast, Johnny Baker
  • James Drury … Cast, Eddy King
  • Bobby Troup … Cast, Bongo White
  • Jo Morrow … Cast, Polly Courtland
  • Karl Held … Cast, David Gideon
  • Andrea King … Cast, Enid Markham
  • Walter Burk … Cast, Jack Grabba
  • Grant Richards … Cast, George Sherwin
  • Lorrie Richards … Cast, Midge Courtland
  • Crahan Denton … Cast, Templeton Courtland
  • Barney Kessel … Cast, Barney
  • Frederic Worlock … Cast, Judge
  • Owen McGiveney … Cast, Boyson
  • Lee Miller … Cast, Sgt. Brice
  • Richard Geary … Cast, Detective
  • Irving Mitchell … Cast, Minister
  • Tony Mafia … Cast, Waiter
  • Jack Williams … Cast, First Gambler
  • Philip Harron … Cast, Second Gambler