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The Case of the Black Cat (1936)

Poster for The Case of the Black Cat

PERRY MASON'S BACK...and so are the thrills, suspense, and excitement of Erle Stanley Gardner's greatest mystery drama!

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug. Peter dies in a mysterious fire and Laxter's two grandsons, Sam Laxter and Frank Oafley, inherit his estate on the condition old caretaker Schuster and his cat Clinker are kept on. When cat-hating Sam threatens Clinker, Perry steps in and learns Laxter's death was suspicious and the family fortune and diamonds are missing. Schuster's found dead in his basement apartment, Laxter's nurse Louise is murdered with Schuster's crutch, and circumstantial evidence brings Doug to trial for Louise's death. Mason's investigation produces a surprise witness who turns the trial around. Written by Sister Grimm

Cast & Crew

Director
William C. McGann
  • Profile picture of Ricardo Cortez
    Perry Mason Ricardo Cortez
  • Profile picture of June Travis
    Della Street June Travis
  • Profile picture of Jane Bryan
    Wilma Laxter Jane Bryan
  • Profile picture of Craig Reynolds
    Frank Oafley Craig Reynolds
  • Profile picture of Carlyle Moore Jr.
    Douglas Keene Carlyle Moore Jr.
  • Profile picture of Bill Elliott
    Sam Laxter Bill Elliott
  • Profile picture of Nedda Harrigan
    Nurse Louise DeVoe Nedda Harrigan
  • Profile picture of Garry Owen
    Paul Drake Garry Owen

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