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
Credits
The Case of the Black Cat Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ricardo Cortez
He was 36, 76 years old when he died
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as Perry Mason |
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Jane Bryan
She was 18, 90 years old when she died
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as Wilma Laxter |
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Harry Davenport
He was 70, 83 years old when he died
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as Peter Laxter |
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Craig Reynolds
He was 16, 3 years old when he died
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as Frank Oafley |
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Billy Wayne
He was 39, 73 years old when he died
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as Poker Player |
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Tom Wilson
He was 5, 33 years old when he died
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as Waffle Shop Construction Foreman |
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Clarence Wilson
He was 59, 64 years old when he died
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as Mr. Shuster |
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Gordon Hart
He was 3, 33 years old when he died
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as Dr. Jacobs |
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Paul Panzer
He was 63, 85 years old when he died
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as Poker Player |
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Nedda Harrigan
She was 37, 89 years old when she died
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as Nurse Louise DeVoe |
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John Sheehan
He was 51, 66 years old when he died
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as Sergeant Holcomb |
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Garry Owen
He was 34, 49 years old when he died
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as Paul Drake |
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Milton Kibbee
He was 40, 74 years old when he died
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as Brandon - Oafley's Butler |
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Paul Kruger
He was 111, 78 years old when he died
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as Reporter |
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Edward McWade
He was 71, 78 years old when he died
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as Keene's Apartment Manager |
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June Travis
She was 22, 93 years old when she died
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as Della Street |
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Chuck Hamilton
He was 2, 39 years old when he died
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as Bailiff |
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Harry Hayden
He was 53, 72 years old when he died
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as Reverend Stillwell |
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Harrison Greene
He was 52, 61 years old when he died
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as Worried Client |
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John Marston
He was 360, 385 years old when he died
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as Judge Robert Fellows |
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Earl Askam
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as Desk Officer |
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Sol Gorss
He was 28, 58 years old when he died
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as Poker Player |
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Lottie Williams
She was 62, 88 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Pixley |
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George Rosener
He was 52, 60 years old when he died
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as Charles Ashton |
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Guy Usher
He was 53, 61 years old when he died
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as District Attorney Hamilton Burger |
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Carlyle Moore, Jr.
He was 27, 68 years old when he died
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as Douglas Keene |
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Wild Bill Elliott
He was 32, 61 years old when he died
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as Sam Laxter |
The Case of the Black Cat Crew
| Name |
Department |
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William C. McGann as Director. He was 43 (84) years old when He died
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Directing |
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F. Hugh Herbert as Screenplay. He was 39 (60) years old when He died
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Writing |
