Perry Mason: The Case of the Fraudulent Foto

Air Date

February 7, 1959

Production Code

276872

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  8 Great

  Brander Harris is trying to solve the Northport Hospital Gaft.He's charged with murder in the process and turns to Perry Mason for help.Perry
  not only exposes those involved,but exposes the
  real muderer in the process.
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  This is an excellent episode about corruption in
  government---in this case county government.
  There is an attempt to frame the Waring County
  District Attorney.The one quote that stands out
  is Perry's comment to Brander Harris "Smear tactics can be very effective at times,especially
  against young,career-minded district attorneys."
  The way Perry exposes the corrution in the Graft
  is downright superb.For instance,Perry getting
  the inspector to admit after asking about six and
  one-half tons of steel cable "Only one truckload
  of steel cable was delivered to the site,Mr.Mason." Obviously the prospectus on the
  Northport Hospital was a false one that enabled
  raking off money from false demands of money
  that is not neeeded.In fact,Perry got the
  County Auditor through this same steel cable
  report to admit through not denying it(he bowed
  his head in shame)of his involvement.Then Perry
  exposed the contractor,George Fairbanks,who
  admitted being the mastermind of the graft.
  Later Perry exposes the real murderer in
  true Perry Mason for.The key was when Eva Scott
  broke down and admitted lying about a flat tire.
  She was covering up a minor auto accident,but in
  doing so,Perry is able to prove who was the
  real murderer.
  This is an episode for the brainy,so I
  understand why less intelligent reviewers don't
  rate it with an 8 like me.But I think the
  episode is excellent.

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• Guest Cast

  • Mark Roberts (I) Jimmy Castleton
  • Bartlett Robinson Marshall Scott
  • Nancy Millard Switchboard Operator
  • Arline Hunter Receptionist
  • Peter Brocco Theophile Duclerc
  • Irving Mitchell Autopsy Surgeon
  • Hugh Marlowe Brander Harris
  • Herbert Anderson Eugene Milton
  • Carol Nugent Helen Preston
  • Wilton Graff Cleveland Blake
  • Carole Mathews Leora Mathews
  • Francis De Sales George Fairbanks
  • June Clayworth Eva Scott

• Hairstylists

  • Annabell Hairstylist

• Set Decorators

  • Walter M. Scott Set Decorator
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• Hugh Marlowe would return in TCOT Borrowed Baby, TCOT Sleepy Slayer, TCOT Hasty Honeymooner, TCOT Nebulous Nephew, and TCOT Slandered Submarine. [edit]
• Herbert Anderson should be familiar to many old-time viewers as Henry Mitchell, the father of Dennis the Menace. [edit]

• Perry Mason: Smear tactics can be very effective against young, career-minded district attorneys. [edit]

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