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!
66 mins
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
George Rosener
Charles Ashton
Gordon Hart
Dr. Jacobs
Lottie Williams
Mrs. Pixley
Earl Askam
Desk Officer (uncredited)
Don Downen
Newsboy (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Clerk (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Poker Player (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Worried Client (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Bailiff (uncredited)
Lyle Moraine
Reporter (uncredited)
Claire White
Woman (uncredited)
Frank Bruno
Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Hugh Reticker
Art Direction
Frank Magee
Editor
Allen G. Siegler
Director of Photography
Milo Anderson
Costume Design
F. Hugh Herbert
Screenplay
William C. McGann
Director
Sol Gorss
Stunts
Bryan Foy
Producer
Heinz Roemheld
Music
Carroll Sax
Assistant Director