The Case of the Black Cat

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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

Release Date

1936-10-31

Year

1936

Duration

1h 6m

Status

Released

Score

6.60

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Cast

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Perry Mason

June Travis

June Travis

Della Street

Jane Bryan

Jane Bryan

Wilma Laxter

Craig Reynolds

Craig Reynolds

Frank Oafley

Carlyle Moore Jr.

Carlyle Moore Jr.

Douglas Keene

Bill Elliott

Bill Elliott

Sam Laxter

Nedda Harrigan

Nedda Harrigan

Nurse Louise DeVoe

Garry Owen

Garry Owen

Paul Drake

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Peter Laxter

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George Rosener

Charles Ashton