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The Case of the Black Cat (1936)

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

Genre : Crime, Mystery

Runtime : 1H 6M

Director : William C. McGann
Writer : F. Hugh Herbert

Synopsis

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

Actors

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
George Rosener
George Rosener
Charles Ashton
Gordon Hart
Gordon Hart
Dr. Jacobs
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson
Mr. Shuster
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
District Attorney Hamilton Burger
Lottie Williams
Lottie Williams
Mrs. Pixley
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Reverend Stillwell
Earl Askam
Earl Askam
Desk Officer (uncredited)
Don Downen
Don Downen
Newsboy (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson
Kenneth Gibson
Clerk (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Sol Gorss
Poker Player (uncredited)
Harrison Greene
Harrison Greene
Worried Client (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilton
Bailiff (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
Brandon - Oafley's Butler (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
Reporter (uncredited)
John Marston
John Marston
Judge Robert Fellows (uncredited)
Edward McWade
Edward McWade
Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Lyle Moraine
Lyle Moraine
Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
Poker Player (uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Mason's Driver (uncredited)
John Sheehan
John Sheehan
Sergeant Holcomb (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
Poker Player (uncredited)
Claire White
Claire White
Woman (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Waffle Shop Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Frank Bruno
Frank Bruno
Construction Foreman (uncredited)

Crews

William C. McGann
William C. McGann
Director
F. Hugh Herbert
F. Hugh Herbert
Screenplay
Erle Stanley Gardner
Erle Stanley Gardner
Story
Allen G. Siegler
Allen G. Siegler
Director of Photography
Frank Magee
Frank Magee
Editor
Hugh Reticker
Hugh Reticker
Art Direction
Milo Anderson
Milo Anderson
Costume Design

Posters and backgrounds

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