The Case Of The Howling Dog - 1934
A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor
arrested for his howling dog. He states that the howling is a sign that there is a death
in the neighborhood. He also wants a will written giving his estate to the lady living at
the neighbors house. It is all very mysterious and by the next day, his will is changed
and Cartwright ismissing, as is the lady of the house next door. Perry has a will and a
retainer and must find out whether he has a client or a beneficiary.
Stars: Warren Williams, Mary Astor, Allen Jenkins, and Grant Mitchell Errol Flynn plays
the corpse! 80 mins.
The Case of the Curious Bride - 1935
After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a
vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a
restaurant. Even though she says that she is asking for a friend, Perry can see right
through her. It seems that her husband Moxley, who had been allegedly dead for four
years, is alive and demanding money as she has married into wealth. The case
escalates when the police find the body of Moxley and charge her with the murder.
Stars: Warren Williams, Margaret Lindsay, Claire Dodd and Barton MacLane
80 mins.
The Case of the Lucky Legs - 1935
Frank Patton is the promoter of the Lucky Legs Contest. The problem is that he
always skips town before paying the $1000 to the winner. Mr. Bradbury, suitor of
Cloverdale winner Margie, hires intoxicated Perry Mason to find Frank. Perry knows the
scheme that Patton is using and has Spudsy find him, but Frank is dead when Perry
arrives. The how is a surgeons scalpel, but the who is not yet known.
Stars: Warren Williams, Genevieve Tobin, Lyle Talbot and Barton MacLane
77 mins.
The Case of the Velvet Claws - 1936
Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a
honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and
$5000. She wants him to stop a story that is coming out in 'Spicy Bits' about Peter
Milner. When Perry cannot talk the editor out of publishing the story, he finds the
owner and also finds that the woman who hired him was Mrs. Belter. Soon afterwards,
George Belter is dead, Eva shot him and blames Perry Mason for the murder.
Stars: Warren Williams, Claire DoddBill Elliott, Wini Shaw and Eddie Acuff
63 mins.
The Case of the Black Cat - 1936
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.
Stars: Ricardo Cortez, June Travis, Garry Owen and Guy Usher
66 mins.
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop - 1937
A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly
accused of manslaughter 22 years before. The case would involve the wealthy Mr.
Brownley and the fact that his alleged granddaughter may be an imposter. With that,
the Bishop leaves and is clubbed in his hotel room. Soon after, he leaves on a boat
and Perry meets the woman - Ida Gilbert. Perry goes to see Mr. Brownley, but gets
nowhere. Later that night, Brownley is to meet Ida, but he is shot by a woman who
drops Ida's gun. Ida is arrested for the murder of Mr. Brownley and Perry gets
involved.
Stars: Donald Woods, Ann Dvorak, Anne Nagel and Joseph Crehan
70 mins.
Perry Mason Classics on DVD 1934-1937
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