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Find out the plot, cast, trivia and reviews of The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker, a crime drama mystery from 1960. Perry Mason defends a secretary accused of murdering a blackmailer who was set up by his wife and nephew.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Charles F. Haas
- 1960-10-01
A TV episode of the legal drama series Perry Mason, based on a story by Erle Stanley Gardner. Raymond Burr stars as the defense attorney who investigates a murder case involving a fake psychic and a wealthy family.
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From The Perry Mason TV Show Book This episode features all the standard elements: a successful husband, his bored wife, the freeloading, bloodsucking nephew, an $80,000 robbery, a crooked accountant, and a naive secretary accused of murder. Luckily, Perry can handle these cases in his sleep.
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Starring Raymond Burr in The Case of the ILL-FATED FAKER Based upon characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner Barbara Hale as Della Street William Hopper as Paul Drake Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg
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Directed by Charles Haas Teleplay by Jackson Gillis Story by Edward Lakso Seeleg Lester || Producer Gail Patrick Jackson || Executive Producer Arthur Marks || Associate Producer Produced by The CBS Television Network in association with Paisano Productions Jackson Gillis || Story Consultant Raymond Burr as Perry Mason Barbara Hale as Della Street William Hopper as Paul Drake Ray Collins as Lt. Tragg
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William Campbell as Jim Ferris Kenneth Tobey as Prosecutor June Dayton as Alice Gorman Sue Randall as Betty Wilkins Howard Petrie as Carl Gorman James Anderson as Stan Piper Tyler McVey as Harold Ames Sarah Selby as Mrs. Ames S. John Launer as Judge Pitt Herbert as Autopsy Surgeon George E. Stoneas Court Clerk Uncredited Actors Robert Wegner as Courtroom Spectator (sighted by gracep 10/15/2010)
That little pistol that Alice Gorman uses looks to be a Browning “Baby” 25 (caliber). It's about 4" long and 3" high. Holds 6 rounds, I think. Watch for this gun in other Perry Mason episodes, it’s pretty distinctive in B&W film with its pearl handle. Submitted by billp, 31 October 2009. Location:Quick shot of the Stanley Mosk Courthouse 32 minutes...
Even considering today’s “anything goes” mentality, this episode seems racy to me, i.e., the nephew having a “relationship” with his aunt-in-law. It must have been seen as particularly bold in its day. Submitted by billp 6/14/09 $80,000 in 1960 would be worth about $576,324 today. Submitted by billp, 6/14/2009. Sue Randall makes her first of two ap...
A 1960 episode of the legal drama series Perry Mason, starring Raymond Burr as the titular lawyer. A man and his lover plot to extort money from his uncle by faking a kidnapping, but end up killing a secretary instead.
Jim Ferris and his uncle's wife concoct a scheme to extort money from the uncle by faking a kidnapping. Things go wrong when the secretary is killed and Jim is accused of murder.
A TV episode from the 1960s legal drama series Perry Mason. A secretary is accused of murdering a con man who was extorting money from her boss, but the case involves a complex web of lies and motives.
Find out the plot, cast, and ratings of each episode of Perry Mason season 4, including The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker. This classic crime drama series features Raymond Burr as a brilliant defense lawyer and his staff.
