The Case of the Black Cat
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
Year: 1936
Studio: First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: William C. McGann
Cast: Ricardo Cortez, June Travis, Jane Bryan, Craig Reynolds, Carlyle Moore Jr., Bill Elliott
Crew: Hugh Reticker (Art Direction), Milo Anderson (Costume Design), Frank Magee (Editor), Allen G. Siegler (Director of Photography), F. Hugh Herbert (Screenplay), Erle Stanley Gardner (Story)
Runtime: 66 minutes
Release: Oct 31, 1936
IMDb: 6.60/10 by 7 users
Popularity: 1
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : trial, perry mason
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