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May 15, 2012
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The Case of the Surplus Suitor

We didn't tune in until halfway through this Perry Mason episode. LohMan offered to stop our Netflix stream at 10:30 but I said this was another one that Perry (Raymond Burr) wasn't in, so I didn't much care. It featured Walter Pidgeon as the substitute attorney and Joyce Bulifant as the defendant. Since the first half-hour of the show gives all the background, red herrings, victims, etc., I had no idea what was going on. The defendant appears to be out to lunch. In fact, in one scene she is shown eating her lunch while Mr. Pidgeon is counseling her. She is also being courted by at least two fellas. This is from the Livedash transcript . Joyce: They're both so, well, impressive and sweet and polite. They even know what to say to head waiters. Her uncle is concerned about her scatterbrained approach to life. Uncle: I think perhaps it is time that we had a little discussion about your future. Joyce: Oh, no, my future's calling for me in in just a minute and I...

The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony

This Perry Mason episode involves adoption and reunion. After two decades of no one much caring, suddenly two men appear at an orphanage at the same time wanting to look at old records. The superintendent doesn't enforce the restrictions on access and both men have time alone with the files of abandoned little girls named Maureen. There are two that fit the time frame of the placement of Baby Maureen and, as luck would have it, they look very much alike as young women. The first man to go through the records is actually a blood relative of the "real" Maureen. He's her father's brother. The other man has been hired by Maureen's mother. She was an alcoholic and an unfit parent. Many years later, she is the sober widow of a well-to-do Italian. Her second husband established a trust fund for Maureen (even though he never so much as met her) and Mom is seeking to have it administered. One Maureen goes to Perry Mason for advice after she gets a call from a man c...

The Case of the Lurid Letter

Back to late nights with Perry, Della and Paul at LohPlace. Last night's episode had Perry vacationing in an idyllic high-country fishing and camping area, Placer Hill. The local peace is disrupted by teens on motorcycles and a teacher has been targeted for dismissal from her job. PM has a chance meeting with Jane  Wardman (played by Mona Freeman -- back when she was a familiar face on TV dramas) and determines almost immediately that she could use his help. Several of the parents (meddling mothers) and students have ganged up on the young widow, smearing her reputation and trying to force her to resign. An anonymous letter accuses her of making passes at the boys in her Senior English class. The “boys” look to be about her age. It was unnerving to watch the students' classroom behavior. She'd ask a question and if anyone could be roused to reply, it was something rude. The strain of trying to hold a class together when the students prefer to be led by their bullying peer...
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