The Case of the Fugitive Fraulein (28 Nov. 1965)

In Los Angeles, Perry Mason is hired by Prof. Hans Ritter and his wife Emma who had recently tried to smuggle, with the help of his assistant Gerta, their granddaughter Elke from East ... See full summary »

Director:

Arthur Marks

Writers:

Erle Stanley Gardner (characters created by), Jonathan Latimer

Stars:

Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Raymond Burr	...	Perry Mason
Barbara Hale	...	Della Street
William Hopper	...	Paul Drake
Susanne Cramer	...	Gerta Palmer
Jeanette Nolan	...	Emma Ritter
Gregory Morton	...	Wolfgang Stromm
Kevin Hagen	...	Samuel Carleton
Ronald Long	...	Franz Hoffer
Lilyan Chauvin	...	Matron
Wolfe Barzell	...	Prof. Hans Ritter
Eileen Baral	...	Elke Dietrich
Barbara Morrison	...	Woman Magistrate
Peter Hellman	...	German Sergeant
Horst Ebersberg	...	German Border Guard
Hans Heyde	...	Guard at Courtroom

Storyline

In Los Angeles, Perry Mason is hired by Prof. Hans Ritter and his wife Emma who had recently tried to smuggle, with the help of his assistant Gerta, their granddaughter Elke from East Germany. The attempt to smuggle her out fails and the East Germans offer to release the girl if the Professor voluntarily returns to the East. Perry travels to Berlin in the hopes of arranging a transfer but soon finds himself in an East German court defending Emma Ritter, who has been charged with murdering an East German middleman. Perry finds the court proceedings to be somewhat one-sided and must find the true murderer if Emma is to be released and if the Ritters have any hope of having their granddaughter join them in the West.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 November 1965 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 4, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paisano Productions, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actors Kevin Hagen and Susanne Cramer would marry in 14 months.

User Reviews

A different venue

In this episode Perry Mason takes on a client in a different venue than the Los Angeles County Court. The clients are Wolfe Barzell and Jeanette Nolan who are after their granddaughter whom they've never met and who is behind the Iron Curtain. She's being used by the East German government to leverage a defection east by scientist Barzell.

The People's Court in East Germany does not have the protections of one in where the Anglo-Saxon system of jurisprudence is used. And he's up against a ruthless public prosecutor in Gregory Morton. Still when Nolan of all people is accused of murdering one of those Ugarte like scoundrels played by Ronald Long, Mason if not actually in the court itself where he has a much limited role in that rigged system does prove who actually did the deed.

Perry Mason still triumphs in a rigged system. And beats the Communists at a propaganda game. Who could ask for more?