The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands (23 Jan. 1964)

Nancy Banks hires Perry Mason to hold ten $50 tickets she has from the local racetrack. The race hasn't been run yet and should she win, she wants Perry to collect her winning for her. Her ... See full summary »

Director:

Jesse Hibbs

Writers:

Erle Stanley Gardner (story), Jackson Gillis (teleplay)

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
William Talman	...	Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins	...	Lt. Arthur Tragg (credit only)
Wesley Lau	...	Lt. Andy Anderson
Joyce Bulifant	...	Nancy Banks
Richard Davalos	...	Rodney Banks (as Dick Davalos)
Lisabeth Hush	...	Lorraine Lawton
Dabbs Greer	...	Larsen Halstead
Arch Johnson	...	Marvin Fremont
Phyllis Coates	...	Inez Fremont
Paul Bryar	...	Burdett
John Goddard	...	Sgt. McClanahan
Henry Norell	...	Jarvis Nettle Gilmore

Storyline

Nancy Banks hires Perry Mason to hold ten $50 tickets she has from the local racetrack. The race hasn't been run yet and should she win, she wants Perry to collect her winning for her. Her horse comes in a winner and when Perry and Della go to the track to collect the winnings, Perry is immediately accosted by Marvin Fremont who claims that Nancy's brother Robert stole money from his business to by the tickets and therefore the winnings are his. Perry isn't buying any of it and remains calm while Fremont accuses him of being a crooked lawyer. Robert is in jail for stealing the money and at Nancy's request, Perry arranges for his bail. When Fremont is found murdered however, it's Nancy who is charged with murder and Perry defends her.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 1964 (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

User Reviews

Courtroom scene saves this episode

The main character in the episode is Nancy Banks (Joyce Bulifant) who begins with some horse-racing tickets that she wants Perry to keep her. The tickets pay off but when Perry goes to cash the tickets for Nancy we begin the mystery of the week which leads to robbery and murder.

Maybe this is wrong of me, but every time I see or hear the voice of Joyce Bulifant I am reminded of the Saturday morning sitcom of "Big John Little John". Even though it was made for children it has to be an embarrassment whenever she remembers that show. It was one of the worse shows ever made for TV and Joyce will forever be remembered for starring in that series.

However, Joyce Bulifant does a great job as the young women caught up in a situation beyond her control. And all the time trying to keep her brother Rodney Banks (Richard Davalos) from going to jail for a number of bad choices.

In this episode we also get some of the best courtroom exchanges we have seen since the first two seasons. In fact DA Hamilton Burger even loses his cool during testimony and has to apologize to Perry. The courtroom scene also produces Inez Fremont(Phyllis Coats) on the witness stand talking about her dead husband. Her testimony is darling. The episode alone is worth seeing just for the courtroom exchanges.

We can be thankful for the courtroom scene because this story is mostly dull. One even starts to lose interest before Inez gets on the stand. We are brought back to life and the mystery play out right in the courtroom for all to see.

This episode could have been a lemon- but with good acting by the entire cast it ranks as a viewable show.