The Case of the Mystified Miner (24 Feb. 1962)

Susan Fisher is working alone on a Saturday when her employer's little boy leaves a shoe box with her. Susan looks inside and finds $200,000 in $100 bills. She puts the box in the company ... See full summary »

Director:

Francis D. Lyon

Writers:

Erle Stanley Gardner (original 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
Kathie Browne	...	Susan Fisher (as Kathie Brown)
Josephine Hutchinson	...	Amelia Corning
Carlos Rivas	...	Alfredo Gomez
Bartlett Robinson	...	Endicott Campbell
Sheila Bromley	...	Elizabeth Dow
Wesley Lau	...	Lt. Andy Anderson
John Gallaudet	...	Judge
Stanja Lowe	...	Sophia Elliot
Louise Lorimer	...	Cindy Hastings
Pat Thompson	...	Carlton Campbell (as Patrick Thompson)

Storyline

Susan Fisher is working alone on a Saturday when her employer's little boy leaves a shoe box with her. Susan looks inside and finds $200,000 in $100 bills. She puts the box in the company safe but soon after gets a call from Los Angeles airport from the company owner, the elderly and wheelchair bound Amelia Corning, who soon appears at the office. The old woman is particularly interested in checking the books for the the Mojave Monarch mine. Susan contacts her boss, Endicott Campbell, to tell him about the owner's unexpected arrival and also about his son's shoe box full of money. Susan contacts Perry Mason who asks Paul Drake to look into the Mojave Monarch mine. He learns from site manager Ken Lowry that the mine has been closed for some time even though he was ordered to send in salary sheets. When Lowry is later found dead by the side of the road, Susan is charged with murder.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 February 1962 (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 (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is an adaptation of 'The Case of the Spurious Spinster'. It is the second adaptation of a Gardner novel not to retain its original title.

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