The Case of the Nervous Neighbor (13 Feb. 1964)

Charles Fuller had hired Paul Drake to find his missing mother Alice. Paul has found her and knows her story. The woman was found badly beaten and unconscious in a field just outside Las ... See full summary »

Director:

Arthur Marks

Writers:

Erle Stanley Gardner (based upon characters created by), Samuel Newman

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
Paul Winchell	...	Henry Clement
Richard Rust	...	Charles Fuller
Jeanne Cooper	...	Mary Browne
Katherine Squire	...	Vera Hargrave
Sheila Bromley	...	Mrs. Alice Bradley
Les Tremayne	...	George Browne
Barry Atwater	...	Karl Dickinson (as G. B. Atwater)
Booth Colman	...	Doctor Younger
Francis X. Bushman	...	Philip

Storyline

Charles Fuller had hired Paul Drake to find his missing mother Alice. Paul has found her and knows her story. The woman was found badly beaten and unconscious in a field just outside Las Vegas some six months before. She's now living in Los Angeles but Paul also knows that the day she found she was also responsible for killing her husband, William Bradley. Alice Bradley, as she was known, has lost her memory however and is living with a friend, Vera Hargrave, a nurse she met in the hospital. Lt. Anderson is also on her case and arrests her for having killed her husband. Perry Mason soon takes on her case. There were many witnesses to the murder but Perry manages to have the charges dismissed. Another death however leads to Charles being charged with murder.

---

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 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

Pleasant surprise

When I read the beginning plot, I was disappointed to see another episode with embezzlement as the main plot. Oh ho-hum. Fix me another cup of Sanka cause this is going to be the same old storyline by different actors.

However this episode surprised even me- a regular "Perry Mason" watcher. From the beginning where the first snip of a problem is when we see Charles Fuller (Richard Rust) trying to find his lost mother, Alice Fuller Bradley (Shelia Bromley) by means of the Paul Drake Investigation team. This leads us on a ride where embezzlement is the least of the worries for people in this show.

Not revealing too much of the episode, since it is a must see, but the show is somewhat different from the regular Perry shows. We have a motherly figure being accused of a serious crime only to have a condition that even Hamilton Burger knows that she could never be convicted.

Then a son that wants to protect his mother that he will do anything to stop others from hurting or taking advantage. This leads to conflicts that of course leads to another serious crime.

Then we are back to the embezzling that makes nearly everyone an suspect in this story. Put your seat-belt back because we are going for another ride.

With good acting by the entire cast that includes Ms Bromley, Katherine Squire (the nurse), Jeanne Cooper (Young and Restless fame), Paul Winchell and Francis Bushman (from the silent era) this makes the episode much more enjoyable.

Except for the unexcited ending, this episode is a great watch. Maybe one of the best from 1964.