The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (3 Jan. 1963)

Sarah Breel is a kleptomaniac who likes nothing better than to go shopping with her niece Virginia Trent. When an expensive set of diamonds goes missing and Sarah is the victim of a hit and... See full summary »

Director:

Arthur Marks

Writers:

Erle Stanley Gardner (novel), Jackson Gillis

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
Margaret O'Brien	...	Virginia Trent
Lurene Tuttle	...	Sarah Breel
Leonard Nimoy	...	Pete Chennery
Melora Conway	...	Ione Bedford Chennery
Richard Coogan	...	Sgt. Gifford
Arthur Batanides	...	Bill Golding
Blair Davies	...	Austin Cullens
Charles Irving	...	Judge
James Millhollin	...	Floorwalker
Shirley Mitchell	...	Miss Fairweather - Saleswoman

Storyline

Sarah Breel is a kleptomaniac who likes nothing better than to go shopping with her niece Virginia Trent. When an expensive set of diamonds goes missing and Sarah is the victim of a hit and run, Perry Mason takes on the case. On the pavement near her purse, the police find a gun but in the purse itself, they find the missing diamonds. When Perry and Paul Drake find a friend of Sarah's, gem dealer Austin Cullens, shot dead Sarah is charged with murder. Perry is convinced of his client's innocence particularly when Ione Bedford, the owner of the diamonds, claims they were not hers. Perry thinks the dead man was selling stolen jewels and that will lead them to the real killer.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 1963 (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

User Reviews

An unconventional ending to a Perry mystery

The universal Lurene Tuttle plays an aging women named Sarah Breel that has a habit of shoplifting items from local stores. Her niece, Virginia Trent, keeps making excuses for her until some expensive gems are missing from uncle's business.

Later, Sarah is hit by a car while running from a house where a murder had just occurred. And inside Sarah's purse the gems are found plus a gun which turns out to be the murder weapon.

Perry Mason will defend Sarah in court but seems that she is more willing to plea guilty than stand trial. Perry and Paul will determine the reason that Sarah wants to plea guilty and perhaps get to the bottom of the entire situation.

This was somewhat of a different episode than usual. Instead of someone confessing to the crime- we are left with Hamilton Burger and Lt Tragg placing circumstantial evidence together to determine who in the cast will be going to a jury trial. An interesting watch.