"The Case Of The Bogus Books," which begins the 1962-63 season of the Perry Mason series, is a very good episode. Joseph Kraft, a used-book salesman, runs a thriving operation in forgeries of rare first editions that nets him $70,000 a year. But Kraft slips up when he finds that a copy of Tristram Shandy is missing. Not long afterward, he is found dead, and then we go through the process of finding the killer.
The episode features two noteworthy performers, Adam West and H.M. Wynant. And their roles somewhat mirrored their performance together in another show they appeared in—Batman. Mr. West plays the boyfriend of the accused, and ends up playing detective; Mr. Wynant, in this outing, plays a hustler involved in the book racket. The two would again face off in March 1967 as Batman and as Frosty the henchman, respectively.
And that adds a little extra spice to a strong episode, which has the usual cast members. Overall, a solid entry for a series that was at its peak.
The episode features two noteworthy performers, Adam West and H.M. Wynant. And their roles somewhat mirrored their performance together in another show they appeared in—Batman. Mr. West plays the boyfriend of the accused, and ends up playing detective; Mr. Wynant, in this outing, plays a hustler involved in the book racket. The two would again face off in March 1967 as Batman and as Frosty the henchman, respectively.
And that adds a little extra spice to a strong episode, which has the usual cast members. Overall, a solid entry for a series that was at its peak.