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Raymond Burr in Perry Mason (1957)

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The Case of the Angry Astronaut

Perry Mason

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Factual errors

Heller was given "distilled water for injection." Distilled water is not safe to inject. It should have said "sterile water" on the bottle.

Neither distilled water nor sterile water are safe to inject. Both can cause harm. The bottle should have said "saline water" or "Ringer's solution".
There is no way the control panel of the 'capsule simulator' would be as loose and wobbly as it is. It would be completely secured to the bulkhead. The loose control panel would stress the equipment and wiring connections, causing glitches and power spikes.

Incorrectly regarded as goofs

An impressionist imitates the voice of the murder victim in the courtroom. The two never met, and there is no explanation for how the impressionist could have known what the victim's voice sounded like.
The newspaper Perry shows Lt. Tragg contains a photo of Paul holding some papers in his hand just before he threw them to the floor during his "argument" with Perry. But when Perry and Paul staged the "argument" for the press in the interview room, Paul had already thrown the papers down before the flash of any flashbulbs is seen. The photo in the newspaper was a posed picture.
Paul Drake would not allowed to be without an escort, in the test area or offices. That area would have classified.

It's not a military base. There are not likely to be "classified" areas.

Revealing mistakes

For the claim that there is no explanation for how the impressionist could have known what the victim's voice sounded like: According to the courtroom testimony, during about 34:30-34:48 of the 2010 Paramount DVD, there were tape recordings made of General Brand's voice.
The two pictures taken at the murder scene of General Addison Brand are different. His head is not in the same position. This should have been the first clue that something was not right at the scene.

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