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The Case of the Baited Hook ()

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  • Season 1
  • Episode 14
Perry is awakened in the middle of the night by the phone. A strange man says someone has been murdered and he has two $1,000 bills as a retainer, as well as half of a $10,000 bill that will serve to introduce Perry's mysterious client.
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Perry Mason
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Della Street
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Paul Drake
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Hamilton Burger (creditOnly)
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Lt. Tragg
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Abigail E. Leeds
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Robert Dawson
Judith Braun ...
Carol Stanley
Al Hopson ...
Richard Ellis (as Alfred Hopson)
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Enid Shaw
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Albert Tydings (as George Neise)
Connie Cezon ...
Gertie
Peg Whitman ...
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Maurice McEndree ...
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Christian Nyby

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Erle Stanley Gardner ... (based on the novel "The Case of the Baited Hook" by)
 
Richard Grey ... (teleplay by)
 
Gene Wang ... (story editor)

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Ben Brady ... producer
Gail Patrick ... executive producer (as Gail Patrick Jackson)
Sam White ... associate producer

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Russell Garcia ... (uncredited)

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Frank Redman ... director of photography

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Otto Meyer ... film editor (as Otto W. Meyer)

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Art Seid ... editorial supervisor

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Lewis H. Creber ... (art direction) (as Lewis Creber)
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (art direction) (as Lyle Wheeler)

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Walter M. Scott ... (set decorations)
Charles Vassar ... (set decorations) (as Charles Q. Vassar)

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Mel Berns ... makeup
Annabell Levy ... hair stylist (as Annabell)

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J. Paul Popkin ... production supervisor

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Arthur Marks ... assistant director (as Art Marks)

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Ray Thompson ... properties

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Alfred Bruzlin ... recorded by
Harry M. Leonard ... rerecording mixer

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Dick James ... wardrobe supervision
Herman Gostin ... tailor (uncredited)

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Fred Steiner ... composer - theme music (uncredited)

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Cosmo Genovese ... script supervisor

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Gertrude Bank ... stand-in: Barbara Hale (uncredited)

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  • CBS (1957) (United States) (tv) (original airing)

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Plot Summary

Albert Tydings has been stealing money from the a trust account belonging to Carol Stanley. His partner, Robert Dawson, demands it be repaid but Tydings has something on him that prevents Dawson from going to the police. Tydings took $60,000 out of the account and knows that the company clerk, Richard Ellis, has taken $20,000. He gives Ellis a day to return it. Tydings is found dead by Carol Stanley who had arranged a meeting with him to ensure her investments were safe but she and Dawson foolishly move the body. Late that night Dawson calls Perry and stops by with Stanley hid under a dark veil. He gives Perry two $1000 bills as a retainer. In addition he gives Perry half of a $10,000. Perry will receive the other half if his help is needed later. Abigail Leeds, who has known Carol since she was a baby, is a forthright woman who hires Perry Mason to sort this all out and make sure that Carol isn't convicted of a crime she did not commit. Written by garykmcd

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  • The Case of the Baited Hook (United States)
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  • 60 min
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Trivia The second time Clay's Grille was mentioned, Perry's regular hangout in the ninth season. Here, the doorway is shown but not the interior. See more »
Goofs Paul calls Perry on the phone as a prearranged signal, letting the phone ring twice and then hanging up and calling again. When Perry receives the signal, the pause between phone calls is only about two seconds, not long enough to dial a number with an old-fashioned rotary phone. See more »
Quotes Abigail E. Leeds: I have a voice like a foghorn, and when I'm mad, I don't whisper.
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