The title of this particular episode really gives away a major plot element but that is just a minor part of a show that features appearances by a screen legend and future actors that will later find success on the small screen as well.
Fray Wray of "King Kong" fame plays Mrs. Harrison, wife to the accused murderer, played by veteran "heavy" John Hoyt. Nancy Kulp, who would later make a name for herself as "Miss Hathaway" on the long-running "The Beverly Hillbillies" plays the maid, sans make-up, looking extremely plain. Richard Bull, later to play "Mr. Olsen" on "Little House on the Prairie", assays the role of the court clerk, while Terry Becker, known as "Chief Sharkey" on the 60's series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", plays the victim.
Others rounding out the guest cast include Ann Doran, memorable as the mother in James Dean's "Rebel Without a Cause" and Herbert Rudley who would later play one of the husbands on the short-lived "The Mothers-in-Law" series starring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard.
The episode also gives the regular cast some prominent screen time, even though, of course, Raymond Burr gets the lion's share of being on-camera.
Well, the show is about his character!
Fray Wray of "King Kong" fame plays Mrs. Harrison, wife to the accused murderer, played by veteran "heavy" John Hoyt. Nancy Kulp, who would later make a name for herself as "Miss Hathaway" on the long-running "The Beverly Hillbillies" plays the maid, sans make-up, looking extremely plain. Richard Bull, later to play "Mr. Olsen" on "Little House on the Prairie", assays the role of the court clerk, while Terry Becker, known as "Chief Sharkey" on the 60's series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", plays the victim.
Others rounding out the guest cast include Ann Doran, memorable as the mother in James Dean's "Rebel Without a Cause" and Herbert Rudley who would later play one of the husbands on the short-lived "The Mothers-in-Law" series starring Eve Arden and Kaye Ballard.
The episode also gives the regular cast some prominent screen time, even though, of course, Raymond Burr gets the lion's share of being on-camera.
Well, the show is about his character!