**SPOILERS** I liked this episode. Bruce Gordon plays Danko, a creep with money who fits right into the family he represents in business. Donna Kress is his mistress, a paid for, selfish, melodramatic idiot. We are supposed to believe that she's such a child that she believes he's gonna marry her; a dingaling for sure. Judith (a real sexpot), is the other woman who probably understands a lot more about the world than Donna.
Danko runs down and kills a man, hires (with the family approval) Paul Drake to payoff the widow, involving him in his crime. Paul finds out, crap hits his fan. Big problem is that Paul didn't immediately confer with Perry about this problem instead of trying to solve it himself. It puts him in the class of the clients with no brains. THIS could have been handled better. Now, I know this sounds slightly crooked, But why didn't Paul give the money to the lady, get the receipt, and THEN, after it was legitimately hers, go back to Danko?
Paul confronts Danko. fights, get K.O.d, and Danko is killed with Paul's gun. Had they been able to use real stuntmen, the punch Paul threw would have been believable. Nobody checked Paul's head for a large bump, or bruising. Even a "hardhead" gets those.
They didn't have to use a recording studio, did they? Phonograph record (vinyl) was a master copy ... interesting presentation. Anyone who remembers will tell you that the phonograph was set to play the L.P. through only one time. When it finished playing as it was set up, it would automatically shut off. Check it out.
The maintenance man is a veteran actor also in several Perry episodes.
Padlocked the back door? L.A.F.D. would have cringed at the thought..Coconut Grove, Triangle Shirtwaiste ...etc.
The judge is a member of the "Noisy Pencil Club" - no gavel required. Great ending scene and lines, except for the fact that Perry should have been handling a wrongful death suit for the lady whose huz was killed by Danko.
A very good show; glad I had it in my collection so I could check it.
One thing I've noticed are the advertisements while the final credits are playing "Wildroot"..."Halo"..."Colgate"... all bring back memories.
Get this series from Amazon, and enjoy the fun.
Danko runs down and kills a man, hires (with the family approval) Paul Drake to payoff the widow, involving him in his crime. Paul finds out, crap hits his fan. Big problem is that Paul didn't immediately confer with Perry about this problem instead of trying to solve it himself. It puts him in the class of the clients with no brains. THIS could have been handled better. Now, I know this sounds slightly crooked, But why didn't Paul give the money to the lady, get the receipt, and THEN, after it was legitimately hers, go back to Danko?
Paul confronts Danko. fights, get K.O.d, and Danko is killed with Paul's gun. Had they been able to use real stuntmen, the punch Paul threw would have been believable. Nobody checked Paul's head for a large bump, or bruising. Even a "hardhead" gets those.
They didn't have to use a recording studio, did they? Phonograph record (vinyl) was a master copy ... interesting presentation. Anyone who remembers will tell you that the phonograph was set to play the L.P. through only one time. When it finished playing as it was set up, it would automatically shut off. Check it out.
The maintenance man is a veteran actor also in several Perry episodes.
Padlocked the back door? L.A.F.D. would have cringed at the thought..Coconut Grove, Triangle Shirtwaiste ...etc.
The judge is a member of the "Noisy Pencil Club" - no gavel required. Great ending scene and lines, except for the fact that Perry should have been handling a wrongful death suit for the lady whose huz was killed by Danko.
A very good show; glad I had it in my collection so I could check it.
One thing I've noticed are the advertisements while the final credits are playing "Wildroot"..."Halo"..."Colgate"... all bring back memories.
Get this series from Amazon, and enjoy the fun.