Of course, no PERRY MASON story would be complete without the introduction of some beautiful blonde lady who enters the scene to complicate things, right?
Margaret Hayes plays Mrs. Granger, who actually hires Perry to get blonde Roxy (played by Greta Thyssen) away from her husband and his company. Accordingly, she arranges for Perry to use her own money to buy thousands of dollars of shares in the business, thus trying to implode the relationship.
A very ingenious plot that will keep your attention, And the very first episode that shows a murder being committed (Mr. Lutz) Great trivia question.
You have to love it when Perry exits the company board meeting, and with a sly smile, holding all the cards.
Well written by Stirling Silliphant, a master of detective stories. Silliphant wrote two episodes for the series, before creating two classic tv cop shows, ROUTE 66 and NAKED CITY. The producers were lucky to have him.
Applause to model and actress Greta Thyssen, who a year earlier was a stand-in for Marilyn Monroe in the classic film, BUS STOP. She gained lots of fame working with the THREE STOOGES in three of their short films. A heroine to many of us kids. Greta lived to the ripe age of 90.
Listen to the tense music in this one, especially during the shooting scene, which kind of has the music feel of PSYCHO.
Looks to have been filmed in the San Fernando Valley, long before all the condos and apartment buildings.
SEASON 1 EPISODE 3 remastered Paramount dvd box set, 2006.