Perry Mason: The Case of the Poison Pen Pal (1962)
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Wilma Gregson (Kathryn Givney), imperious owner of the Gregson Cannery Company, is outraged when details of a secret merger with Super Brand Foods is made public. It turns out that the information was accidentally leaked by Wilma's little granddaughter Sandra (Chrystine Jordan) while corresponding to her pen-pal. Refusing to take Sandra's age and innocence into consideration, Wilma threatens dire conseuqences to the girl and her parents--thus setting herself up as a perfect candidate for murder. Accused of the crime is family friend Karen Ross, whereupon Sandra begs Perry Mason to defend Karen in court. Inasmuch as the hearing takes place in San Francisco, Mason's usual nemesis Hamilton Burger is supplanted by the local DA, played by Everett Sloane. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Patricia Breslin - Karen Ross
- Diana Darrin - Mrs. Thatcher
- Paul Genge - Insp. Wade
- Sherry Hall - Court Clerk
- John Litel - Judge
- Everett Sloane - District Attorney
- Naomi Stevens - Agnes
- Harry Jackson - Matt Clark
- John R. McKee - Woodfern
- Diane Mountford - Jill Thatcher
- Kathy Huber - Nurse
- Charles Cooper - Ben Willoughby
- Bert Freed - Carl Holman
- Kathryn Givney - Wilma Gregson
- Wright King - Lee Gregson
- Marshall Reed - 1st Officer
- Richard St. John - Autopsy Surgeon
- Joan Tompkins - Florence Holman
- Walter Kelly - Surgeon
- Chrystine Jordan - Sandra Gregson
- Peter Henderson - Douglas Gregson
- Director(s):
- Arthur Marks
- Writer(s):
- Maurice Zimm
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