Perry Mason: The Case of the Runaway Corpse (1957)
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Synopsis of Perry Mason: The Case of the Runaway Corpse
After accusing his wife Myrna (June Dayton) of trying to poison him, Ed Davenport (John Stephenson) dies in a motel room. Worse still, Ed has written a letter, implicating his wife in his death. By the time the police arrive, both corpse and letter have disappeared, but some arsenic-spiked candy is found on the scene--evidence enough to charge Myrna with murder when Ed's body is finally recovered. Faced with what seems to be an open-and-shut case, Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) must perform some spectacular legal calisthenics to save Myrna from execution. This episode is based on a 1954 novel by Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Perry Mason: The Case of the Runaway Corpse
- Adam Williams - Jason Beckmeyer
- June Dayton - Myrna Davenport
- Jack Kenney - Kenny
- Sarah Selby - Louise Ansel
- Martha Wentworth - Motel Manager
- Michael Fox - Dr. Hoxie
- Jack Harris - Court Clerk
- William Challee - Mr. Medford
- Edwin Jerome - Judge
- Robin Morse - Dr. Mitchell
- Rebecca Welles - Rita Norge
- John Stephenson - Ed Davenport
- James Maloney - Dr. Renault
- Keith Alan - Off. Boom
- Director(s):
- Christian Nyby
- Writer(s):
- Marvin Wald, Jack Jacobs
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