Perry Mason: The Case of the Capricious Corpse (1962)
Philanthropist Carleton Gage (Everett Glass) hires Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) to alter his will so that the orphanage he supports will remain open. Unfortunately, Gage lapses into a coma just before the will can be finalized. As Gage's life ebbs away, two of his beneficiaries, his cousin George (Jacques Aubuchon) and his employee Ernest Demming (John Morley) demand that the orphanage be shut down--while Gage's sister-in-law Joane Proctor (Jan Shepard) just as insists that the place will stay in business. By and by, Demming is murdered, and Joane is charged with the crime--meaning that Perry will have to redirect his energies to save Joane from being convicted. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Arthur Marks
Synopsis of Perry Mason: The Case of the Capricious Corpse
Philanthropist Carleton Gage (Everett Glass) hires Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) to alter his will so that the orphanage he supports will remain open. Unfortunately, Gage lapses into a coma just before the will can be finalized. As Gage's life ebbs away, two of his beneficiaries, his cousin George (Jacques Aubuchon) and his employee Ernest Demming (John Morley) demand that the orphanage be shut down--while Gage's sister-in-law Joane Proctor (Jan Shepard) just as insists that the place will stay in business. By and by, Demming is murdered, and Joane is charged with the crime--meaning that Perry will have to redirect his energies to save Joane from being convicted. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Perry Mason: The Case of the Capricious Corpse
- Jacques Aubuchon - George Gage
- Willis B. Bouchey - Judge
- Richard Geary - Diver
- John M. Pickard - Det. Boykins
- Jan Shepard - Joane Proctor
- Herbert Patterson - Auto Engineer
- Gilbert Frye - Desk Clerk
- Lee Farr - Nicholas Blake
- Ed Stoddard - Police Chemist
- Evelyn Ward - Nurse Evelyn King
- Alex Bookston - Druggist
- June C. Ellis - Chambermaid
- Everett Glass - Carleton Gage
- Dennis Rush - Timmy
- Teru Shimada - Ito Kumagi
- Lori March - Olive Omstead
- Jean Engstrom - Claudia Demming
- John Howard - Dr. Guy Omsted
- John Morley - Ernest Demming
- Wiliam Hines - Waiter
- Director(s):
- Arthur Marks
- Writer(s):
- Jonathan Latimer
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