Perry Mason: The Case of the Bogus Books (1962)
Moving from Saturday to Thursday evening for its sixth season on CBS, Perry Mason kicks off the new year with another baffling murder case. This time the victim is Joseph Kraft (Maurice Manson) a crooked book dealer who traffics in forgeries of rare first editions. Not long after firing his clerk Ellen Carter (Phyllis Love) for misplacing a copy of Tristam Shandy), Kraft is found dead in a locked room, apparently the victim of a gas leak. Ultimately, the police decide that Kraft was murdered, and that Ellen is the most likely suspect. Enter Perry Mason (Raymond Burr), who intends to prove Ellen's innocence while setting a trap for the real killer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Arthur Marks
Synopsis of Perry Mason: The Case of the Bogus Books
Moving from Saturday to Thursday evening for its sixth season on CBS, Perry Mason kicks off the new year with another baffling murder case. This time the victim is Joseph Kraft (Maurice Manson) a crooked book dealer who traffics in forgeries of rare first editions. Not long after firing his clerk Ellen Carter (Phyllis Love) for misplacing a copy of Tristam Shandy), Kraft is found dead in a locked room, apparently the victim of a gas leak. Ultimately, the police decide that Kraft was murdered, and that Ellen is the most likely suspect. Enter Perry Mason (Raymond Burr), who intends to prove Ellen's innocence while setting a trap for the real killer. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Perry Mason: The Case of the Bogus Books
- John Abbott - Prof. Carlos Muntz
- Joby Baker - Kenneth Carter
- Raymond Greenleaf - Rare Book Curator
- Tenen Holtz - Mr. Gilfain
- Kenneth MacDonald - Judge
- Woodrow Parfrey - Herbert Pickson
- Adam West - Pete Norland
- Michael Fox - Coroner's Physician
- John Alvin - Bank Teller
- Renee Godfrey - Lady Librarian
- Allison Hayes - Pearl Chute
- Phyllis Love - Ellen Carter
- Maurice Manson - Joseph Kraft
- William Tracy - Man at Bookstore
- H.M. Wynant - Gene Torg
- Director(s):
- Arthur Marks
- Writer(s):
- Jonathan Latimer
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