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Perry Mason The Case of the Vanishing Victim (1957–1966) Online

Perry Mason The Case of the Vanishing Victim (1957–1966) Online
Original Title :
The Case of the Vanishing Victim
Genre :
TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Mystery
Year :
1957–1966
Directror :
Harmon Jones
Cast :
Raymond Burr,Barbara Hale,William Hopper
Writer :
Erle Stanley Gardner,Ernest Frankel
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
1h
Rating :
8.5/10
Perry Mason The Case of the Vanishing Victim (1957–1966) Online

Stacey Fielding is a renowned pharmaceutical chemist who is apparently killed when the private airplane he was piloting crashed and burned. Prior to his departure, he had been drinking from a flask of whiskey his wife prepared for him and made an offhand remark that she would like nothing better than to see him dead. His wife, Miriam Fielding, hires Perry and Paul to check into her husband's alternate life, including checking out an apartment he had to look for $100,000 in missing funds. But all they find is an empty wall safe and the picture of his mistress, so Perry is concerned he may be being set up. After the crash, Miriam Fielding is arrested and charged with murder. She hires Perry Mason to defend her but the forensic evidence doesn't support the charge and he manages to get her released only to have D.A. Hamilton Burger re-arrest her on the charge. Perry believes there's something else going on and can't help but think that the ongoing theft of pharmaceuticals from the factory...
Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Raymond Burr Raymond Burr - Perry Mason
Barbara Hale Barbara Hale - Della Street
William Hopper William Hopper - Paul Drake
William Talman William Talman - Hamilton Burger
Richard Anderson Richard Anderson - Lt. Steve Drumm
Lisa Gaye Lisa Gaye - Laraine Keely
Jeanne Cooper Jeanne Cooper - Miriam Fielding
George Wallace George Wallace - Stacey Fielding
Richard Erdman Richard Erdman - Jud Bennett
Russell Arms Russell Arms - Reed Kavanaugh
John Matthews John Matthews - F.A.A. Investigator
S. John Launer S. John Launer - Judge Telford
John Goddard John Goddard - Al Dolby
Carl Prickett Carl Prickett - Operations Clerk
Carol Brewster Carol Brewster - Ruth Kavanaugh

This episode has the first reference to the Vietnam War in the series.

The only episode in which the murderer is exposed in the judge's chambers.

When Paul Drake is talking talking to Ruth Cavanaugh he orders a drink before they sit down. When they were through Paul had a drink but no one brought it to the table.