The Case of the Black Cat poster
Basic Info
Release: October 31, 1936
Rating: ⭐ 6.6/10 (7 votes)

The Case of the Black Cat

1936 ⭐ 6.6/10 7 votes
Overview

Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug. Peter dies in a mysterious fire and Laxter's two grandsons, Sam Laxter and Frank Oafley, inherit his estate on the condition old caretaker Schuster and his cat Clinker are kept on. When cat-hating Sam threatens Clinker, Perry steps in and learns Laxter's death was suspicious and the family fortune and diamonds are missing. Schuster's found dead in his basement apartment, Laxter's nurse Louise is murdered with Schuster's crutch, and circumstantial evidence brings Doug to trial for Louise's death. Mason's investigation produces a surprise witness who turns the trial around. Written by Sister Grimm

Genres
Crime Mystery
Production Countries
  • United States of America
Spoken Languages
  • English en

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Cast
Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Cortez
Perry Mason
June Travis
June Travis
Della Street
Jane Bryan
Jane Bryan
Wilma Laxter
Craig Reynolds
Craig Reynolds
Frank Oafley
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Douglas Keene
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
Sam Laxter
Nedda Harrigan
Nedda Harrigan
Nurse Louise DeVoe
Garry Owen
Garry Owen
Paul Drake
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenport
Peter Laxter
George Rosener
Charles Ashton
Gordon Hart
Dr. Jacobs
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wilson
Mr. Shuster
Crew
F. Hugh Herbert
Screenplay
William C. McGann
Director
Hal B. Wallis
Hal B. Wallis
Executive Producer
Jack L. Warner
Jack L. Warner
Executive Producer
Heinz Roemheld
Music
Bryan Foy
Producer
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