The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (28 Dec. 1957)

When Perry Mason finds some possessions that belong to a fan dancer, he places an ad that several people mistake for a missing horse. Not only does another dancer show up, but so does her husband...dead!

Director:

William D. Russell

Writers:

Erle Stanley Gardner (novel), Stirling Silliphant (teleplay)

Stars:

Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Raymond Burr	...	Perry Mason
Barbara Hale	...	Della Street
William Hopper	...	Paul Drake
William Talman	...	Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins	...	Lt. Arthur Tragg
Susan Cummings	...	Lois Fenton
Scott Elliott	...	Arthur Sheldon
Judy Tyler	...	Irene Kilby / Cherie Chi-Chi
Robert Bice	...	Frank Faulkner
Minerva Urecal	...	Landlady (scenes deleted)
Hugh Sanders	...	John Callender
Sydney Smith	...	Judge Donahue
John Brinkley	...	Jasper Fenton
Connie Cezon	...	Gertie Lade
Rusty Wescoatt	...	Sgt. Holcomb

Storyline

When Perry Mason finds some possessions that belong to a fan dancer, he places an ad that several people mistake for a missing horse. Not only does another dancer show up, but so does her husband...dead!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 December 1957 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 4, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paisano Productions, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Perry Mason: Could Jasper have killed Callendar?
Paul Drake: Perry, he was only in there ten seconds.
Perry Mason: How long does it take to stick a sword in a man?

User Reviews

Judy Tyler's last TV performance

In the first few minutes of this early 'Perry Mason' episode we have some very interesting things happen. We witness a burglary, a shooting, a car wreck, finding a fan-dancer's props and get a man complaining about a horse. We fasten our seat belts cause we know we are in for a wild ride.

But then we slow way down when the story hinges on two beautiful women that look almost alike and have the same occupation. Unless you are keen to the subtle differences in each women it can get confusing. Both women are going by the name Lois Felton- so when someone is talking about Lois- is it the real Lois or the other Lois? At times i was confused to which Lois went to a room at 2am and when the other Lois went at 220am.

The time is critical since Lois's (one of them)ex-husband is found murdered and it seems everyone in the cast went to see the dead guy from about 2am till 245am. And this was again confusing when you have people's testimony in the courtroom scenes.

Even with the lag in the middle of the episode it comes together in the end to make it an enjoyable watch. Along the way we get good banner from Lt Tragg and regular frustration from Hamilton Burger. There is also this one scene when a police detective fails to notify the DA that two line-ups were used. The detective was so embarrassed that he tried to flee the courtroom. That was odd.

Could have been better but it passes the mark.

Note- Last TV show for Judy Tyler. She had died in a car wreck on July 3rd 1957- five months before the episode aired on December 28th.