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The Case of the Black Cat
The Case of the Black Cat
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The Case of the Black Cat

1936
Directed byWilliam C. McGann
1h 6m

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

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Ricardo CortezPerry Mason
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June Travis
Della Street
Jane BryanWilma Laxter
Craig ReynoldsFrank Oafley
Carlyle Moore Jr.Douglas Keene
Bill ElliottSam Laxter
Nedda HarriganNurse Louise DeVoe
Garry OwenPaul Drake
Harry DavenportPeter Laxter
George RosenerCharles Ashton
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GENRES
CrimeMystery
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.6

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