A bedridden eccentric millionaire, anticipating his own murder, hires Mason to help him rewrite his will, and the lawyer ends up defending the caretaker's cat.A bedridden eccentric millionaire, anticipating his own murder, hires Mason to help him rewrite his will, and the lawyer ends up defending the caretaker's cat.A bedridden eccentric millionaire, anticipating his own murder, hires Mason to help him rewrite his will, and the lawyer ends up defending the caretaker's cat.
- Sam Laxter
- (as Gordon Elliott)
- Desk Officer
- (uncredited)
- Construction Foreman
- (uncredited)
- Newsboy
- (uncredited)
The plot is convoluted, with a few too many characters. I am assuming that all were in the original story - I would love to see the Burr television take that was apparently shot over twenty years later. Speaking of which, I am one of those who grew up on Burr's Mason, so it is strange to experience another actor in the role.
This film wastes Della and Drake, in my opinion.
Harry Davenport provides his usual supporting role professionalism, albeit in a B movie a few notches below what he was probably accustomed to.
Definitely worth a viewing.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaReportedly, Erle Stanley Gardner, the author of the books, did not approve of the casting of Ricardo Cortez as Perry Mason. He, therefore, was replaced by Donald Woods after doing only one movie. Ironically, many feel that Cortez's performance and this movie, in general, are the best of the series.
- GoofsThe so-called "black" cat of the title is, in fact, a gray, brown, and white calico; hence, the original title of the novel "The Case of the Caretaker's Cat" would have been more appropriate and more logical.
- Quotes
Della Street: [seated at a booth in the waffle house] Are you tickling my ankle?
Perry Mason: You think I would?
Della Street: I know you are.
[looks down and sees Clinker]
Della Street: Oh!
[picks him up, looks at Perry]
Della Street: I'm sorry, I really thought that was you.
Perry Mason: Well, it's not a bad idea.
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937)
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- Clue Club #9: The Case of the Black Cat
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- Runtime1 hour 6 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1