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

The Case of the Black Cat

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1936
1h 6m
6.6(7 votes)
Crime
Mystery

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

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Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

33 members
Acting

Ricardo Cortez

Perry Mason

Ricardo Cortez
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June Travis

Della Street

June Travis
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Jane Bryan

Wilma Laxter

Jane Bryan
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Craig Reynolds

Frank Oafley

Craig Reynolds
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Carlyle Moore Jr.

Douglas Keene

Carlyle Moore Jr.
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Bill Elliott

Sam Laxter

Bill Elliott
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Nedda Harrigan

Nurse Louise DeVoe

Nedda Harrigan
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Garry Owen

Paul Drake

Garry Owen
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Harry Davenport

Peter Laxter

Harry Davenport
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George Rosener

Charles Ashton

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Gordon Hart

Dr. Jacobs

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Clarence Wilson

Mr. Shuster

Clarence Wilson
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Guy Usher

District Attorney Hamilton Burger

Guy Usher
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Lottie Williams

Mrs. Pixley

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Harry Hayden

Reverend Stillwell

Harry Hayden
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Earl Askam

Desk Officer (uncredited)

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Don Downen

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Kenneth Gibson

Clerk (uncredited)

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Sol Gorss

Poker Player (uncredited)

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Harrison Greene

Worried Client (uncredited)

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Chuck Hamilton

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Milton Kibbee

Brandon - Oafley's Butler (uncredited)

Milton Kibbee
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Paul Kruger

Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Kruger
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John Marston

Judge Robert Fellows (uncredited)

John Marston
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Edward McWade

Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)

Edward McWade
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Lyle Moraine

Reporter (uncredited)

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Paul Panzer

Poker Player (uncredited)

Paul Panzer
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink

Mason's Driver (uncredited)

Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
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John Sheehan

Sergeant Holcomb (uncredited)

John Sheehan
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Billy Wayne

Poker Player (uncredited)

Billy Wayne
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Claire White

Woman (uncredited)

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Tom Wilson

Waffle Shop Construction Foreman (uncredited)

Tom Wilson
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Frank Bruno

Construction Foreman (uncredited)

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