The Case of the Black Cat (1936)

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

Directing:
  • William C. McGann

Writing:
  • Erle Stanley Gardner
  • F. Hugh Herbert

Stars:
Release Date: 1936-10-31
themoviedb icon 6.6/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 66
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Carlyle Moore...
Douglas Keene
Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wils...
Mr. Shuster
Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Corte...
Perry Mason
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
Sam Laxter
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Reverend Stillwell
June Travis
June Travis
Della Street
Jane Bryan
Jane Bryan
Wilma Laxter
John Sheehan
John Sheehan
Sergeant Holcomb (uncredited)
Craig Reynolds
Craig Reynold...
Frank Oafley
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenpo...
Peter Laxter
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
Brandon - Oafley's Butler (uncredited)
Nedda Harrigan
Nedda Harriga...
Nurse Louise DeVoe
Garry Owen
Garry Owen
Paul Drake
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
District Attorney Hamilton Burger
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilto...
Bailiff (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Paul Kruger
Reporter (uncredited)
John Marston
John Marston
Judge Robert Fellows (uncredited)
Edward McWade
Edward McWade
Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer
Poker Player (uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink
Ferdinand Sch...
Mason's Driver (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
Poker Player (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Waffle Shop Construction Foreman (uncredited)
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