Some trivia about the episode: This was the final episode of this series. Denver Pyle, who was the defendant in this episode, was also the first defendant in the final episode of the original Perry Mason series in 1966, "The Case of The Final Fadeout". In that one, Mason successfully got him acquitted, only his murder trial, only for Pyle's character to end up being strangled in a projection room while trying to conduct his own investigation into the film he was working on when the first murder occurred.. The judge here was played by a mysteriously uncredited Paul Fix, (and this was a very annoying recurring anomaly in this entire series, non crediting many prominent actors in their roles, sometimes major in their roles). Paul Fix in the original Perry Mason series played prosecutors on at least a half dozen occasions, usually in rural venues. Fans of TV westerns will best recognize him as Sheriff Micah Torrence in "The Rifleman". This particular episode was one of the wildest cases ever, and one can only wonder what could have happened if the series had continued. It had a lot of things going for it, an absolutely unlikeable victim, an emotionally charged atmosphere on not one, but two counts, a bevy of suspects, many of them totally despicable with numerous different possible motives, (Kudos to Andrew Robinson here for his portrayal of the absolutely detestable Vic Brandt), and an old PM trope, a completely out of left field introduction of last minute evidence leading to the killer being revealed, whose murder motive turned out to be (after all the complexities of this case) most simplistic. The problem with this series, as many have noted, was that it just came too soon after the original ended. At least it gave an insight into how Perry Mason would have evolved had it continued into the 1970s. What a pity it turned out to be.
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So sad there isn't many episodes.Rhis is a great series.
Some trivia about the episode:
This was the final episode of this series.
Denver Pyle, who was the defendant in this episode, was also the first defendant in the final episode of the original Perry Mason series in 1966, "The Case of The Final Fadeout". In that one, Mason successfully got him acquitted, only his murder trial, only for Pyle's character to end up being strangled in a projection room while trying to conduct his own investigation into the film he was working on when the first murder occurred..
The judge here was played by a mysteriously uncredited Paul Fix, (and this was a very annoying recurring anomaly in this entire series, non crediting many prominent actors in their roles, sometimes major in their roles). Paul Fix in the original Perry Mason series played prosecutors on at least a half dozen occasions, usually in rural venues. Fans of TV westerns will best recognize him as Sheriff Micah Torrence in "The Rifleman".
This particular episode was one of the wildest cases ever, and one can only wonder what could have happened if the series had continued. It had a lot of things going for it, an absolutely unlikeable victim, an emotionally charged atmosphere on not one, but two counts, a bevy of suspects, many of them totally despicable with numerous different possible motives, (Kudos to Andrew Robinson here for his portrayal of the absolutely detestable Vic Brandt), and an old PM trope, a completely out of left field introduction of last minute evidence leading to the killer being revealed, whose murder motive turned out to be (after all the complexities of this case) most simplistic.
The problem with this series, as many have noted, was that it just came too soon after the original ended. At least it gave an insight into how Perry Mason would have evolved had it continued into the 1970s. What a pity it turned out to be.
Thank you for the interesting informative background storyline
Great series great cast of actors. It's a shame so much was stacked against this series.
Are the Eddie Capra and the Devlin connection shows over? I know you haven’t posted them in a long time.
Yes, if you read description I always put "Last episode of the series" in the final show. All done.
@@sfinthecityahh, okay, thanks 😊
Whatxyear,were these filmed please?
Thanking You
Hazel
1974.
Well, he got his heliocopter ride, didn't he?