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:
  • F. Hugh Herbert
  • Erle Stanley Gardner

Stars:
Release Date: 1936-10-31
themoviedb icon 6.6/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 66

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Clarence Wilson
Clarence Wils...
Mr. Shuster
Ricardo Cortez
Ricardo Corte...
Perry Mason
June Travis
June Travis
Della Street
Jane Bryan
Jane Bryan
Wilma Laxter
Craig Reynolds
Craig Reynold...
Frank Oafley
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Carlyle Moore...
Douglas Keene
Bill Elliott
Bill Elliott
Sam Laxter
Nedda Harrigan
Nedda Harriga...
Nurse Louise DeVoe
Garry Owen
Garry Owen
Paul Drake
Harry Davenport
Harry Davenpo...
Peter Laxter
Guy Usher
Guy Usher
District Attorney Hamilton Burger
Harry Hayden
Harry Hayden
Reverend Stillwell
Frank Bruno
Frank Bruno
Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Chuck Hamilto...
Bailiff (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee
Milton Kibbee
Brandon - Oafley's Butler (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)
John Sheehan
John Sheehan
Sergeant Holcomb (uncredited)
Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne
Poker Player (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Waffle Shop Construction Foreman (uncredited)
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