El caso del Gato Negro (1936)
El abogado Perry Mason es convocado a la mansión del inválido Peter Laxter en la oscuridad de la noche para redactar un documento que evite que su nieta Wilma, que está por casarse, pierda su fortuna en un posible futuro divorcio. Peter pronto muere en un misterioso incendio y dos de sus nietos, Sam y Frank, heredan sus bienes con la condición de hacerse cargo del viejo cuidador Schuster y del gato Clinker. Luego Schuster es encontrado muerto en un sótano; y los diamantes de la familia Laxter están desaparecidos. También aparece muerta Louise, la enfermera de Peter, asesinada a golpes con la muleta de Schuster.
Directora:
William C. McGann
Escritor:
F. Hugh Herbert
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Ricardo Cortez as Perry Mason |
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June Travis as Della Street |
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Jane Bryan as Wilma Laxter |
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Craig Reynolds as Frank Oafley |
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Carlyle Moore Jr. as Douglas Keene |
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Bill Elliott as Sam Laxter |
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Nedda Harrigan as Nurse Louise DeVoe |
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Garry Owen as Paul Drake |
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Harry Davenport as Peter Laxter |
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George Rosener as Charles Ashton |
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Gordon Hart as Dr. Jacobs |
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Clarence Wilson as Mr. Shuster |
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Guy Usher as District Attorney Hamilton Burger |
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Lottie Williams as Mrs. Pixley |
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Harry Hayden as Reverend Stillwell |
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Earl Askam as Desk Officer (uncredited) |
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Don Downen as Newsboy (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Gibson as Clerk (uncredited) |
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Sol Gorss as Poker Player (uncredited) |
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Harrison Greene as Worried Client (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hamilton as Bailiff (uncredited) |
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Milton Kibbee as Brandon - Oafley's Butler (uncredited) |
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Paul Kruger as Reporter (uncredited) |
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John Marston as Judge Robert Fellows (uncredited) |
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Edward McWade as Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited) |
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Lyle Moraine as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Paul Panzer as Poker Player (uncredited) |
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Ferdinand Schumann-Heink as Mason's Driver (uncredited) |
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John Sheehan as Sergeant Holcomb (uncredited) |
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Billy Wayne as Poker Player (uncredited) |
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Claire White as Woman (uncredited) |
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Tom Wilson as Waffle Shop Construction Foreman (uncredited) |
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Frank Bruno as Construction Foreman (uncredited) |
| Camera | Allen G. Siegler | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Frank Magee | Editor |
| Art | Hugh Reticker | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Milo Anderson | Costume Design |
| Directing | William C. McGann | Director |
| Writing | F. Hugh Herbert | Screenplay |
| Writing | Erle Stanley Gardner | Story |
| Production | Bryan Foy | Producer |
| Production | Hal B. Wallis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jack L. Warner | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Heinz Roemheld | Music |
| Directing | Carroll Sax | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Sol Gorss | Stunts |
