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Raymond Burr and Anne Benton in Perry Mason (1957)

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The Case of the Flighty Father

Perry Mason

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Director

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  • William D. Russell
    William D. Russell

Writers

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  • Erle Stanley Gardner
    Erle Stanley Gardner
    based upon characters created by
  • Jackson Gillis
    Jackson Gillis
    written by
  • Seeleg Lester
    Seeleg Lester
    story consultant
  • Sol Stein
    Sol Stein
    writer (uncredited)
  • Glenn P. Wolfe
    Glenn P. Wolfe
    writer (uncredited)

Cast

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  • Raymond Burr at an event for Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991)
    Raymond Burr
    Raymond Burr
    Perry Mason
  • Barbara Hale
    Barbara Hale
    Barbara Hale
    Della Street
  • William Hopper
    William Hopper
    William Hopper
    Paul Drake
  • William Talman in Perry Mason (1957)
    William Talman
    William Talman
    Hamilton Burger
  • Ray Collins
    Ray Collins
    Ray Collins
    Lt. Tragg
  • Anne Benton
    Anne Benton
    Anne Benton
    Trudy Holbrook
  • Hayden Rorke
    Hayden Rorke
    Hayden Rorke
    Jay Holbrook #1
  • Francis X. Bushman
    Francis X. Bushman
    Francis X. Bushman
    Lawrence King
  • Henry Beckman in Dennis the Menace (1959)
    Henry Beckman
    Henry Beckman
    David
  • William Allyn
    William Allyn
    Wally Harper
  • Berry Kroeger
    Berry Kroeger
    Berry Kroeger
    Donald J. Evanson
  • Francis De Sales in Green Acres (1965)
    Francis De Sales
    Francis De Sales
    Jay Holbrook #2
  • Harry Harvey, Francis McDonald, and Dan Riss in The Lone Ranger (1949)
    Dan Riss
    Dan Riss
    Peter Sample
  • Grandon Rhodes in All the King's Men (1949)
    Grandon Rhodes
    Grandon Rhodes
    Judge
  • Tom Fadden in The Virginian (1962)
    Tom Fadden
    Tom Fadden
    Gus Nickels
  • Arthur Hanson
    Arthur Hanson
    Arthur Hanson
    Autopsy Surgeon
  • Betty Farrington
    Betty Farrington
    Betty Farrington
    Housekeeper
  • Gail Bonney
    Gail Bonney
    Gail Bonney
    Maid
  • Paul B. Kennedy
    Paul B. Kennedy
    Court Reporter
  • George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    George E. Stone
    Court Clerk
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Lee Miller
    Lee Miller
    Sgt. Brice
    (uncredited)
  • Flower Parry
    Flower Parry
    Courtroom Spectator
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Herbert Hirschman
    Herbert Hirschman
    producer
  • Seeleg Lester
    Seeleg Lester
    associate producer
  • Arthur Marks
    Arthur Marks
    associate producer
  • Gail Patrick
    Gail Patrick
    executive producer (as Gail Patrick Jackson)

Cinematographer

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  • Frank Redman
    Frank Redman
    director of photography

Editor

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  • John Faure
    John Faure
    editor (as John D. Faure)

Casting Director

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  • Harvey Clermont
    Harvey Clermont

Art Director

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  • Lewis H. Creber
    Lewis H. Creber
    art director (as Lewis Creber)

Set Decorator

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  • Charles Vassar
    Charles Vassar
    set decorator (as Charles Q. Vassar)

Makeup Department

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  • Annabell Levy
    Annabell Levy
    hair stylist (as Annabell)
  • Irving Pringle
    Irving Pringle
    makeup artist

Production Manager

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  • Dewey Starkey
    Dewey Starkey
    production supervisor

Second Unit or Assistant Director

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  • Morris Harmell
    Morris Harmell
    assistant director

Art Department

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  • Ray Thompson
    Ray Thompson
    properties

Sound Department

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  • Gene Eliot
    Gene Eliot
    sound effects editor
  • Herman Lewis
    Herman Lewis
    sound mixer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Evelyn Carruth
    Evelyn Carruth
    wardrobe supervisor
  • W.T. Zacha
    W.T. Zacha
    wardrobe supervisor (as William Zacha)

Music Department

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  • Gene Feldman
    Gene Feldman
    music editor
  • Fred Steiner
    Fred Steiner
    theme music composer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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  • M.E.M. Gibsone
    M.E.M. Gibsone
    script supervisor

Additional Crew

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  • Art Seid
    Art Seid
    assistant to producer

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