The Case of the Black Cat

The Case of the Black Cat
Original U.S. 1-sheet poster
Directed by	William C. McGann Alan Crosland (uncredited)
Produced by	Bryan Foy (uncredited)
Written by	F. Hugh Herbert
Based on	the novel The Case of the Caretaker's Cat by Erle Stanley Gardner (uncredited)
Starring	Ricardo Cortez June Travis
Cinematography	Allen G. Siegler
Edited by	Frank Magee
Production company	First National Pictures
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release dates	October 31, 1936 (1936-10-31) (U.S.)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Case of the Black Cat is a 1936 mystery film, based on the novel The Case of the Caretaker's Cat by Erle Stanley Gardner. The film stars Ricardo Cortez as Perry Mason, and co-stars June Travis and Jane Bryan. The film is the first in the series not to feature Warren William as Mason.

Plot

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.

Cast

Ricardo Cortez as Perry Mason
June Travis as Della Street
Jane Bryan as Wilma Laxter
Gordon Elliott as Sam Laxter
Harry Davenport as Peter Laxter

Home media

On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside The Case of the Howling Dog, The Case of the Curious Bride, The Case of the Lucky Legs, The Case of the Velvet Claws and The Case of the Stuttering Bishop in a set entitled Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection. This is a manufacture-on-demand (MOD) release, available exclusively through Warner's online store and only in the US.

External links

The Case of the Black Cat at the Internet Movie Database

Perry Mason

Creator	Erle Stanley Gardner

Characters	Hamilton Burger Paul Drake Perry Mason Della Street

Books	Perry Mason bibliography

Films	The Case of the Howling Dog (1934) The Case of the Curious Bride (1935) The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935) The Case of the Velvet Claws (1936) The Case of the Black Cat (1936) The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (1937) Granny Get Your Gun (1940)

Radio	Perry Mason

Television	Perry Mason episode list "The Case of the Restless Redhead" The New Perry Mason Perry Mason television films

Other	The Edge of Night Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder Perry Mason TV cast list Perry Mason moment Perry Mason syndrome

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