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The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister

The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister

1958TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mTV-PG
CrimeDramaMystery
7.9
IMDB Rating
441 votes

A dowdy woman comes to Perry Mason for help. Her wealthy but ailing father is being blackmailed by a disreputable private investigator for embezzling and she's afraid if her fiancé finds out, he'll break off their engagement.

Director
Christian Nyby
Writers
Erle Stanley Gardner, Richard Grey, Gene Wang
Stars
Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper
Release Date
February 8, 1958
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 8
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale
Barbara Hale
as Della Street
William Hopper
William Hopper
as Paul Drake
William Talman
William Talman
as Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
as Lt. Tragg
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Connie Cezon
as Gertie
Virginia Vincent
Virginia Vincent
as Harriet Bain
Dan Riss
Dan Riss
as Arthur West
Robin Hughes
Robin Hughes
as Addison Doyle
Tina Carver
Tina Carver
as Sylvia Bain

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Stage 4, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
CBS Television Network, Paisano Productions

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

A feel good show- except for that nasty death
by kfo94942011-10-27
9/10

"This episode starts out with an ugly step-sister Harriet Bain (Virginia Vincent) and a beautiful sister Sylvia Bain (Tina Carver) living in the same house as their sickly father. Just from the opening of the show we get the impression that it is going to be the battle of the step-sisters. But hold on to your Cinderella books. Their father is being blackmailed from a bank embezzlement that happened many years ago. It is clear that Ned Bains, the father, (Carl Reid) and another man JJ Stanley (James Bell) were involved in the embezzlement. When a third man begins the blackmail- JJ Stanley ends ..."

💡 Did You Know?

As photographing United States currency was illegal at the time, the blackmail payoff is shown in packs of one-peso and five-peso notes from El Estado de Sonora.

📖 Synopsis

A dowdy woman comes to Perry Mason for help. Her wealthy but ailing father is being blackmailed by a disreputable private investigator for embezzling and she's afraid if her fiancé finds out, he'll break off their engagement.