• Series: Perry Mason

Plot

In the seventh-season opener of Perry Mason, scheming seaman John Brooks (Ron Starr) has concocted what he thinks is a foolproof scheme to pass himself off as Caleb Stone, heir to the fortune possessed by elderly sisters Sophia (Beulah Bondi) and Minevah (Meg Wyllie). The scheme involves persuading another man named Caleb Stone (Ivan Dixon) to adopt the alias of John Brooks, so that the two men can periodically switch identities and confuse the authorites. Things go horribly wrong when the phony nephew is accused of murdering another of the old ladies' relatives, Ernest Stone (Hugh Marlowe). This is a fine way for Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) to start off the new year! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Beulah Bondi - Sophia Stone
Kenneth MacDonald - Judge
Hugh Marlowe - Ernest Stone
Arthur Space - Leonard
Ron Starr - John Brooks alias Caleb Stone
Irene Tedrow - Sister Theresa
William Woodson - Coroner's Physician
Meg Wyllie - Minevah Stone
Ivan Dixon - Caleb Stone alias John Brooks
Kate Manx - Irene Stone
Mark Roberts - Wayne Jamison
Linda Marshall - Young Nun
Kathy Willow - Stewardess

Credit

Jonathan Latimer - Screenwriter; Arthur Marks - Director