December 6,1958 [48] "The Case
of The Purple Woman"
Director Gerd Oswald
TeleplayRobert Bloomfield and Gene Wang
Cigar-smoking art collector Rufus
Varner claims to own an original "Van Hooten"
called The Purple Woman. He's too embarrassed to
admit he was sold a fake by art dealer Milo Gerard and
Aaron Hubble, a burnt-out, boozed-up painter. Gerard's
wife, Evelyn, suspects her husband will try to pin the
fraud on her. She needs Perry's advice and later his
courtroom expertise when Milo is murdered and she becomes
the prime suspect.
There is a classic scene in this
episode: In a close-up of Perry discussing the case with
his client in jail, the light's reflection caught in his
eye becomes a gleaming little triangle; the shot is held
for some time and has an intense effect.
Milo GerardGeorge MacReady (victim)
Evelyn GirardBethel Leslie
(defendant)
HubbleRobert H. Harris
JudgeEdwin Jerome
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