June 27, 1959 [69] "The Case
of the Lame Canary"
Director Arthur Marks
Teleplay Seeleg Lester
Story Erle Stanley Gardner's 1937
novel
Ruth Prescott wants to divorce her
husband Walter so she can be with true love Jimmy
MacLaine. After a brush with death, Ruth is convinced her
husband is trying to kill her. When Walter turns up dead
instead, the police believe Ruth shot him, but Perry
doesn't think so. A lame canary and unusual bruises on
the victim puzzle our young lawyer, if only momentarily.
Harry Jonson James Philbrook
Ruth Prescott Stacy Graham
(defendant)
Walter Prescott William Kendis
(victim)
Judge S. John Launer
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