June 11, 1960 [95] "The Case
of the Flighty Father"
Director William D. Russell
TeleplayJackson Gillis
When word gets out that Louisa Holbrook
died leaving her eighteen-year-old daughter Trudy with
$10 million, the door is left open for men claiming to be
Trudy's long-lost father.
The first claimant (played by Hayden
Rorke, the shrink on "I Dream of Jeannie")
appears right after Louisa's funeral, and Trudy falls for
him hook, line, and sinker. The rest of Trudy's family is
less than thrilled, especially her blind uncle Lawrence
(played by silent screen hero Francis X. Bushman), the
only one who knew Trudy's real father.
Then private investigators locate
another man claiming to be Trudy's father. But
before old uncle Lawrence can decide who is the impostor,
someone crunches him with a poker. As Trudy's
fingerprints are on the murder weapon, and she admits to
having had a fight with her uncle, Tragg arrests her for
murder. Naturally, Perry must clear her.
Trudy HolbrookAnn Benton (defendant)
Jay Holbrook Number One (actual)Hayden Rorke
Lawrence KingFrancis X. Bushman
(victim)
DavidHenry Beckman
Robert Smith, alias Jay Holbrook Number Two
(impostor)Francis De Sales
JudgeGrandon Rhodes
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