May 21 , 1964 [211] "The Case
of the Ugly Duckling"
Director Arthur Marks
TeleplayRichard Landau
Alice Trilling's deceased father left
behind a strange will. His successful toy company would
be left to herbut with a catch: She must be
married, or close to it, within a year's time. Until
then, her wheelchair-bound Uncle Harry and a board of
executors would be in charge.
Trouble is, Alice is ugly as sin, and
she's the first one to say so. An artist begins some
preliminary wooing, but Alice is unimpressed until she
sees a portrait he's painted of her. Suddenly, Alice is
happy. But love is fleeting. It seems that Uncle Harry is
playing matchmaker behind the scenes for reasons of his
own. Now a woman scorned, Alice confronts her uncle and
pushes his wheelchair, toppling it. She quickly flees the
scene, but when Harry is found dead, Alice is arrested.
This is a tough one for Perry, because even Alice thinks
she's guilty.
Alice TrillingAnne Whitfield (defendant)
Natalie GrahamConstance Towers
Albert CharltyReginald Gardiner
Talbot SparrMax Showalter
Harry TrillingFord Rainey (victim)
JudgeS. John Launer
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