![]() +++ Speaking of the Pitkin Principle: The episode has a very Pitkin-like actor in it - Weaver Levy, who plays Jimmy. ++ "And a Bit of Justice Served?" One also wonders whether ESG took this opportunity to get even with the show's producers for having created the incredibly annoying David Gideon character several years earlier by bumping off a possible near-relation-C. ESG succeeded not only in giving the character three surnames, but in making his first name the least likely first name of the three. In that novel, the blackmailing murder victim's name is Collister Damon Gideon. + "Pitkin Cubed." Perhaps ESG's best use of the Pitkin Principle is found in "TCOT Phantom Fortune" (1964)-a later novel never adapted for TV. Thus, Hartwell Pitkin becomes Harry Pitkin in this episode. The producers and/or writers of the series probably thought that many of these names were so preposterous that, when they adapted the novels for TV, they often gave the characters actual first names. In Gardner's "TCOT Cautious Coquette," for example, the chauffeur's name was Hartwell Pitkin. This was often accomplished by giving a character two surnames, one of which became the character's first name. The Pitkin Principle: Erle Stanley Gardner had a knack, in the original novels, for creating character names that were highly unusual, to say the least. Kipp Hamilton did leave us too early, but at least she got to perform "The Words Get Stuck in My Throat" in the Russ Tamblyn movie sensation, "War of the Gargantuas." Ed Zoerner, 1/12/23. Sadly, Kipp Hamilton who played Elaine Barton (Pitkin) in this one, was diagnosed with and had a long battle with breast cancer, and died at the young age of 45 on Januat her home in Beverly Hills, California. She appeared 10 times on the original Dragnet, 16 times on Dragnet 1967, and even in the Dragnet movie. Virginia Greg was a prolific old time radio actress, and a favorite of Jack Webb. ![]() Virginia Greg makes the first of five appearances on Perry playing Sheila Cromwell. ++ The music that Steven Argyle is playing on his organ when Perry makes his second visit sounds like the Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven. + The background music for the pool scene mentioned above, is also in another three episodes: Crimson Kiss, Fan Dancer and Crying Cherub. The background music for the pool scene can be heard as a song playing in the murder room and elsewhere in #85, TCO Paul Drake’s Dilemma. ![]() If you look over her right shoulder you can see the 1957 white Corvette parked at the club that Paul drives later in the show. ++ Speaking of cars, at the 38 minute mark of the DVD of this episode, Perry is at the country club talking to Sheila Cromwell. + California & 5G were Above the JPE 098 on the plate. Submitted by catyron, November 20, 2020.Ĭorrection: Despite being driven by a uniformed chauffeur, that '57 Caddy is merely a Series Sixty Special. + "Sasha Magaloff" is now known to be the actor Mitchell Rhein. Sasha Magaloff is next to Sheila in court. Sightings: Distinguished Gentleman #1 is the court reporter. Uncredited Actors: Lee Miller as a courtroom spectator on Perry's side. Odd that Harry Pitkin would (falsely) claim he found the right front fender damaged while parked in Beverly Hills. Steven Argyle's limo is a dark '57 Cadillac. From The Cars by Greg Cockerill.Īctually, the light colored Cadillac (license JPE098) is a 1956 Sedan De Ville as seen at the country club, along with a 1957 Buick Roadmaster convertible. CARS: 1957 Cadillac convertible, black w/ black & white int., top down (Mason), 1956 Corvette, white, top down (Drake), 1957 Cadillac series 75 limo, light color.
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