Sam Drucker as a con man? Wally Brown of Brown and Carney in a bit part? Percy Helton (the drunken Santa Claus from "Miracle on 34th Street")? This episode is a IMDb lovers treasure.
Another familiar face, Skip Homeier plays Dr. Edley, a good doctor who is working to build a local community center when an old patient named Joe Widlock (Frank Cady) shows up and threatens to sue him for malpractice (he's willing to settle for $5,000 a ridiculously low figure in today's day and age). Looking to prove he didn't misdiagnose Widlock leads to a body buried in a flower bed and a murder charge that makes the doctor the prime suspect.
While the mystery is okay, the real treat is seeing old favorites like Frank Cady (wearing a toupee in one scene) play against type. Skip Homeier is always good and the underrated Peter Whitney also appears briefly as an angry red herring. Former top comedian Wally Brown has little more than a walk on, only about a dozen years after he was headlining "Zombies on Broadway" and other comedies with partner Alan Carney.
Another familiar face, Skip Homeier plays Dr. Edley, a good doctor who is working to build a local community center when an old patient named Joe Widlock (Frank Cady) shows up and threatens to sue him for malpractice (he's willing to settle for $5,000 a ridiculously low figure in today's day and age). Looking to prove he didn't misdiagnose Widlock leads to a body buried in a flower bed and a murder charge that makes the doctor the prime suspect.
While the mystery is okay, the real treat is seeing old favorites like Frank Cady (wearing a toupee in one scene) play against type. Skip Homeier is always good and the underrated Peter Whitney also appears briefly as an angry red herring. Former top comedian Wally Brown has little more than a walk on, only about a dozen years after he was headlining "Zombies on Broadway" and other comedies with partner Alan Carney.