He directed many theatre productions in New York, Los Angeles and in regional theater. He performed hundreds of stage roles as an actor. Įllenstein had over 200 television appearances.
He also directed television with an episode of the 1960s sitcom, Love on a Rooftop, and many live television episodes.
He also made three guest appearances on The Untouchables, five appearances on The Wild Wild West, four on Ironside, and five on Mission: Impossible. He appeared in two episodes of the WWII drama, Combat!, first in 1965 in "The Tree of Moray" and in 1966 he was in the episode "Counterplay". 3x23 The Case of the Slandered Submarine. They argue over a proposed business deal with another designer, Henry De Garmo, which Flavia rejects on the air. After one of the biggest names in fashion is poisoned after embarassing her husband on TV, the husband is not rightly the prime suspect. McBride in "The Case of the Madcap Modiste." In 1965 he played a character curiously of 65 years of age (in obviously inadequate makeup) in a second season episode of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. 'The Case Of The Madcap Modiste' 1960 Plot Summary Flavia Pierce, fashion designer, and her husband/partner Charles appear on a celebrity television show to promote their upcoming preview of the new line. In 1957 he played defendant John Addison in "The Case of the Vagabond Vixen." In 1959 he played murder victim Arthur Cartright in "The Case of the Howling Dog," and in 1960 he played Medical Examiner Dr. Īmong his television appearances, Ellenstein guest starred in three episodes of Perry Mason. In 1961, he played the mobster Legs Diamond in an episode of NBC's 1920s crime drama The Lawless Years with James Gregory. Ellenstein made his first film in 1954 ( MGM's Rogue Cop), he was featured in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. I'd sure like to.A veteran of the "Golden Age" of live television (he played Quasimodo in a live Robert Montgomery Presents (1950) version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"), for the same show played the lead in "A Case of Identity", later turned into the film The Wrong Man (1956), he was the first actor to play Albert Einstein on television. So, it's been over 40 years and I STILL remember this episode.Įven though I watched Perry Mason until it went off in 1966, I never saw this scary episode again. The Case of the Singing Skirt: Sat Mar 12, 1960: 19: The Case of the Bashful Burro: Sat Mar 26, 1960: 20: The Case of the Crying Cherub: Sat Apr 09, 1960: 21: The Case of the Nimble Nephew: Sat Apr 23, 1960: 22: The Case of the Madcap Modiste: Sat Apr 30, 1960: 23: The Case of the Slandered Submarine: Sat May 14, 1960: 24: The Case of the. She scared the crap out of me, looking exactly like my nursery school teacher, Mrs. The model had to put the broach in her mouth when dressing (it was designed that way on purpose) so she poisoned herself.Īt any rate, Perry Mason found this out and the old lady broke down and confessed, wailing miserably. At any rate, the old crusty designer of the clothes or seamstress or whoever she was (an old lady) turns out to be the killer when she designed a broach that had poison in it and she designed a dress that the model had to put on with the broach. Lucky, The Untouchables, The Fugitive, Mission: Impossible, Bonanza, Have Gun Will Travel, My Favorite Martian and Dick Tracy.
#THE CASE OF THE MADCAP MODISTE TRIAL#
A fashion model was murdered (poisoned) and Hamilton Burger has the wrong suspect (a rival model, I think the girl who was in that turkey "MISSILE TO THE MOON" movie). The girlfriend of a designer goes on trial for the murder of a rival designer who had stolen her boyfriends designs for a new line of swimwear. In 1960 he played Henry De Garmo in the 'Case of the Madcap Modiste,' and in 1963 he played murderer and newspaper editor Victor Kendall in 'The Case of the Witless Witness,' He also appeared in Peter Gunn, Mr. Does anyone know the episode name? I'd like to see it again. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. I wasn't supposed to watch PERRY MASON as a kid (past my bedtime, I think) but a baby sitter let me stay up and I watched the following episode.
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