Dr Edley's medical office is located in/near Los Angeles. The murder weapon was supposedly found in an outdoor incinerator -- but incinerators were banned and ordered removed in both the city and county of Los Angeles in 1957, 4 years before the airing of this episode.
There is no glass in Mrs. Osborn's eyeglasses; they're just frames.
This is not a goof. This is intentional. When filming, they do not have glass in eyeglasses because the lights will reflect off the lenses and cause problems when filming. For example, you would not be able to see the person's eyes clearly. This is a standard that continues to this day.
This is not a goof. This is intentional. When filming, they do not have glass in eyeglasses because the lights will reflect off the lenses and cause problems when filming. For example, you would not be able to see the person's eyes clearly. This is a standard that continues to this day.
When Perry tells Paul to check page 2 of the paper, Paul instead turns to page 3 because page 2 of his copy of the paper is blank. It was obviously a prop that was printed on the wrong page because it would have been too cumbersome for Paul to flip to page 2 then turn the paper over for the camera shot.
Roger Gates' domicile is referred to repeatedly as an old farmhouse. It is, in fact, a fairly posh looking hillside house that isn't on or even near any farmland.
Perry tells Paul to look at page 2 on the newspaper, but Paul turns to page 3, where the article about the murder is.