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Perry Mason

Year:

1957

Duration:

60 min | USA:60 min (271 episodes)

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

IMDB rate:

8.3

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1957-09-21

Filming Locations: Chaplin Studios - 1416 N. La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Brian Donlevy

Mimsy Farmer

Anna-Lisa

Indus Arthur

Frances Bavier

Edgar Buchanan

Michael Constantine

Pamela Duncan

Penny Edwards

Harry Lauter

David Macklin

Margo

David McCallum

Ann McCrea

J. Edward McKinley

Susan Morrow

Kathleen O'Malley

Michael Parks

Kasey Rogers

Richard Rust

Perry Mason

Pippa Scott

Joan Staley

Rebecca Welles

Ilse Taurins

Judy Tyler

Martha Vickers

Leah Waggner

Ken Walken

Reba Waters

Raymond Burr

Perry Mason

Barbara Hale

Della Street

William Hopper

Paul Drake

Ray Collins

Lt. Tragg

William Talman

Hamilton Burger

Lee Miller

Sgt. Brice

Don Anderson

Courtroom Spectator / ... (114 episodes, 1957-1966)

Did you know?

Trivia

Even though for most of its run the show was filmed in black and white, there was one episode that was filmed in color, "The Case of the Twice-Told Twist". It was only shown the final season and wasn't syndicated with the rest of the package for over 20 years.

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Raymond Burr originally auditioned for the role of Hamilton Burger, but was chosen for the title role instead.

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Richard Anderson appeared in two episodes ("Case of the Accosted Accountant" and "Case of the Paper Bullets") as different characters before taking on the role of Lt. Steve Drumm in the final season.

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Goofs

In the episode "Case of the Crying Comedian", actress Sue Ane Langdon is seen sitting at the bar, then she comes down the stairs and moments later is seen sitting at the bar again.

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In "Case of the Grinning Gorilla", you can see the flesh underneath the eyes of the actor portraying the gorilla, especially in the close-ups.

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Quotes

Della Street: [a simple question] What do you know about art?

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Faq

Was there a board game based on this series?

Yes, "The Perry Mason Game" published in 1987 by TSR and now long out of print, was specifically based on this series. Images of Mason et al. on the box and game materials are made to look like Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Talman, and William Hopper. There are two cases to solve, "The Case of the Stuttering Bishop" from Season 2 (originally a novel by Erle Stanley Gardner) and "The Case of the Tandem Target" from Season 7. Both cases are simplified down to four possible suspects, and the guilty party is randomly determined by drawing cards in a manner akin to Clue (but the rest of the mechanics are very different). As a result, knowing who was guilty in the original episode is no help in winning the game.

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