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Release Date:
21 September 1957 (USA)
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Plot:
A master attorney works difficult criminal cases for his clients. Full summary »
Plot Keywords:
Courtroom
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Perry Mason
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Secretary
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Clue
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Defense Lawyer
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Awards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys.
Another 1 win
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5 nominations
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(110 articles)
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 6 of 841) | Raymond Burr | ... | Perry Mason / ... (271 episodes, 1957-1966) |
 | William Hopper | ... | Paul Drake / ... (271 episodes, 1957-1966) |
| Barbara Hale | ... | Della Street (270 episodes, 1957-1966) |
| Ray Collins | ... | Lt. Tragg / ... (236 episodes, 1957-1965) |
| William Talman | ... | Hamilton Burger / ... (228 episodes, 1957-1966) |
| Lee Miller | ... | Sgt. Brice / ... (110 episodes, 1957-1966) |
Series Directed by | |||
| Arthur Marks | (76 episodes, 1958-1966) | ||
| Jesse Hibbs | (43 episodes, 1962-1966) | ||
| William D. Russell | (28 episodes, 1957-1960) | ||
| Christian Nyby | (13 episodes, 1957-1962) | ||
| Laslo Benedek | (9 episodes, 1958-1961) | ||
| Jerry Hopper | (9 episodes, 1961-1966) | ||
| Andrew V. McLaglen | (7 episodes, 1958-1960) | ||
| Bernard L. Kowalski | (6 episodes, 1961) | ||
| Allen H. Miner | (5 episodes, 1962-1963) | ||
| Harmon Jones | (5 episodes, 1963-1966) | ||
| Irving J. Moore | (5 episodes, 1963-1964) | ||
| Arthur Hiller | (4 episodes, 1958-1960) | ||
| Gerd Oswald | (4 episodes, 1958-1959) | ||
| Richard Kinon | (4 episodes, 1959-1965) | ||
| Francis D. Lyon | (4 episodes, 1962) | ||
| Lewis Allen | (3 episodes, 1958-1961) | ||
| Roger Kay | (3 episodes, 1958-1959) | ||
| Anton Leader | (3 episodes, 1958) | ||
| Earl Bellamy | (3 episodes, 1963) | ||
| Richard Donner | (3 episodes, 1964-1965) | ||
| Ted Post | (2 episodes, 1957-1958) | ||
| Buzz Kulik | (2 episodes, 1958-1959) | ||
| Walter Grauman | (2 episodes, 1959-1960) | ||
| William F. Claxton | (2 episodes, 1960) | ||
| Gerald Mayer | (2 episodes, 1960) | ||
| Robert Ellis Miller | (2 episodes, 1960) | ||
| James Sheldon | (2 episodes, 1960) | ||
| John English | (2 episodes, 1961) | ||
| John Peyser | (2 episodes, 1961) | ||
| Jack Arnold | (2 episodes, 1964-1965) | ||
| Vincent McEveety | (2 episodes, 1965) | ||
Series Writing credits | ||
| Erle Stanley Gardner | (254 episodes, 1957-1966) | |
| Samuel Newman | (37 episodes, 1958-1965) | |
| Jackson Gillis | (32 episodes, 1959-1966) | |
| Jonathan Latimer | (31 episodes, 1958-1965) | |
| Gene Wang | (23 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
| Robert C. Dennis | (22 episodes, 1958-1965) | |
| Seeleg Lester | (20 episodes, 1958-1960) | |
| Orville H. Hampton | (15 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Ernie Frankel | (11 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Milton Krims | (8 episodes, 1959-1965) | |
| Maurice Zimm | (8 episodes, 1959-1963) | |
| Robb White | (7 episodes, 1961-1965) | |
| Richard Grey | (6 episodes, 1957-1961) | |
| Sy Salkowitz | (6 episodes, 1960-1965) | |
| Al C. Ward | (5 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
| Sam Neuman | (5 episodes, 1958-1964) | |
| Robert Leslie Bellem | (5 episodes, 1961-1964) | |
| Francis M. Cockrell | (4 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Robert Bloomfield | (4 episodes, 1958-1960) | |
| Bob Mitchell | (4 episodes, 1961-1964) | |
| John Elliotte | (4 episodes, 1964-1966) | |
| William Bast | (4 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Harold Swanton | (3 episodes, 1957-1960) | |
| Laurence Marks | (3 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Donald S. Sanford | (3 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Lawrence L. Goldman | (3 episodes, 1959-1966) | |
| Sol Stein | (3 episodes, 1960-1961) | |
| Glenn P. Wolfe | (3 episodes, 1960-1961) | |
| Adrian Gendot | (3 episodes, 1961-1962) | |
| Philip Saltzman | (3 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| Marian B. Cockrell | (2 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Stirling Silliphant | (2 episodes, 1957) | |
| Herman Epstein | (2 episodes, 1958-1960) | |
| Ben Brady | (2 episodes, 1958) | |
| Stanley Niss | (2 episodes, 1958) | |
| Michael Morris | (2 episodes, 1960-1961) | |
| Helen Nielsen | (2 episodes, 1961-1962) | |
| Esther Mitchell | (2 episodes, 1962-1964) | |
| True Boardman | (2 episodes, 1962-1963) | |
| Arthur E. Orloff | (2 episodes, 1963) | |
| Mann Rubin | (2 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| Albert A. Vail | (2 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| Henry Farrell | (2 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Robert E. Kent | (2 episodes, 1966) | |
Series Produced by | |||
| Gail Patrick | .... | executive producer (271 episodes, 1957-1966) | |
| Arthur Marks | .... | producer / associate producer (144 episodes, 1959-1966) | |
| Art Seid | .... | producer (132 episodes, 1961-1966) | |
| Jackson Gillis | .... | associate producer / producer (115 episodes, 1961-1965) | |
| Ben Brady | .... | producer (64 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
| Sam White | .... | associate producer (63 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
| Seeleg Lester | .... | associate producer / producer (43 episodes, 1959-1961) | |
| Herbert Hirschman | .... | producer (28 episodes, 1959-1960) | |
| Robert Wechsler | .... | assistant producer (10 episodes, 1958) | |
Series Original Music by | |||
| Richard Shores | (56 episodes, 1964-1966) | ||
| Van Cleave | (7 episodes, 1962-1964) | ||
| Jerry Goldsmith | (2 episodes, 1959) | ||
| René Garriguenc | (2 episodes, 1964) | ||
Series Cinematography by | |||
| Frank Redman | (107 episodes, 1957-1964) | ||
| Robert G. Hager | (63 episodes, 1961-1963) | ||
| John M. Nickolaus Jr. | (56 episodes, 1964-1966) | ||
| Howard Schwartz | (18 episodes, 1963-1964) | ||
| Philip H. Lathrop | (2 episodes, 1961) | ||
Series Film Editing by | |||
| Richard Cahoon | (107 episodes, 1957-1966) | ||
| John Faure | (55 episodes, 1959-1963) | ||
| Richard W. Farrell | (33 episodes, 1957-1966) | ||
| Otto Meyer | (22 episodes, 1957-1961) | ||
| Al Clark | (12 episodes, 1963-1965) | ||
| George Hively | (3 episodes, 1966) | ||
| Paul Weatherwax | (2 episodes, 1958) | ||
Series Casting by | |||
| Harvey Clermont | (193 episodes, 1958-1966) | ||
| Marvin Schnall | (15 episodes, 1958-1959) | ||
Series Art Direction by | |||
| Lewis H. Creber | (249 episodes, 1957-1966) | ||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | (60 episodes, 1957-1959) | ||
Series Set Decoration by | |||
| Charles Vassar | (158 episodes, 1957-1963) | ||
| Carl Biddiscombe | (74 episodes, 1963-1966) | ||
| Walter M. Scott | (59 episodes, 1957-1959) | ||
| Sandy Grace | (9 episodes, 1963) | ||
Series Costume Design by | |||
| Charles Le Maire | (1 episode, 1960) | ||
Series Makeup Department | |||
| Annabell | .... | hair stylist (247 episodes, 1957-1966) | |
| Irving Pringle | .... | makeup artist (190 episodes, 1959-1966) | |
| Mel Berns | .... | makeup artist (34 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Dick Hamilton | .... | makeup artist (24 episodes, 1958-1959) | |
Series Production Management | |||
| J. Paul Popkin | .... | production supervisor (59 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
| Dewey Starkey | .... | production supervisor (55 episodes, 1959-1961) | |
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robert G. Stone | .... | assistant director (111 episodes, 1958-1966) | |
| Gordon A. Webb | .... | assistant director (69 episodes, 1961-1966) | |
| Morris Harmell | .... | assistant director (39 episodes, 1958-1961) | |
| Arthur Marks | .... | assistant director (15 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Maxwell O. Henry | .... | assistant director (9 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Wilbur McGaugh | .... | assistant director (3 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
Series Art Department | |||
| Ray Thompson | .... | properties / props / ... (251 episodes, 1957-1966) | |
Series Sound Department | |||
| Herman Lewis | .... | production sound mixer / sound mixer (188 episodes, 1959-1966) | |
| Gene Eliot | .... | sound effects editor / sound editor (87 episodes, 1958-1961) | |
| Robert O'Brien | .... | production sound mixer / re-recording mixer (26 episodes, 1958-1959) | |
| Alfred Bruzlin | .... | recordist / production sound mixer / ... (17 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Harry M. Leonard | .... | recording mixer / rerecording mixer / ... (17 episodes, 1957-1958) | |
| Roy Meadows | .... | production sound mixer / sound mixer (13 episodes, 1959) | |
| Eugene Irvine | .... | production sound mixer (4 episodes, 1958) | |
Series Casting Department | |||
| Harvey Clermont | .... | casting (24 episodes, 1958-1965) | |
| Marvin Schnall | .... | casting (3 episodes, 1958) | |
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Evelyn Carruth | .... | wardrobe supervisor / costumes / ... (185 episodes, 1959-1966) | |
| Edward McDermott | .... | wardrobe supervisor / costumes / ... (138 episodes, 1957-1965) | |
| Dick James | .... | wardrobe supervisor / wardrobe supervision (61 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
| W.T. Zacha | .... | wardrobe supervisor (42 episodes, 1959-1961) | |
| Bob Wolfe | .... | wardrobe supervisor / wardrobe (29 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
Series Editorial Department | |||
| Art Seid | .... | editorial supervisor / editorial supervision (61 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
Series Music Department | |||
| Fred Steiner | .... | composer: theme music (98 episodes, 1962-1966) | |
| Gene Feldman | .... | music editor (55 episodes, 1959-1961) | |
| Herschel Burke Gilbert | .... | music supervisor / conductor (25 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| Richard Shores | .... | conductor (10 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| Van Cleave | .... | conductor (7 episodes, 1962-1964) | |
| Lud Gluskin | .... | conductor (3 episodes, 1963-1964) | |
Series Other crew | |||
| Samuel Newman | .... | story consultant / script consultant (109 episodes, 1961-1965) | |
| M.E.M. Gibsone | .... | script supervisor (74 episodes, 1959-1962) | |
| Marshall Schlom | .... | script supervisor (65 episodes, 1963-1966) | |
| Gene Wang | .... | story consultant / story editor (57 episodes, 1957-1959) | |
| Cosmo Genovese | .... | script supervisor (56 episodes, 1957-1964) | |
| Art Seid | .... | assistant to producer (42 episodes, 1959-1961) | |
| Alice Young | .... | story editor / script editor (30 episodes, 1958-1959) | |
| Seeleg Lester | .... | story consultant / associate story consultant (30 episodes, 1959-1960) | |
| William E. Orr | .... | script supervisor (29 episodes, 1958-1959) | |
| Jackson Gillis | .... | story consultant (28 episodes, 1960-1961) | |
| Ernie Frankel | .... | story consultant (28 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Orville H. Hampton | .... | associate story consultant (28 episodes, 1965-1966) | |
| Robert Gary | .... | script supervisor (8 episodes, 1959-1962) | |
| Gertrude Bank | .... | stand-in: Barbara Hale (6 episodes, 1957-1964) | |
| George Rutter | .... | script supervisor (5 episodes, 1964-1965) | |
| Hazel W. Hall | .... | script supervisor (5 episodes, 1965) | |
| Lewis Jarrard | .... | script supervisor (3 episodes, 1958) | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1957-1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
- Paramount Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (season 1)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD) (season 2)
- Paramount Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD) (season 3)
- Paramount Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (season 4)
- Paramount Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (season 5)
- Super Channel (1998) (Japan) (TV)
- Viacom
- 20th Century Fox Studios filmed at
- Pacific Title title and opticals
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Runtime:
60 min | USA:60 min (271 episodes)
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Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (DVD) (2008)
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Trivia:
George E. Stone had the most credited guest appearances in the series with 45. He played the court clerk. Kenneth MacDonald and S. John Launer each had 32 guest appearances as judges.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: 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.See more »
Quotes:
Della Street:[a simple question] What do you know about art?
Paul Drake:[astonished] Me? I don't even know what I like!
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Paul Drake:[astonished] Me? I don't even know what I like!
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More than 40 years since the series debut, Perry Mason is still a classic, and is highly watchable today without seeming dated. The first half of the show tells the story of the events leading up to the murder and the preliminary investigation of the crime, while the second half of the hour dealt with the subsequent trial, where Mason exposed the truth in the courtroom. The plots were quite complex at times, but the writers also treated viewers with intelligence. The acting was superb by all, and even the bit players do an excellent job. Probably my favorite character was private detective Paul Drake, whom apparently could dig up any fact no matter how obscure within a short period of time. Much better than the 2 hour movies produced in the 1980s and early 90s, Perry Mason will always be a classic in the history of television.