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| Monte Markham | ... |
Perry Mason
(15 episodes, 1973-1974)
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Sharon Acker | ... |
Della Street
(15 episodes, 1973-1974)
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Albert Stratton | ... |
Paul Drake
(15 episodes, 1973-1974)
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| Harry Guardino | ... |
Hamilton Burger
(14 episodes, 1973-1974)
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| Dane Clark | ... |
Lt. Arthur Tragg
(14 episodes, 1973-1974)
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This is the first Perry Mason series I've seen (since I wasn't even born when the original Raymond Burr starrer appeared) and saw it in its entirety (at least what the local station showed). Monte Markham may be a great stage actor, but he never found success on TV and this is why. He and the rest of the cast act like robots, mouthing lines with nary a trace of believability. Mason is supposed to be a criminal lawyer not a corporate one (I guess Markham forgot that). The best evidence of a live character there would be Harry Guardino's Ham(ilton) Burger. He's the only actor who looks the least uncomfortable with the role. The mysteries posed are good, almost Murder-She-Wrote-like quality. But the pace is too fast (though not by today's standards), the courtroom scenes (where the highest point of the drama is expected) are much too brief. If only they made them movies-of-the-month like Columbo or McCloud, there may have been a chance for this show to find its audience.