DWalt
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I remember that there was one actor who appeared as a member of the jury in almost every episode in which there was a jury. Most episodes did not show a jury in the courtroom.
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Perry Mason
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Barbara Hale !!!
I was surprised to see Barbera Hale as the romantic lead up in a lot of old Western movies
As for Perry losing: "Mason is known to have lost, in some form or manner, three cases—"The Case of the Terrified Typist," "The Case of the Witless Witness," and "The Case of the Deadly Verdict." Mason also loses a civil case at the beginning of "The Case of the Dead Ringer," partly due to being framed for witness tampering."
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I watched a lot of Perry Mason, with my grandmother. My favorite was always Paul Drake, the private detective. That dude was smooth.
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Raymond Burr was in many "B" gangster movies in the '40s and '50s (and a few westerns) long before Perry Mason; He was almost always a bad guy.
I've been a Perry Mason fan since high school. I have DVDs of the entire series and most of the books. Somewhere along the way I picked up The Perry Mason TV Show Book. It is a great reference book for the history of the show and the actors in it.
Another positive aspect of the Perry Mason series was the regular presence of some very attractive actresses. One of my favorites is Leslie Parrish:
If you don't remember her from Perry Mason, you may remember her from Star Trek:
Yowsah!!
If you don't remember her from Perry Mason, you may remember her from Star Trek:
Yowsah!!
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I have been watching reruns of Perry Mason also. I have noticed that there was a older lady that sets in the back row in the court. She wears glasses, a hat, and keeps her purse in her lap. She isn't in every show. The camera will sometimes zoom in on her. I figured she must be family to the producer.
Try to find a recognizable "character actor" from that general time period who never once was on Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, or Bonanza. Probably there are more who appeared in all three rather than those who were in none
Don't forget "The Untouchables."
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Also The Fugitive, Alfred Hitchcock, and Twilight Zone.
There was no point in having a Jury . The guilty party always confessed .
Many other shows too. Lenard Nimoy, John Banner, Verner Klemperer, and Boby Troupe that I can remember now.
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When growing up, Nana would always watch Perry Mason - never missed an episode and watched them over and over. Personally I can take it or leave it but have watched a few on Occassion. It's OK IMO but certainly not incredible.
After all the time I’ve spent in court over the years I can’t stand the show.
Now “Columbo” on the other hand is another one we enjoy, in fact I bought the DVD set just so we can watch it without commercials. (Even the Koreans liked watching Columbo.)
Now “Columbo” on the other hand is another one we enjoy, in fact I bought the DVD set just so we can watch it without commercials. (Even the Koreans liked watching Columbo.)
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My wife and I usually watch an episode each night of Perry Mason. She records them.
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Perry Mason was a classic. But you ought to read the backstory of Earl Rogers, the lawyer upon who Erle Stanley Gardner based him on. Geez! He made the fictional Mason look like a rank amatuer.
William Talman once commented about the Burger/Mason chess match saying that Burger "never really lost..." and that since both Mason and Burger were interested in justice first and foremost, catching the real culprit meant both won their cases.
If I had been Gardner, the backstory for Mason and Burger would've gone back to law school where they were friends and rivals as well as dorm mates. Their relationship would've been like many lawyers I've seen in court and similar to the coyote and sheepdog in the old Warner Bros. cartoons.
William Talman once commented about the Burger/Mason chess match saying that Burger "never really lost..." and that since both Mason and Burger were interested in justice first and foremost, catching the real culprit meant both won their cases.
If I had been Gardner, the backstory for Mason and Burger would've gone back to law school where they were friends and rivals as well as dorm mates. Their relationship would've been like many lawyers I've seen in court and similar to the coyote and sheepdog in the old Warner Bros. cartoons.
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