Raymond BurrPerry Mason
Barbara HaleDella Street
William HopperPaul Drake
William TalmanHamilton Burger
Ray CollinsLieutenant TraggWhy it may be worth watching
- Perry Mason combines Mystery and Drama storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.7/10 from 141 votes.
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Perry Mason
Almost anyone is capable of a crime under certain circumstances.
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Mystery, Drama, Crime. The available catalogue spans 9 seasons.
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A regional age classification is not currently listed. Metadata signals include violence or peril. Ratings vary by country; use this as a quick screening note rather than a complete parental guide.
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detectivebased on novel or booklawyerlos angeles, californiacriminal lawyer
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drystyxExternal review ·
In case you haven't heard, this TV series is about all time winner lawyer Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) and all time loser lawyer Hamilton Burger (William Talman). Along with wizened homicide investigator Tragg (Ray Collins), Burger is the opposing force to Perry, who helps his clients get away with murder. I mean, he gets them off by having someone else confess to the murder.
Helping Perry are his beautiful secretary Della Street (Barbara Hale) and wisecracking private eye Paul Drake (William Hopper).
These five are forever known by their iconic roles …
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In case you haven't heard, this TV series is about all time winner lawyer Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) and all time loser lawyer Hamilton Burger (William Talman). Along with wizened homicide investigator Tragg (Ray Collins), Burger is the opposing force to Perry, who helps his clients get away with murder. I mean, he gets them off by having someone else confess to the murder.
Helping Perry are his beautiful secretary Della Street (Barbara Hale) and wisecracking private eye Paul Drake (William Hopper).
These five are forever known by their iconic roles in this courtroom series.
What really drives this series is something called "atmosphere". In order to know what "atmosphere" is, one needs to watch this TV series. It defines "atmosphere".
And it need atmosphere, because a lot of what happens is really hard to believe, but the five iconic characters keep you interested, as do other recurring characters.
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