SeriesTV-PG1957·52m·7.7

Perry Mason

Almost anyone is capable of a crime under certain circumstances.

MysteryDramaCrime

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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Cast

Raymond Burr

Perry Mason

Barbara Hale

Della Street

William Hopper

Paul Drake

William Talman

Hamilton Burger

Ray Collins

Lieutenant Tragg

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Status
Ended
Network
CBS
First aired
1957-09-21
Last aired
1966-05-22
Seasons
9
Episodes
271
Languages
English, French, Italian
Age rating
TV-PG
Production
Paisano ProductionsTCF Television ProductionsCBS

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drystyx

4/2/2023

8.0

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.