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PERRY MASON: THE CASE OF THE SPURIOUS SISTER {THIRD SEASON PREMIERE} (TV)

Summary

One in this series of dramas, based on the novels by Erle Stanley Gardner, about the cases of trial attorney Perry Mason, who proves his clients' innocence by solving the crimes himself, with assistance from his savvy secretary Della Street and private investigator Paul Drake. In this episode, Mason defends a man charged with murdering his wife after she demanded a divorce and money. Commercials deleted.

Details

  • NETWORK: CBS
  • DATE: October 3, 1959 Saturday 7:30 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:51:37
  • COLOR/B&W: B&W
  • CATALOG ID: T82:0365
  • GENRE: Drama, legal
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Drama, legal
  • SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1957-1966
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Gail Patrick Jackson … Executive Producer
  • Herbert Hirschman … Producer
  • Seeleg Lester … Associate Producer
  • Arthur Marks … Associate Producer, Director
  • Maurice Zimm … Writer
  • Erle Stanley Gardner … Based on characters created by
  • Raymond Burr … Cast, Perry Mason
  • Barbara Hale … Cast, Della Street
  • William Hopper … Cast, Paul Drake
  • William Talman … Cast, Hamilton Burger
  • Ray Collins … Cast, Lt. Tragg
  • Karl Weber … Cast, Bruce Chapman
  • Mary La Roche … Cast, Grace Norwood
  • Marion Marshall … Cast, Ginny Hobart
  • Marianne Steward … Cast, Helen Sprague
  • Peggy Knudsen … Cast, Marie Chapman
  • James Seay … Cast, Ralph Hibberly
  • Charles Cooper … Cast, Greg Evans
  • Robert Osterlock … Cast, Walter Sprague
  • John Launer … Cast, Judge
  • Charles Davis … Cast, Hotel Clerk
  • Michael Fox … Cast, Autopsy Surgeon
  • Nancy Evans … Cast, Switchboard Operator
  • Sam Edwards … Cast, Cashier
  • George E. Stone … Cast, Court Clerk