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Original Release
09/21/1957 on CBS
US Release
09/21/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Hopper | Paul Drake |
| Barbara Hale | Della Street |
| Raymond Burr | Perry Mason |
| William Talman | Hamilton Burger |
| Ray Collins | Police Lt. Arthur Tragg / Lieutenant Tragg |
| Richard Anderson | |
| Wesley Lau | |
| Lee Miller | Police Sgt. Brice |
| Wesley Lau | Police Lt. Andy Anderson |
| George E. Stone | Court Clerk |
Directors
Arthur Marks, Jesse Hibbs, William D. Russell, Christian Nyby, Jerry Hopper, Laslo Benedek, Andrew V. McLaglen, Irving J. Moore, Bernard L. Kowalski, Allen H. Miner, Harmon Jones, Gerd Oswald, Francis D. Lyon, Richard Kinon, Arthur Hiller, Lewis Allen, Richard Donner, Anton Leader, Roger Kay, Earl Bellamy, Vincent McEveety, Gerald Mayer, William F. Claxton, Ted Post, John Peyser, John English, Jack Arnold, Buzz Kulik, Walter Grauman, Robert Ellis Miller, James Sheldon, Gene Fowler Jr., Herbert Hirschman, Harry Harris, Charles F. Haas, Gilbert Kay, Charles R. Rondeau, Robert Sparr, Richard Whorf, Don Weis, James Goldstone
Writers
Erle Stanley Gardner, Gene Wang, Samuel Newman, Jonathan Latimer, Jackson Gillis, Robert C. Dennis, Seeleg Lester, Orville H. Hampton, Ernest Frankel, Alice Young, Maurice Zimm, Robb White, Milton Krims, Sy Salkowitz, Sam Neuman, Richard Grey, Al C. Ward, William Bast, Bob Mitchell, Robert Leslie Bellem, Francis M. Cockrell, Leslie Edgley, John Elliotte, Adrian Gendot, Philip Saltzman, Sol Stein, Lawrence L. Goldman, Glenn P. Wolfe, Laurence Marks, Esther Mitchell, Donald S. Sanford, Harold Swanton, Arthur E. Orloff, Henry Farrell, Herman Epstein, Stanley Niss, Mann Rubin, Helen Nielsen, True Boardman, Robert E. Kent, Michael Morris, Howard Browne, Albert A. Vail, Stirling Silliphant, Ben Brady, Robert Presnell Sr., Paul Franklin, Charles Lang, Walter Doniger, Joel Murcott, Marian B. Cockrell, William O'Farrell, Robert Warnes Leach, Kenneth M. Rosen, Sam Elkin, Dick Stenger, Robert Tallman, Marianne Mosner, William L. Stuart, Peter Martin, Joseph P. Lamont, Marshall Houts, Judson Philips, Ben Starr, Charles Dickens, Richard H. Landau, Richard Macaulay, Jay Dratler, Robert J. Shaw, Barry Trivers, Leo Townsend, Oliver Crawford, Don Brinkley, Edward J. Lakso, Jerome Ross, Robert Libott, Malvin Wald, Jack Jacobs, Milton Geiger, Russell S. Hughes, Milton S. Gelman, Philip MacDonald, Francis Rosenwald, Robert Kent
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| William Hopper | Paul Drake |
| Barbara Hale | Della Street |
| Raymond Burr | Perry Mason |
| William Talman | Hamilton Burger |
| Ray Collins | Police Lt. Arthur Tragg / Lieutenant Tragg |
| Richard Anderson | |
| Wesley Lau | |
| Lee Miller | Police Sgt. Brice |
| Wesley Lau | Police Lt. Andy Anderson |
| George E. Stone | Court Clerk |
| Ray Collins | Lt. Tragg |
| Don Anderson | Courtroom Spectator |
| Ray Collins | Lieutenant Tragg |
| S. John Launer | Judge |
| Kenneth MacDonald | Judge |
| Flower Parry | Courtroom Spectator |
| Richard Anderson | Police Lt. Steve Drumm |
| Edwin Rochelle | Courtroom Spectator |
| Willis Bouchey | Judge |
| Mitchell Rhein | Courtroom Spectator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gail Patrick | Executive Producer |
| Arthur Marks | Producer |
| Art Seid | Producer |
| Jackson Gillis | Producer |
| Ben Brady | Producer |
| Sam White | Producer |
| Seeleg Lester | Producer |
| Herbert Hirschman | Producer |
| Robert Wechsler | Producer |
Editors
Richard Cahoon, John Faure, Richard W. Farrell, Otto Meyer, Al Clark, George Hively, Paul Weatherwax, Roy V. Livingston, Clarence Kolster
Trailers
Perry Mason
Perry Mason: 50th Anniversary Edition (Clip 2)
Perry Mason: 50th Anniversary Edition (Clip 3)
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1966 | Emmy | Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Audio Engineering | Nominated |
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead) | Won |
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series | Nominated |
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Television | Nominated |
| 1961 | Golden Globe | Television Achievement | Won |
| 1960 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support) | Nominated |
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series | Won |
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series | Nominated |
| 1959 | Emmy | Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series | Won |
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Dramatic Series with Continuing Characters | Nominated |
