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Perry Mason: The Case of the Prodigal Parent

on BBC Television

A film series starring Raymond Burr as the famous lawyer investigator created by Erle Stanley Gardner.
With Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins

Perry Mason has a strange and complex assignment when he is retained by a divorcee to defend her ex-husband on a murder charge. Circumstantial evidence, including his client's fingerprints on the death weapon, makes the case a difficult one.

Contributors

Character created by:
Erle Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason:
Raymond Burr
Della Street:
Barbara Hale
Paul Drake:
William Hopper
Hamilton Burger:
William Talman
Lt. Tragg:
Ray Collins

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