Perry Mason

William Hopper, Raymond Burr, and Barbara Hale on the set of “The Case of the Clumsy Clown.”

Raymond Burr as Perry Mason, and Barbara Hale as Della Street in “The Case of the Missing Melody.”

Raymond Burr as Perry Mason and Barbara Hale as Della Street in “The Case of the Sulky Girl.”

“I remember hearing two directors at NBC discussing you (Raymond) one time, and one director said to the other one ‘Whenever you get stuck for a shot, just go in on Raymond Burr’s eyes.’” - Bobbie Wygant

Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale on the set of “The Case of the Desperate Daughter.”

Barbara Hale and Raymond Burr on the set of “The Case of the Buried Clock.”

Perry Mason: “Until I can try to push a few people into showing their hands, just deny that you killed him.”

Raymond Burr as Perry Mason and Barbara Hale as Della Street in “The Case of the Malicious Mariner.”

Della: “It isn’t the dinner.”

Yes. I’ve queued it to post at 7:30 pm today.

Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale on the set of “Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star.”

“The affection between the two performers was obvious. Raymond told me over lunch one day that he planned to end the series of movies with one in which Mason and Della finally got married. The films began to include genuine expressions of love between the characters, even a kiss or two (the original series had been much more coy about what was an obvious long ongoing relationship between boss and secretary).” - Max Allan Collins 

Thank you! 😁 That’s very kind of you to say. I’m glad you like this tumblr.