Order In The Court

May, 2005

Perry Mason Raymond Burr as Perry Mason. Days in court: 1957 to 1993, including TV movies. Specialty act: This stolid, all-knowing defense attorney never failed to win a case, usually during a "surprise ending" when the actual culprit confessed on the stand. Verdict: Still TV's longest-running attorney, Mason made justice seem fair and made lawyers look like latter-day Sherlock Holmeses.The Defenders E.G. Marshall as Lawrence Preston. Days in court: 1961 to 1965. Specialty act: Marshal...

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