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Perry Mason is the longest running lawyer show in American television history. Its original run lasted nine years and its success in both syndication and made-for-television movies confirm its impressive stamina. Mason\'s fans include lawyers and judges who were influenced by this series to enter their profession. The Mason character was created by mystery writer Erle Stanley Gardner and delivered his first brief in the novel The Case of the Velvet Claws (1933). From 1934 to 1937 Warners produced six films featuring Mason. A radio series also based on Mason ran every weekday afternoon on CBS radio from 1944 to 1955 as a detective/soap opera. When the CBS television series was developed as an evening drama, the radio series was changed from Perry Mason to The Edge of Night and the cast renamed so as not to compete against the television series.


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November 16, 1957. CBS Television Network. Season 1 Ep.09: "The Case of the Vagabond Vixen". Veronica Dale hitches a ride toward Los Angeles with Edgar Ferrell, who makes an unsuccessful pass at her. When she arrives in LA, she gets a job with movie producer John Addison\\u2019s company. To complicate matters, Addison is having an affair with Ferrell\\u2019s wife Lorraine. Ferrell is murdered, and Addison is charged with the crime. Perry Mason must untangle all the threads. Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman. Director: Christian Nyby. Writer: Al C. Ward.\\xa0