One of the great fictional detective and legal drama characters of the 20th century. Out of Los Angeles, California. He fights for his clients, whether they are likeable or not and goes well beyond what one would expect. He only does criminal law and does...
Della Street is Perry Masons secretary. When we first meet her, she is about 27. She has exceptional skills, and is devoted to her employer. She worries about his safety. Calls him Chief. The two are a close-knit team.more...
A veteran judge in the L.A. criminal division. Mason has appeared before him several times....
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City editor at The Chronicle."more...
A new client of the Mason legal practice. 27 years old. Nervous. Della Street thinks Crocker is a recent bride....
Paul Drake tells Perry Mason that a man of about 32 was following Helen Crocker....
A young woman. She answers the door at 128 East Pelton Avenue, Los Angeles....
A woman. A friend of Nell Brinley. Her maiden name was Rhoda Lorton - a nurse....
A young man. Lives at 2309 Hawthorne Ave in L.A. From Chicago. He is devoted to his father. Carl recently married Rhoda Montaine....
About 36. Genial, but watchful eyes. Living at 316 Norwalk Avenue - the Colemont Apartments. Rhodas former husband. AKA, Gregory Carey or Gregory Lorton.more...
A doctor at Sunnyside Hospital. Lives at 1928 Beechwood Street. His nurse is Mabel Strickland; he also has a Japanese manservant....
Carls father. Lives in Chicago. Very wealthy. Disapproves of Carls marriage to Rhoda. In his 60s.more...
L.A. police officers. Called to an incident on Norwalk Ave....
Lives on Norwalk Avenue with his wife, Ellen. Owns a chain of service stations....
She lives next door to Carl Montaine and his wife. Shes always watching the neighbourhood.more...
Perrys cooperative and observant cabbie spots a tail.more...
They are watching people at the L.A. airport including two Chronicle reporters....
He writes a letter to the editor....
He was admitted to Sunnyside Hospital with pneumonia....
He operates Otis Electric Company. Burly. His daughter Bertie helps in the shop....
A young woman who married a man named Gregory Freeman in L.A. She had been a stenographer and bookkeeper at a creamery....
A reliable man at Drake Detective Agency. He doesnt look like a detective.more...
Oscar is the brother of Doris Pender. Big. Staying at the seedy Greenwood Hotel....
With the Domestic Relations Dept. of the Superior Court....
Deputy District Attorney. He has a quick mind but can be hostile and competitive when Parry Mason is involved....
A young woman of perhaps 32. Tired eyes. She appears as a witness in court....
A juror who is dazed by the questions in Perrys examination of potential jury members.more...
Twenty-five years old. A night-shift employee of a service station....