I just turned on the TV to watch some news, and Perry Mason was on. It has been on the same station every weekday in Portalnad Oregon for about 40 years. I never watch it, but I was curious because Raymond Burr was not the lawyer for the defense. All the cast members were there with the exception of Raymond Burr. The lawyer for the defense was Walter Pigeon. Does anyone remember seeing that episode? That is a good trivia question.Winston Allison
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Could it have been maybe the pilot for the series? Alot of times the pilot has different people.
No, I don't think it could have been the pilot because Perry Mason was mentioned several times and Walter pigeon who played the defense lawyer was named someone other than Perry Mason.All the regulars were in there, except for Raymond Burr. Winston Allison
..I do Remember the 'case' of the missing empties,..........where after a thorough search the final two were found in the back of the fridge,,,,,,,,,,,whew,......we thought we lost them for a while............... and then just when they thought they were safe,............someone finished them off,........this was also known as the 'Case of the Guilty PARTY'........................... http://www.storrer.com/masongardner/pmtvcastsingles.html
I think I found your answer, looks good: February 28, 1963 [172] "The Case of the Surplus Suitor" DirectorJesse Hibbs
TeleplayRobert C. Dennis
MusicVan Cleave Although just a corporation lawyer, Sherman Hatfieldplayed by Walter Pidgeontakes the job of defending Hollis Wilburn, a woman accused of murdering her uncle. Paul Drake is hired for the footwork. Interestingly, at one time in the early 1940s Pidgeon was almost hired to be the voice of Perry Mason in the popular radio series. Sherman HatfieldWalter Pidgeon
Hollis WilburnJoyce Bulifant (defendant)
John WilburnCarl Benton Reid (victim)
Vernon ElliotLinden Chiles
Gage McKinneyHayden Rorke Raymond Burr did not appear in this episode, as he was in the hospital for minor dental surgery at the time this show was filmed. Walter Pidgeon is the "guest lawyer" for this episode. Webmaster's Note: Perry did appear, briefly, in this episode. The Ona L. Hill biography of Burr states that he had intestinal surgery.
I recieved this from Second Avenue. Which I am pleased to pass along. I don't think any of us knew about this. Winston Allison
>Burr was hospitalized for dental surgery during the 1962-1963
>season, and four episodes were filmed with guest lawyers: Walter
>Pidgeon (The Case of the Surplus Suitor), Bette Davis (The Case of
>Constant Doyle), Hugh O'Brien (The Case of the Two-Faced Turnabout),
>and Michael Rennie (The Case of the Libelous Locket). When he came
>back, Burr filmed a tiny scene for each of them telling Della and
>Paul to help them out. This scene is often cut in syndication.
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