Perry Mason: The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma (1959)
- Director(s):
- William D. Russell
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Synopsis of Perry Mason: The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma
In a most unusual episode, Perry Mason's client is his friend and business associate, private detective Paul Drake (William Hopper). After confronting Frank Thatcher (Bruce Gordon) for concealing evidence in a hit-and-run case, Paul knocks the man down--and is promptly rendered unconscious himself. When he awakens, Paul finds Thatcher dead and himself charged with murder. DA Burger (William Talman) is reluctant to prosecute, but does so anyway, making Perry's job even more emotionally draining than usual. Key players in the proceedings include singer Donna Kress (Vanessa Brown), with whom the very married Thatcher had been carrying on an affair, and the dead man's extremely wealthy father-in-law Henry Dameron (Basil Ruysdael). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Perry Mason: The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma
- Bruce Gordon - Frank Thatcher
- Robert Bice - Private Detective
- Vanessa Brown - Donna Kress
- Robert Cornthwaite - Anders
- Jennifer Howard - Judith
- Norman Leavitt - Ballistics Expert
- Kenneth MacDonald - Judge
- Basil Ruysdael - Henry W. Dameron
- George E. Stone - Court Clerk
- Ann Bellamy - Margo
- Sheila Bromley - Mrs. Colin
- James Callahan - 1st Policeman
- Dean Harens - Tad Dameron
- William Hughes - 2nd Policeman
- Robert Lieb - Joe Marsden
- Ralph Moody - Jacob Wiltzy
- Simon Scott - Charles Dameron
- Steve Stevens - Paper Boy
- Director(s):
- William D. Russell
- Writer(s):
- Al C. Ward, Jackson Gillis
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