The New Adventures of Perry Mason

Infobox Television
show_name = The New Adventures of Perry Mason


caption =
genre = Legal drama
creator = Erle Stanley Gardner
writer = Ernie Frankel
Erle Stanley Gardner
director = Murray Golden
Arthur Marks
Michael O'Herlihy
E.W. Swackhamer
starring = Monte Markham
composer = Earle H. Hagen
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 15
executive_producer = Cornwell Jackson
producer = Ernie Frankel
Art Seid
cons_producer = Gail Patrick
runtime = 60 mins.
channel = CBS
first_aired = September 16, 1973
last_aired = January 20, 1974
related = "Perry Mason"

"The New Adventures of Perry Mason" (sometimes referred to as "The New Perry Mason" or merely as "Perry Mason") is a revival of the long-running hit television series about Erle Stanley Gardner's brilliant defense attorney, but without the participation of any members of the original cast. It was broadcast by CBS, the same network which had aired the original series, during the 1973-74 season. A total of 15 episodes were produced and aired.

ynopsis

All of the original major characters of the original series appeared in the revival, along with Gertie, a receptionist seldom seen in the original (and played by Connie Cezon on the few occasions when she was), and the plots and their devices were along the lines of the original. However, the audiences were not of similar size and this revival was cancelled at midseason. (Note: this short-lived series is not to be confused with the long-running series of TV-movies which starred Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale from the original series, and which were originally aired from 1985 until shortly before Burr's death in 1993.)

Cast

*Monte Markham as Perry Mason
*Sharon Acker as Della Street
*Albert Stratton as Paul Drake
*Dane Clark as Lt. Arthur Tragg
*Harry Guardino as Hamilton Burger
*Brett Somers as Gertie Lane

Episodes

References

*Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows"

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