Perry Mason
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Restless Redhead
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1957-09-21
Synopsis
Attorney Perry Mason's attractive client claims she was chased by a hooded man in a car. Now she's wanted for his murder...and hasn't been too honest about her past arrest as a jewel thief.
Pilot desk note
From the desk: Perry Mason opens its catalog run with “Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Restless Redhead” (1957-09-21). Invented the modern legal procedural's comfort contract with the audience. Raymond Burr's carefully managed public image is a masterclass in old Hollywood PR.
In the series
This episode is part of Perry Mason (1957–1966) on CBS.
Courtroom theater where the real killer always stood up — appointment justice.
Key cast
- Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
- Barbara Hale as Della Street
- William Hopper as Paul Drake
- William Talman as Hamilton Burger
- Ray Collins as Lt. Arthur Tragg
Also in season 1
- S01E02 Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece
- S01E03 Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Nervous Accomplice
- S01E04 Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Drowning Duck
- S01E05 Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Sulky Girl
- S01E06 Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Silent Partner
- S01E07 Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Angry Mourner