Warren William ... Perry Mason
Mary Astor ... Bessie Foley
Allen Jenkins ... Sgt. Holcomb
Grant Mitchell ... Claude Drumm
Helen Trenholme ... Della Street
Helen Lowell ... Elizabeth Walker
Dorothy Tree ... Lucy Benton
Gordon Westcott ... Arthur Cartwright
Harry Tyler ... Sam Martin - Taxi Driver
Arthur Aylesworth ... Sheriff Bill Pemberton
Russell Hicks ... Clinton Foley
Frank Reicher ... Dr. Carl Cooper
Addison Richards ... Judge Markham
James P. Burtis ... George Dobbs (as James Burtis)
Eddie Shubert ... Ed Wheeler
Harry Seymour ... David Clark
Don Brodie ... Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan ... Capt. Kelly (uncredited)
Bill Elliott ... Reporter in Courtroom (uncredited)
Frank Fanning ... Detective Driving Police Car (uncredited)
Jonathan Hale ... Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Eddie Hart ... Deputy (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Detective (uncredited)
Lightning ... Prince (uncredited)
Henry Otho ... Bailiff (uncredited)
Joe Sawyer ... Carl Trask (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Reporter with Camera in Courtroom (uncredited)
Monte Vandergrift ... Detective (uncredited)
Jack Wise ... Telegram Clerk (uncredited)

PERRY MASON -
THE CASE OF THE CURIOUS BRIDE(1935)

Another strong entry, but interestingly
the courtroom is not part of this at all! A

A review from IMDb.com:

This is the best of Warren William's
performances as Perry Mason, well directed
by Michael Curtiz. This is nothing like
the PM you've seen from Raymond Burr,
and not exactly like the PM in the books,
either.

many scenes are hilarious, the french
accent and the onion scene being prime
examples. Olin Howland as the coroner
is priceless. - chyde

Warren William ... Perry Mason
Margaret Lindsay ... Rhoda Montaine
Donald Woods ... Carl Montaine
Claire Dodd ... Della Street
Allen Jenkins ... Spudsy Drake
Phillip Reed ... Dr. Millbeck
Barton MacLane ... Detective Lucas
Wini Shaw ... Doris Pender (as Winifred Shaw)
Warren Hymer ... Oscar Pender
Olin Howland ... Coroner Wilbur Strong
Charles Richman ... C. Phillip Montaine
Thomas E. Jackson ... Toots Howard (as Thomas Jackson)
Errol Flynn ... Gregory Moxley
Robert Gleckler ... Detective Byrd
James Donlan ... Detective Fritz
Mayo Methot ... Mrs. Florabelle Lawson
George Humbert ... Luigi
Henry Kolker ... District Attorney Stacey
Brooks Benedict ... Photographer with Toots (uncredited)
Frank Bull ... Police Broadcaster (uncredited)
Mary Cassidy ... Woman (uncredited)
Jack Cheatham ... Detective Byrd (uncredited)
G. Pat Collins ... Ferry Pilot (uncredited)
Nick Copeland ... Cab Starter (uncredited)
Gino Corrado ... Bartender at Luigi's (uncredited)
Walter Downing ... Train Conductor (uncredited) (voice)
Frank Fanning ... Detective Frank - at Morgue (uncredited)
Antonio Filauri ... Pierre - Luigi's Chef (uncredited)
Chester Gan ... Ping - Perry's Servant at Party (uncredited)
Sam Godfrey ... Morgue Assistant (uncredited)
George Guhl ... Paul - Police Typist (uncredited)
Paul Hurst ... Fibo Morgan - Florabelle's Cousin (uncredited)
Olive Jones ... Fremont Hotel Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Reporter (uncredited)
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson ... Big Man with Newspaper (uncredited)
Johnny Mailito ... Luigi's Doorman (uncredited)
A. Massilla ... Bartender (uncredited)
Tom McGuire ... Man Exiting Luigi's (uncredited)
Bruce Mitchell ... Policeman Joe - at Jail (uncredited)
David Newell ... Clerk at Train Station (uncredited)
Wheeler Oakman ... Detective Jones (uncredited)
Sam Rice ... Batender at Luigi's (uncredited)
Ky Robinson ... Policeman Clancy (uncredited)
Rosalie Roy ... Reporter (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno ... Greek Proprietor (uncredited)
Harry Seymour ... Burlesque Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock ... Reporter with Toots (uncredited)
Eddie Shubert ... Second Workman (uncredited)
Mary Treen ... Telegraph Office Clerk (uncredited)
Victoria Vinton ... Chorus Girl (uncredited)
Larry Wheat ... District Attorney's Secretary (uncredited)
Huey White ... Man Slugged by Spudsy (uncredited)
Leo White ... Tony - Waiter at Luigi's (uncredited)
Charles C. Wilson ... Ferry Captain (uncredited)
Harry Wilson ... Mug Bringing Oscar to Mason's (uncredited)
Tom Wilson ... First Workman (uncredited)

PERRY MASON -
THE CASE OF THE LUCKY LEGS(1935)

This has a lot of humor in it! In fact
almost too much! It is distracting from
the actual story! Still, not so much
that it isn't still a great movie! A-

A review from IMDb.com:

When I sat down to watch this I thought,
another Perry Mason movie. I have always
loved Perry Mason but this is the best damn
one you will ever see.

As well as having a great plot and whodunnit
side to it, it has got to be the funniest
movie you are ever likely to see. A classic
scene arises at the end of the movie when
Perry has gathered everyone together to
announce the killer, at the same time that
the doctor is giving him a physical.

If you are into comedy/whodunnit movies
then I highly recommend this one. - ClubSoda

Warren William ... Perry Mason
Genevieve Tobin ... Della Street
Patricia Ellis ... Margie Florence Clune
Lyle Talbot ... Dr. Bob Doray
Allen Jenkins ... Spudsy Drake
Barton MacLane ... Police Chief Bisonette (as Barton Mac Lane)
Peggy Shannon ... Thelma Bell
Porter Hall ... Col. Bradbury
Anita Kerry ... Eva Lamont
Craig Reynolds ... Frank Patton
Henry O'Neill ... District Attorney Manchester
Charles C. Wilson ... Police Officer Ricker (as Charles Wilson)
Joseph Crehan ... Detective Johnson
Olin Howland ... Dr. Croker
Mary Treen ... Spudsy's Wife
Joe Downing ... George Sanborne (as Joseph Downing)
Margaret Carthew ... Extra (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler ... Policeman in Hotel (uncredited)
Nick Copeland ... Airline Clerk (uncredited)
Don Downen ... Bellboy in Bar (uncredited)
Robert Dudley ... Contest Stage Manager (uncredited)
Helen Ericson ... Extra (uncredited)
Florence Fair ... Worried Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Roger Gray ... Detective (uncredited)
Kit Guard ... Elevator Operator (uncredited)
George Guhl ... Policeman Casey (uncredited)
Dell Henderson ... Detective Robinson (uncredited)
Bud Jamison ... Bartender (uncredited)
Jack Kennedy ... Policeman at Ambulance (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Betty McIvor ... Extra (uncredited)
Harry Mount ... Lakewood Hotel Bellboy (uncredited)
Ned Norton ... Lakeview Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Lee Phelps ... Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
John J. Richardson ... Empire Apartments Clerk (uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink ... Hotel Clerk Presenting Bill (uncredited)
Eddie Shubert ... Police Sgt. Martin (uncredited)
June Travis ... George's Lady Friend (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Airline Official (uncredited)
Leo White ... Waiter (uncredited)
Jack Wise ... Joker in Audience (uncredited)
Isabel Withers ... Diner Proprietress (uncredited)
William Worthington ... Audience Member Next to Patton (uncredited)

PERRY MASON -
THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS(1936)

This is all about Perry and Della's honeymoon!
Ok, not really! But it is a part of the story! A
man is killed and Perry gets fingered for it! A

A review from IMDb.com:

Perry Mason and Della Street marry at the
beginning. I don't think that ever happened
in the TV series.

This is a sleek, stylish movie, with good
acting and chic sets.

I had forgotten that Wini Shaw was in the
opening credits and was wondering who that
fabulous fatale femme could be. In a dark
wig she is very persuasive as the precursor
to the betraying woman of film noirs, which
would follow a few years later.

What a talent she was! - Handlinghandel

Warren William ... Perry Mason
Claire Dodd ... Della Street
Wini Shaw ... Eva Belter (as Winifred Shaw)
Bill Elliott ... Carl Griffin (as Gordon Elliott)
Joe King ... George C. Belter (as Joseph King)
Addison Richards ... Frank Locke
Eddie Acuff ... Spudsy Drake
Olin Howland ... Wilbur Strong
Dick Purcell ... Crandal
Kenneth Harlan ... Peter Milnor
Clara Blandick ... Judge Mary F. O'Daugherty
Ruth Robinson ... Mrs. Veite
Paula Stone ... Norma Veite
Robert Middlemass ... Police Sgt. Wilbur Hoffman
Stuart Holmes ... Digley
Carol Hughes ... Esther Linton
Eddie Shubert ... Detective Jones
Harry Semels ... A.G. 'Kicky' Kickopopolos
John Dilson ... Carl Atwood - Attorney (uncredited)
Don Downen ... Young Man in Locke's Office (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp ... Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Second Bailiff (uncredited)
Jack Low ... Prospective Client in Taxi (uncredited)
John Marston ... District Attorney Burns (uncredited)
Carlyle Moore Jr. ... Reporter Tiny Brewster (uncredited)
Pat O'Malley ... Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr. ... Officer Riley (uncredited)
Sam Rice ... Photographer (uncredited)
Dick Rush ... Police Detective (uncredited)
Tom Wilson ... First Bailiff (uncredited)

PERRY MASON -
THE CASE OF THE BLACK CAT(1936)

A new Perry! Cortez actually does a decent
job here! This is quite the game of cat and
mouse here, with many twists and turns! Pretty
decent flick! And Perry shows up in a court!
(BTW the cat is far from black!! It's a clico! A

A review from IMDb.com:

Excellent pre-Raymond Burr filming of a Perry
Mason novel! I was lucky enough to see this
on TCM (since it isn't on video). At first
I wasn't expecting much, but found Ricardo
Cortez to be an excellent Perry Mason! Why
Warner Brothers didn't keep him for other
movies in the series I don't know! That's
probably why Perry Mason wasn't that
successful until the tv series came along.
It would be nice to see this title on
DVD. - davelisalynch

Ricardo Cortez ... Perry Mason
June Travis ... Della Street
Jane Bryan ... Wilma Laxter
Craig Reynolds ... Frank Oafley
Carlyle Moore Jr. ... Douglas Keene
Bill Elliott ... Sam Laxter (as Gordon Elliott)
Nedda Harrigan ... Nurse Louise DeVoe
Garry Owen ... Paul Drake
Harry Davenport ... Peter Laxter
George Rosener ... Charles Ashton
Gordon Hart ... Dr. Jacobs
Clarence Wilson ... Mr. Shuster
Guy Usher ... District Attorney Hamilton Burger
Lottie Williams ... Mrs. Pixley
Harry Hayden ... Reverend Stillwell
Earl Askam ... Desk Officer (uncredited)
Frank Bruno ... Construction Foreman (uncredited)
Don Downen ... Newsboy (uncredited)
Kenneth Gibson ... Clerk (uncredited)
Sol Gorss ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Harrison Greene ... Worried Client (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton ... Bailiff (uncredited)
Milton Kibbee ... Brandon - Oafley's Butler (uncredited)
Paul Kruger ... Reporter (uncredited)
John Marston ... Judge Robert Fellows (uncredited)
Edward McWade ... Keene's Apartment Manager (uncredited)
Lyle Moraine ... Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Panzer ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink ... Mason's Driver (uncredited)
John Sheehan ... Sergeant Holcomb (uncredited)
Billy Wayne ... Poker Player (uncredited)
Claire White ... Woman (uncredited)
Tom Wilson ... Waffle Shop Construction Foreman (uncredited)

PERRY MASON -
THE CASE OF THE STUTTERING BISHOP(1937)

This last Perry Mason movie has yet another
new actor playing the part! And again he does
a good job! It's interesting that in the last
two movies there's no mention of the fact that
Perry and Della got married!! Anyway, another
good outing for the Perry Mason franchise! A

A review from IMDb.com:

As someone who has read all 82 of the Perry
Mason novels, I have to say that this is the
best I've seen of the Warner Brothers Perry
Mason films. Readers of Gardner's mysteries
will appreciate how faithfully the screen
writers were able to keep to the essentials
of the original plot in this short 70 minute
film.

This film is far superior to the turkeys WB
made with Warren William (although that's
not saying much.) And Donald Woods was more
like the literary Mason than Raymond Burr,
who was almost fat enough by the end of the
TV series to play Nero Wolfe!

And, of course, there's the great 1930's
atmosphere in this film, something the TV
series could never hope to
reproduce. - breckswordz

Donald Woods ... Perry Mason
Ann Dvorak ... Della Street
Anne Nagel ... Janice Alma Brownley
Linda Perry ... Janice Seaton
Craig Reynolds ... Gordon Bixler
Gordon Oliver ... Philip Brownley
Joseph Crehan ... Paul Drake
Helen MacKellar ... Stella Kenwood (as Helen McKellar)
Edward McWade ... Bishop William Mallory
Tom Kennedy ... Jim Magooney
Mira McKinney ... Ida Gilbert
Frank Faylen ... Charlie Downs
Douglas Wood ... Renald C. Brownley
Veda Ann Borg ... Gladys
George Lloyd ... Peter Sacks
Selmer Jackson ... Victor Stockton
Charles C. Wilson ... Hamilton Burger (as Charles Wilson)
Eddy Chandler ... Detective James Fleet (uncredited)
Don Downen ... Bellboy (uncredited)
Ray Flynn ... Dredge Man (uncredited)
Harry Fox ... Clerk (uncredited)
Gordon Hart ... Judge Knox (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... Renald's Butler (uncredited)
Lyle Moraine ... Western Union Witness (uncredited)
Jack Mower ... Second Detective (uncredited)
Wedgwood Nowell ... Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Paul Panzer ... Guiseppe - Waiter (uncredited)
John J. Richardson ... Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Cliff Saum ... Third Detective (uncredited)
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink ... Ambulance Helper (uncredited)
John Shelton ... Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
Louise Stanley ... Young Woman in Room 310 (uncredited)
Tom Wilson ... Yacht Club Attendant Watchman (uncredited)
Jack Wise ... Court Clerk (uncredited)
Dan Wolheim ... Policeman (uncredited)