Perry Mason Was Everyone’s Favorite Lawyer – But Not All Fans Will Know These Off-Screen Secrets

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Ricardo Cortez was the second actor to portray Mason, appearing in the 1936 feature The Case of the Black Cat. However, author Gardner certainly wasn’t a fan and had previously done everything in his powers to try and prevent Cortez’s casting. No doubt much to Gardner’s satisfaction, Donald Woods was given the job a year later for The Case of the Stuttering Bishop.

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