tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post5122094720063478810..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: PERRY MASON: LOST AT WARNER BROTHERS Caftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-72859848642949808502020-12-11T13:53:25.606-08:002020-12-11T13:53:25.606-08:00TCM shows these movies from time to time, so keep ...TCM shows these movies from time to time, so keep your eyes open.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-51703599543571199842020-12-11T13:50:58.499-08:002020-12-11T13:50:58.499-08:00Indeed. Warren William was magnetic with his co-st...Indeed. Warren William was magnetic with his co-stars. I also agree that Gardner's personal knowledge of law are one of the things responsible for his great success.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-78975798114065192842019-09-22T13:22:26.131-07:002019-09-22T13:22:26.131-07:00What I like about all the Perry Mason dramatizatio...What I like about all the Perry Mason dramatizations is that the plot depends on actual legalities -- and Perry may skirt the very knife edge of the law but never crosses over. <br />Also, notice that Warren William could strike sparks with any female whatsoever? And in real life he was a devoted homebody who liked to tinker with inventions in his garage. Linda J. Sandahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287596876090761101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-55151640897678624662019-09-18T09:13:38.339-07:002019-09-18T09:13:38.339-07:00Wow that was super interesting! I've heard abo...Wow that was super interesting! I've heard about the tv show of course but not all these films! Virginie Pronovosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690434044034618183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-76763275790847611572019-05-02T04:40:06.269-07:002019-05-02T04:40:06.269-07:00I remember the legal issues surrounding Donna Reed...I remember the legal issues surrounding Donna Reed's arrival and departure from Dallas. I think the producers treated her horribly.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-35705594210320337392019-05-02T04:39:19.243-07:002019-05-02T04:39:19.243-07:00I remember those Matthau TV movies. They were exce...I remember those Matthau TV movies. They were excellent.<br /><br />I used to watch Efrem Zimbalist Jr. on The FBI, and my mom was a fan of 77 Sunset Strip. That's a classic show I should catch sometime. I really get a kick out of Zimbalist as Dandy Jim Buckley in guest appearances on Maverick. He looks like he's having so much fun.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-73864293463923972432019-05-01T21:26:12.266-07:002019-05-01T21:26:12.266-07:00I misspelled a name. It is EFREM ZIMBALIST. He was...I misspelled a name. It is EFREM ZIMBALIST. He was in a 2-hour LOVE BOAT with DONNA REED. Donna has a connection with KEN KERCHEVAL. She replaced BARBARA BEL GEDDES on a season of DALLAS as matriarch MISS ELLIE. Donna took over when Ellie came back from her honeymoon with Clayton (HOWARD KEEL). This was 1984-85 and then Barbara came back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-79620258435769744162019-05-01T21:09:51.480-07:002019-05-01T21:09:51.480-07:00Speaking of lawyers WALTER MATTHAU played lawyer H...Speaking of lawyers WALTER MATTHAU played lawyer HARMON COBB in 3 CBS Movies. THE INCIDENT and the others were AGAINST HER WILL, AN INCIDENT IN BALTIMORE and INCIDENT IN A SMALL TOWN. They aired in the early 90s and also starred HARRY MORGAN as JUDGE STODDARD BELL. SUSAN BLAKELY & ARIANA RICHARDS were in the first two as HARMONS daughter-in-law and granddaughter. STEPHANIE ZIMBALIST was in the last one as the daughter of the judge. Speaking of Miss Zimbalist do you know much of her dads work? I really like EFRAIM in the MURDER, SHE WROTE episode with DALE ROBERTSON, MARTIN MILNER, JANE GREER, & RICHARD ROUNDTREE. I also remember him from episodes of HOTEL as the brother-in-law of VICTORIA CABOT(ANNE BAXTER).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-24878783690090844142019-05-01T14:16:03.356-07:002019-05-01T14:16:03.356-07:00The movie whose title escapes you is The Big Heat....The movie whose title escapes you is The Big Heat. Yes, Trial was on my list. When I first saw it as a teenager, it influenced my attitude toward politics.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-34025997128632820922019-05-01T14:14:35.946-07:002019-05-01T14:14:35.946-07:00My crush on Warren William seems to bother the hub...My crush on Warren William seems to bother the hubby who insists on calling him Warren Williams.<br /><br />We are lucky that Olivia and Kirk are still around to know how much they are appreciated by fans. I hope Glenn Ford knew some of that prior to his passing.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-53367960552567345322019-05-01T13:08:39.751-07:002019-05-01T13:08:39.751-07:00Also GLENN FORD has a connection to mystery/suspen...Also GLENN FORD has a connection to mystery/suspense movies. I remember when you mentioned your favorite GLENN movies but I don't remember the name of the one where he played a cop and GLORIA GRAHAME was in it. Like the actors who played PERRY MASON, GLENN also played a lawyer in TRIAL(I believe it was on your list too.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-9490732274883446222019-05-01T12:57:00.310-07:002019-05-01T12:57:00.310-07:00WARREN WILLIAM was in IMITATION OF LIFE with CLAUD...WARREN WILLIAM was in IMITATION OF LIFE with CLAUDETTE COLBERT and he was also in a movie that you really like-LADY FOR A DAY. I saw the remakes-IMITATION OF LIFE with LANA TURNER and JOHN GAVIN(talk about glamour!) and POCKETFUL OF MIRACLES that I mentioned before with GLENN FORD & BETTE DAVIS. IMITATION OF LIFE was written by FANNIE HURST(another successful female author). Speaking of GLENN FORD today (May 1) he would have been 103. He was born in 1916-the same year that KIRK DOUGLAS and OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND were. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-44260628066583200742019-04-29T15:32:51.352-07:002019-04-29T15:32:51.352-07:00I did watch one season of Dallas, and for me at th...I did watch one season of Dallas, and for me at the time it was fun to see Ken Kercheval, whom I remembered from The Secret Storm even though I was a "tweener" at the time. How to Survive a Marriage was a really interesting show (even to a teenager), and deserved a longer run. <br /><br />Ken's two Perry Mason movies, and those Diagnosis Murder episodes really tie him to this discussion of mystery stories. Also, he was a very good and intriguing actor; always a joy to watch.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-67227910613354299722019-04-29T13:09:18.803-07:002019-04-29T13:09:18.803-07:00KEN KERCHEVAL(1935-2019), best known as CLIFF BARN...KEN KERCHEVAL(1935-2019), best known as CLIFF BARNES on the hit show DALLAS, was in a PERRY MASON TV-Movie, THE CASE OF THE DEFIANT DAUGHTER. He was the underdog on DALLAS. He was great as Cliff who started out as a lawyer. Pam, the sister of Cliff, married Bobby, the brother of J.R. EWING(LARRY HAGMAN). HAGMAN & KERCHEVAL were the only two who were on the show for the entire run. Ken also guest starred on DIAGNOSIS MURDER 4 times. (EARLIER he was in DIAGNOSIS OF MURDER, a TV-Movie that had DR. MARK SLOAN before the show was on.) I also remember him from an episode of IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT where he played a judge that was not a credit to his profession. It was kind of a mini-reunion of DALLAS because his wife was played by LOIS CHILES who had played HOLLY HARWOOD and the episode was directed by LARRY HAGMAN! I know you didn't watch DALLAS but Ken was in 3 daytime soap operas earlier. Did you see any of them? I believe they were SEARCH FOR TOMORROW, THE SECRET STORM and HOW TO SURVIVE A MARRIAGE. I am a big fan of both Ken and Larry. Ken did TV, movies and BROADWAY. He also did game shows and in 1986, I think, he hosted an Easter Parade on CBS with Susan Howard that Cliff was briefly paired up with her character DONNA CULVER KREBBS on DALLAS. Ken was nominated for 6 SOAP OPERA DIGEST Awards and won one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-76176770177752648592019-04-29T05:04:08.486-07:002019-04-29T05:04:08.486-07:00Thank you so much!
We are all lucky that the TV s...Thank you so much!<br /><br />We are all lucky that the TV series was made with the co-operation and contributions of Erle Stanley Gardner. All of the titles Warners adapted were later done again on TV. In the case of The Case of the Velvet Claws, I think they gave it a couple of go-rounds.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-80349636760785845542019-04-29T05:02:01.683-07:002019-04-29T05:02:01.683-07:00My goodness, we have name trivia for days! I'l...My goodness, we have name trivia for days! I'll throw in a contribution. Don Galloway was married twice, and both wives were named Linda.<br /><br />Margaret Lindsay was a leading lady at Warner Brothers in the 1930s. She appeared in four movies with James Cagney, and the studio kept her very busy. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-35073241513221674632019-04-28T19:19:19.581-07:002019-04-28T19:19:19.581-07:00This is a hugely entertaining post! I remember the...This is a hugely entertaining post! I remember the first time I saw CASE OF THE CURIOUS BRIDE and encountered Spudsy Drake. Ouch! Where’s William Hopper when you need him? Also, while I think Warren William makes a fine Philo Drake, he’s all wrong as Perry. Ditto for Donald Woods. So glad the TV show came along later. Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-89387460756377937012019-04-28T17:12:17.152-07:002019-04-28T17:12:17.152-07:00I want to correct a mistake. Margaret Lindsays sis...I want to correct a mistake. Margaret Lindsays sister was JANE GILBERT(not June). Also William & Jane had a daughter Joan in 1947. So there was his wife Jane and daughter Joan. Then later his second wife Jan. Like I stated earlier there were WILLIAM HOPPER, WILLIAM KATT & WILLIAM R. MOSES. There was WILLIAM TALMAN as HAMILTON BURGER so that's four. If you go back to the old movies there is WARREN WILLIAM as Perry. Even though that was his last name it is WILLIAM. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-87379375674363212572019-04-28T16:57:57.271-07:002019-04-28T16:57:57.271-07:00I looked up MARGARET LINDSAYS name the other day t...I looked up MARGARET LINDSAYS name the other day to see if I had seen her in anything. (Her name & picture is here because she was in the second PERRY movie.) She was in PLEASE DONT EAT THE DAISIES which starred DORIS DAY and she played the head nurse in TAMMY AND THE DOCTOR with SANDRA DEE. I also read that she had a sister who went by the stage name of JUNE GILBERT. June has three credits on imdb. June was married to WILLIAM HOPPER who played PAUL DRAKE on PERRY MASON. They were married from 1940 until their divorce in 1959.(Hopper was married to his second wife Jan from 1959 until his passing in 1970.) So Margaret was in a Perry movie with WARREN WILLIAM. Later her brother-in-law HOPPER got to be Paul Drake. William Hopper and his wife June got divorced two years after PERRY MASON came on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-34754209137774631032019-04-28T14:40:15.409-07:002019-04-28T14:40:15.409-07:00Funnily enough, I have been catching Mission Impos...Funnily enough, I have been catching Mission Impossible on a local television station and they have just reached the point where Casey is mentioned, but Mimi takes the lead on the assignment. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-31568849608001465582019-04-28T14:38:05.312-07:002019-04-28T14:38:05.312-07:00The Case of the Howling Dog is excellent, but it i...The Case of the Howling Dog is excellent, but it is an excellent B movie. Bette was right to try to protect her career at this point. <br /><br />I'm glad The Lone Wolf series came along giving Warren William a chance to cut his own place out in the movie detective universe. His nonchalant humour worked well in the role.<br /><br />Ha! I love the way your mind works. The Zink Brothers and the Mystery at Applegate Farm!Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-30134441020333882312019-04-28T13:22:02.703-07:002019-04-28T13:22:02.703-07:00I think the series entry THE CASE OF THE HOWLING D...I think the series entry THE CASE OF THE HOWLING DOG was the spur to Bette Davis' first revolt at the Warners studio. As I recall, she had received critical acclaim for "Of Human Bondage" and "Dangerous," and the studio then wanted to stick her into this B-level programmer, so she rebelled and was put on suspension. Warners doesn't seem to have had the luck with its Mason series that MGM had with the Thin Man; Warren William basically played the role as a joke. From what you say, it seems the series didn't really get serious until Donald Woods took on the role, and by then the studio had lost interest. Which seems too bad, as Mason was an interesting character. I remember the 1950s-60s TV version as quite dramatic (especially its opening theme music, which always sounded so sinister to me).<br /><br />BTW, I love your line, "It took me the entire movie to get used to Donald Woods moustache." Also that fascinating bit, that he and his brother were originally named Zink - I keep thinking what might have happened if they decided to do a double act billed as the Zink Brothers!grandoldmovieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773085288675763855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-10257459166378276122019-04-28T11:49:57.654-07:002019-04-28T11:49:57.654-07:00Speaking of Ironside BARBARA ANDERSON(Eve) did som...Speaking of Ironside BARBARA ANDERSON(Eve) did some episodes of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE as a new character(Mimi Davis) while LYNDA DAY GEORGE (Lisa Casey) was on maternity leave. Barbara was nominated for 3 Emmys for Ironside and won the first year. She was nominated every year but her last year on the show. If someone was talking about RAYMOND BURR and said Raymond and Barbara people would, of course, think of Miss Hale on PERRY MASON but they could be talking about Miss Anderson on IRONSIDE. Both Barbaras got to be on TV GUIDE different times with Raymond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-40175781790834569862019-04-27T15:50:03.898-07:002019-04-27T15:50:03.898-07:00I was very pleased, as a fan, that both Eve and Fr...I was very pleased, as a fan, that both Eve and Fran were featured in The Return of Ironside. I wish they had focused more on our favourite characters, but the thought that Raymond Burr wanted one more time with his friends from the show is very touching. In 1983 Raymond Burr, Don Galloway and Don Mitchell appeared on stage here in Toronto in a thriller called Underground. It was set on a subway train. My folks bought me tickets for the play. What a thrill!<br /><br />I enjoy those Perry Mason TV movies. They are the only thing that can make me nostalgic for the 1980s!<br /><br /><br /><br />Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-89497037821992745862019-04-27T12:07:14.052-07:002019-04-27T12:07:14.052-07:00Also he looked good with his beard in the PERRY mo...Also he looked good with his beard in the PERRY movies. It was always neat and well trimmed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com