Erle Stanley Gardner Trailers
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A writer was born in the city of Malden, Massachusetts, graduated from the Palo Alto High School in 1909 and entered the Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana; passed the examination of the state commission for the title of lawyer in 1911. In 1917 Gardner opens an attorney's office in Merced, California. A few years later, he moved to work in a sales agency, and five years later, in 1921, he opened a law firm, Sheridan, Orr, Drapo and Gardner, in Ventura, California. Gardner is gaining popularity with vivid presentations at court trials until 1933, but after the release of his first detective novel "The Case of Velvet Claws," it is decided to devote himself to the literature entirely. Gardner in 1946 founded and until the 1960s was one of the members of the committee "The Court of Last Hope," a human rights organization to review the death sentences. For a documentary about this organization, he was awarded the Edgar Poe Award of the American Association of Detective Writers in 1962 in the Grand Master nomination. Gardner also deserves to attract public attention (by publishing an article in the magazine "Life" in 1962) to the rock carvings of Lower California, some of which were later listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In addition, in 1968, together with Charles Hapgood, Gardner participated in the research of the so-called Akambaro figurines later unequivocally recognized as counterfeits of the 20th century. In 1968, Gardner married his longtime secretary Agnes Bethel (1902-2002), who became the prototype of Della Street, the secretary of the main literary hero Gardner, the lawyer of Perry Mason.
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Total trailers found: 42
08 May 1936
A lawyer changes from defending public enemies to bringing them to justice after his brother is killed.
01 December 1985
When his former secretary is accused of a murder, Perry Mason gives up a judgeship to defend her.
31 May 1993
The owner of the private detective agency Ilya Mirsky receives a tempting offer from the wife of media mogul Eva Lukachyova - he should not allow the leak of compromising information, which would deprive Eva of her multimillion-dollar inheritance.
10 April 1995
Attorney Bill McKenzie takes the case when his niece is framed for the murder of a popular and demanding sitcom star.
05 October 1935
A con man who stages phony "lucky legs" beauty contests and leaves town with the money is found with a surgical knife in his heart by Mason.
09 November 1994
The alleged suicide of a gubernatorial candidate triggers a series of mysterious deaths leading to the governor's mansion, and "Wild" Bill McKenzie, a friend of Perry Mason, is on the case.
19 February 1993
The owner of a cosmetics company is unveiling a new cream which she claims she's been using. She's been keeping her age a secret and now reveals that she's 60 and owes her appearance to the cream.
11 March 1990
Perry Mason ventures to Paris to defend a U.S. Marine Corps Captain accused of murdering a man suspected of being a Nazi SS Officer.
24 September 1991
An editor of a fashion magazine writes a column that destroys careers. She is also a brutal employer.
12 February 1989
Ken Malansky, a law student of Perry Mason's, is accused of murdering a fellow student. Perry is reluctant to take on his case as the victim was the son of a close friend.
24 May 1987
Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer David Hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his "friends" - an actress, a fortune-teller, David's private assistant and the two remaining staff at the hotel to discuss business.
17 December 1971
A small-town district attorney is saddled with several major investigations, including a gambler's murder and a possible insurance scam.
06 January 1991
Perry is at TV station "KGGY" to be interviewed but thanks to the interference of main anchor-person Brett Huston the interview is pulled.
11 February 1991
A gangster who has commited all kinds of crimes is accused to have killed his wife. As he was not the murderer in this case Perry Mason intents to find the killer.
21 January 1990
The chief suspects in the murder of an author are the numerous colleagues whom he continuously plagiarized.
23 February 1987
Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.
10 May 1994
A former associate of Perry Mason returns to handle the defense of a world-class chess player accused of murdering a prominent TV personality.
21 May 1993
Dr Sheila Carlin is good friends with Della who calls Perry in when she is being pestered by someone.
08 November 1986
An actor rigs a fake shooting on TV with the connivance of his friend, the show's host, but the practical joke goes wrong when the gun turns out to contain a live round.
30 September 1990
A young woman from Las Vegas wants Perry Mason to defend her father.
30 October 1992
Perry Mason is invited to the marriage of the daughter of an old friend of his. But after the ceremony the uncle of the bride is dead.
15 May 1988
A woman suddenly disappears after an early morning walk, and her husband is accused of murder.
20 May 1990
Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.
13 April 1935
After giving the District Attorney another stinging defeat, Perry plans to take a vacation in China. That is, he was, until Rhoda, his old flame, meets him at a restaurant.
09 April 1989
A young theatre director is accused of killing a more famous Broadway director. Perry takes his case.
29 May 1986
A priest is murdered and the main suspect is a nun.
04 October 1987
Perry investigates the murder of a former madam and uncovers a multimillion dollar banking fraud in the process.
26 February 1987
A wealthy businessman, Meredith Borden, is murdered. Two innocent people fall under suspicion – Borden’s secretary’s wife and a building contractor.
14 May 1991
David Katz is a world famous magician and he comes to Denver with his group to perform for a charity gala for disabled children.
05 May 1992
Sleazy talk show host Ted Mayne writes a tell-all book, which enrages and embarrasses several very prominent women.
09 November 1989
A hockey player of friend of Ken Malansky's is accused of murdering a team owner. Perry takes the case.
01 March 1992
A painter, believed to be dead, returns to make allegations that a gallery owner is selling counterfeits of his work.
31 October 1936
Lawyer Perry Mason is summoned to the Laxter mansion in the dead of night to write granddaughter Wilma out of invalid Peter Laxter's will, to keep her from marrying suspected fortune hunter Doug.
17 December 1993
Anthony Caruso, an old friend of Perry Mason, comes to Denver on the request of Dee Morrison. She's married to famed photographer David Morrison, who wants to shoot a photo featuring his former models.
15 November 1987
Perry is suing a gutter trash newspaper that is running a story about a love affair between him and Della.
10 February 1940
An elderly woman turns sheriff to clear her granddaughter of murder charges.
28 February 1988
Mason defends a man he had sentenced to prison when he was an appellate-court judge. Now, 18 months after the sentencing, a new witness turns up to prove the man's innocence.
29 November 1993
On the set of a popular daytime soap opera 'Mile High', actress Kris Buckner is being forced off by co-star Mark Stratton.
22 September 1934
A very nervous man named Cartwright comes into Perry's office to have the neighbor arrested for his howling dog.
01 January 1958
Odd-couple private detective team Bertha Cool and Donald Lam investigate a seemingly-simple infidelity case that leads to murder.
08 June 1937
A Bishop from Australia comes to Perry to ask him to take a case of a woman wrongly accused of manslaughter 22 years before.
03 July 1936
Perry and Della are finally married by his old friend, Judge Mary. They plan to go on a honeymoon, but before it can start, Perry is retained by a woman with a gun and $5000.
