I watched a 1958 Perry Mason tonite.....oh the irony

[tyroneweaver]

So the concluding scene was Della entering the office and said, "which one of you handsome gentleman is going to take me out to lunch?"
Perry Mason (raymond burr) replies, "I will."
Paul Drake (william Hopper) replied,"well I guess I just get left out don't I?"
To which Perry Mason (raymond burr) replied to Paul Drake (william hopper) . "sorry paul, you're not my type."

... and then it dawned on me.. LOL

I wonder if that was just a natural event, or one of the writers that knew was making a dig.

 

[Moonglow]

So the concluding scene was Della entering the office and say, "which one of you handsome gentleman is going to take me out to lunch?"
Perry Mason (raymond burr) replies, "I will."
Paul Drake (dennis Hopper) replied,"well I guess I just get left out don't I?"
To which Perry Mason (raymond burr) replied. "sorry paul, you're not my type."

... and then it dawned on me.. LOL

That lunch was less than a dollar?

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

So the concluding scene was Della entering the office and said, "which one of you handsome gentleman is going to take me out to lunch?"
Perry Mason (raymond burr) replies, "I will."
Paul Drake (william Hopper) replied,"well I guess I just get left out don't I?"
To which Perry Mason (raymond burr) replied to Paul Drake (william hopper) . "sorry paul, you're not my type."

... and then it dawned on me.. LOL

I wonder if that was just a natural event, or one of the writers that knew was making a dig.

Gas was under .40 cents a gallon? ..or were they able to walk/wheel to the diner?

 

[rampart]

So the concluding scene was Della entering the office and said, "which one of you handsome gentleman is going to take me out to lunch?"
Perry Mason (raymond burr) replies, "I will."
Paul Drake (william Hopper) replied,"well I guess I just get left out don't I?"
To which Perry Mason (raymond burr) replied to Paul Drake (william hopper) . "sorry paul, you're not my type."

... and then it dawned on me.. LOL

I wonder if that was just a natural event, or one of the writers that knew was making a dig.

many of mason/s shows end with that little wrap up at the office scene. most are one liners at how cheap drake is or assurances that burr will pick up the tab.

great show by the way. my wife loves it.

 

[hjmick]

It is widely believed that Raymond Burr was gay, thus the OPs question about the "dig" in the closing line of the scene. Though Burr never confirmed his sexuality while living, the posthumous evidence could be considered overwhelming. Not that it matters...

'Perry Mason' Star Raymond Burr Hid His Sexuality All Life & Had a Secret Partner of 35 Years

Raymond Burr is famous for his starring roles as Perry Mason in the television drama "Perry Mason" but is also known as the actor who hid his sexuality from the world throughout his life.

news.amomama.com

And Ironside was in a wheelchair, not Mason.

 

[Auld Phart]

So the concluding scene was Della entering the office and said, "which one of you handsome gentleman is going to take me out to lunch?"
Perry Mason (raymond burr) replies, "I will."
Paul Drake (william Hopper) replied,"well I guess I just get left out don't I?"
To which Perry Mason (raymond burr) replied to Paul Drake (william hopper) . "sorry paul, you're not my type."

... and then it dawned on me.. LOL

I wonder if that was just a natural event, or one of the writers that knew was making a dig.

actually, Paul was more Perrys type than Della.

 

[Auld Phart]

Gas was under .40 cents a gallon? ..or were they able to walk/wheel to the diner?

Gas was under .40 cents a gallon?

yes

 

[rampart]

It is widely believed that Raymond Burr was gay, thus the OPs question about the "dig" in the closing line of the scene. Though Burr never confirmed his sexuality while living, the posthumous evidence could be considered overwhelming. Not that it matters...

'Perry Mason' Star Raymond Burr Hid His Sexuality All Life & Had a Secret Partner of 35 Years

Raymond Burr is famous for his starring roles as Perry Mason in the television drama "Perry Mason" but is also known as the actor who hid his sexuality from the world throughout his life.

news.amomama.com

And Ironside was in a wheelchair, not Mason.

living the undercover life of a pre stonewall homosexual must be great practice for actors.
burr was a great actor. who could have done a better "godzilla " ?

hopper was also in a few of those svengoolie creature features. maybe a giant praying mantid?

 

[hjmick]

living the undercover life of a pre stonewall homosexual must be great practice for actors.
burr was a great actor. who could have done a better "godzilla " ?

hopper was also in a few of those svengoolie creature features. maybe a giant praying mantid?

The Deadly Mantis, 1957

 

[rampart]

The Deadly Mantis, 1957

i love those movies. the destruction of tokyo is always the best part

 

[Moonglow]

i love those movies. the destruction of tokyo is always the best part

The Mantis was after Washington DC and New York city.

 

[rampart]

The Mantis was after Washington DC and New York city.

i think i fell asleep somewhere in the arctic, where a cold blooded predatory insect would be sure to thaw out.