Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Perry Mason "The Case of the Deadly Double"

Murray Hamilton played a nightclub owner "very friendly" with a "dame" with a twist in the first season of Perry Mason. 
Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958


Constance Ford and Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason

Contance Ford and Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason

Constance Ford and Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason


Murray Hamilton and fellow guest star Constance Ford were both 34 at the time this was filmed. Perry Mason, season 1, episode 24, "The Case of the Deadly Double" first aired March 1, 1958.

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton does his usual: wears a suit and tie, sits at a desk, smokes, looks awkward with a woman, retains his dignity being shorter than the other men, tries to cover his Southern accent and fails, makes those expressions you know from other performances, and has great hair. 

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton, Constance Ford, The Case of the Deadly Double

Murray Hamilton, Constance Ford, The Case of the Deadly Double
This being Perry Mason, Murray gets to do some courtroom drama, before he did "Anatomy of a Murder"

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

My favorite Murray Hamilton character performance being in "The Drowning Pool," I felt it here:
Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

His "Graduate" style outburst, nearly a decade before:

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958

Murray Hamilton on Perry Mason The Case of the Deadly Double 1958




Murray Hamilton's birthday

101 years since the birth of character actor Murray Hamilton