Introduction: America's lawyer -- 1. Pretrial motions -- 2. Order in the Court -- 3. The law according to Mason -- 4. The case of the overdetermined auteur -- Conclusion: the Defense rests
Summary
An exploration of the enduring popularity of the television series Perry Mason and its universal reputation as the most formulaic program in the history of broadcast television
Bibliography
Filmography and videography: pages 113-120
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-11) and index
