Despite the fact that it was first...
Despite the fact that it was first in the ratings, “Perry Mason’s Case of the Lady in the Lake†was a tired show and Raymond Burr a tired actor. He exhibited the emotional range of a guy waiting for a bus. The script was as full of holes as Swiss cheese, and there were enough “red herrings†to fill a Norwegian fishing boat.
Al Stoffel, Santa Monica
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