Perry Mason, a lawyer who had to play detective, window washer and a desperate game of blindman's buff…
Della Street, his confidential secretary…
Peter Brunold, who dropped his eye under embarrassing circumstances and wouldn't take a counterfeit…
Paul Drake, a drollfaced private detective, who got results by going without sleep…
Bertha McLane, a working girl with a cross to bear…
Harry McLane, her brother; a young embezzler with a doublecross to bear…
Hartley Basset, a money lender who wanted an eye for an eye and got a bloodshot glass one…
Arthur Colemar, his owleyed bookkeeper…
Sylvia Basset, Basset's browbeaten wife, who planted a gun and reaped a cell…
James Overton, Basset's chauffeurspy…
Dick Basset, Sylvia's hottempered son and protector and Basset's adopted heir…
Hazel Fenwick, who was beaten by a murderer, parked Perry Mason's car before a fire plug and vanished…
Sergeant Holcomb, Perry Mason's blunderingly ubiquitous opponent; a pennyshrewd, poundfoolish cop…
Hamilton Burger, the D.A., honest but stubborn…
Thelma Bevins, a hungry young lady with a unique job, who more than earned her wages…
Judge Winters, who was made to look ridiculous, but took it with a grin…