Perry Mason (TV Series)

The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse (1957)

William Hopper: Paul Drake

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Quotes 

• Perry Mason : Could Jasper have killed Callender?

  Paul Drake : Perry, he was only in there ten seconds.

  Perry Mason : How long's it take to stick a sword into a man?

• [last lines] 

  [waiter gives Perry a package] 

  Perry Mason : [reading card]  "Just so you'll remember a grateful client, Lois. The real Cherie Chi Chi."

  [Perry opens the package to find a feather fan] 

  Paul Drake : Well, you won't be needing me again. From now on, you'll be well-covered.

• Perry Mason : It's going to be a rough one, Paul.

  Paul Drake : Yeah. Particularly since Lois Fenton's got to be guilty.

  Perry Mason : Well, I'm glad you're not going to be on the jury!

• Perry Mason : [Speaking to Paul by phone]  And Paul, I have one other job for you. I want you to find a horse.

  Paul Drake : A HORSE? Perry, for the love of Pete...

  Perry Mason : A 7-year-old Palomino quarter horse.

  Paul Drake : Why don't you go to bed like everyone else?

  [sighs; gets pencil and pad] 

  Paul Drake : Okay, it's a 7-year-old Palomino quarter horse, whatever that means.

• Police Lt. Arthur Tragg : Is this a Perry Mason job?

  Paul Drake : I have other clients than Mason

  Police Lt. Arthur Tragg : Oh, yes, but they never turn up the bodies that you two do.