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Clips from Perry Mason - The Case of the Purple Woman (S02E02)

TV Series 1957 –2023 Season 2, Episode 9 60 min ★ 7.6/10 (32,014 ratings) 1,086 clips
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You must feel like Alexander the Great,
"You must feel like Alexander the Great,"
Perry Mason
There will always be new worlds. Cigar?
"There will always be new worlds. Cigar?"
Perry Mason
It has been destroyed.
"It has been destroyed."
Perry Mason
Where did you obtain this painting?
"Where did you obtain this painting?"
Perry Mason
Answer me, Girard.
"Answer me, Girard."
Perry Mason
Who would believe that the great Rufus Varner
"Who would believe that the great Rufus Varner"
Perry Mason
has been taken in by a fraud?
"has been taken in by a fraud?"
Perry Mason
( chuckles )
"( chuckles )"
Perry Mason
that I've been working on The Purple Woman there
"that I've been working on The Purple Woman there"
Perry Mason
No.
"No."
Perry Mason
Evelyn, would you be good enough to...?
"Evelyn, would you be good enough to...?"
Perry Mason
Then I'll go to the newspapers.
"Then I'll go to the newspapers."
Perry Mason
I believe you tried that once before.
"I believe you tried that once before."
Perry Mason
( door closes )
"( door closes )"
Perry Mason
he needn't resort to this kind of thing.
"he needn't resort to this kind of thing."
Perry Mason
But that doesn't mean
"But that doesn't mean"
Perry Mason
Oh? I understood he bought this picture from you.
"Oh? I understood he bought this picture from you."
Perry Mason
Mr. Gordon, you understand the relationship
"Mr. Gordon, you understand the relationship"
Perry Mason
Evelyn, this is Wayne Gordon, best art critic in town.
"Evelyn, this is Wayne Gordon, best art critic in town."
Perry Mason
( intercom buzzes )
"( intercom buzzes )"
Perry Mason
will you entertain Mr. Gordon?
"will you entertain Mr. Gordon?"
Perry Mason
Tonight. I promise.
"Tonight. I promise."
Perry Mason
Well, since you wouldn't talk to me,
"Well, since you wouldn't talk to me,"
Perry Mason
Darling, you should be more careful.
"Darling, you should be more careful."
Perry Mason
A nice, juicy divorce has a certain appeal.
"A nice, juicy divorce has a certain appeal."
Perry Mason
Or do you think the very Reverend Dr. Bates
"Or do you think the very Reverend Dr. Bates"
Perry Mason
No.
"No."
Perry Mason
I don't know if that's one of her inventions.
"I don't know if that's one of her inventions."
Perry Mason
Three, they found your fingerprints
"Three, they found your fingerprints"
Perry Mason
Oh, I don't know. I didn't realize what I was doing.
"Oh, I don't know. I didn't realize what I was doing."
Perry Mason
And then I remembered about the letters.
"And then I remembered about the letters."
Perry Mason
He was my first employer.
"He was my first employer."
Perry Mason
I never wanted to work for anybody else.
"I never wanted to work for anybody else."
Perry Mason
Does the name Hubble mean anything to you?
"Does the name Hubble mean anything to you?"
Perry Mason
According to Mrs. Girard,
"According to Mrs. Girard,"
Perry Mason
I don't like your attitude.
"I don't like your attitude."
Perry Mason
Is that such an achievement?
"Is that such an achievement?"
Perry Mason
but that wouldn't take very much.
"but that wouldn't take very much."
Perry Mason
( mysterious theme playing )
"( mysterious theme playing )"
Perry Mason
Now let's come to the point, Mr. Mason.
"Now let's come to the point, Mr. Mason."
Perry Mason
Mr. Varner...
"Mr. Varner..."
Perry Mason
Better too.
"Better too."
Perry Mason
Take my advice.
"Take my advice."
Perry Mason
Oh. You obviously know more about the man than I do.
"Oh. You obviously know more about the man than I do."
Perry Mason
Now, would you be willing to testify for the defense?
"Now, would you be willing to testify for the defense?"
Perry Mason
the place burned to the ground.
"the place burned to the ground."
Perry Mason
I did. I have just seen Laslo Kovac.
"I did. I have just seen Laslo Kovac."
Perry Mason
( spectators murmuring )
"( spectators murmuring )"
Perry Mason
( gavel bangs )
"( gavel bangs )"
Perry Mason
in the course of business, is that not correct?
"in the course of business, is that not correct?"
Perry Mason
Yes.
"Yes."
Perry Mason
Did you see the defendant on that trip?
"Did you see the defendant on that trip?"
Perry Mason
Yes, sir.
"Yes, sir."
Perry Mason
before she was able to reach you.
"before she was able to reach you."
Perry Mason
She thought her husband had involved her in a fraud.
"She thought her husband had involved her in a fraud."
Perry Mason
Your witness.
"Your witness."
Perry Mason
Well, Mrs. Girard was afraid
"Well, Mrs. Girard was afraid"
Perry Mason
of being involved in a lawsuit
"of being involved in a lawsuit"
Perry Mason
I'm inclined to agree with you, Mr. Mason.
"I'm inclined to agree with you, Mr. Mason."
Perry Mason
Yes, sir. She told me his name was Aaron Hubble.
"Yes, sir. She told me his name was Aaron Hubble."
Perry Mason
( suspenseful theme playing )
"( suspenseful theme playing )"
Perry Mason
Yes. For what purpose?
"Yes. For what purpose?"
Perry Mason
Your Honor, would you please instruct this witness
"Your Honor, would you please instruct this witness"
Perry Mason
Well, I was curious to hear
"Well, I was curious to hear"
Perry Mason
And what was the defendant's response to that?
"And what was the defendant's response to that?"
Perry Mason
Thank you, Mr. Hubble. That's all. Your witness.
"Thank you, Mr. Hubble. That's all. Your witness."
Perry Mason
That's right.
"That's right."
Perry Mason
You testified that Mr. Girard was alone
"You testified that Mr. Girard was alone"
Perry Mason
when you came to the Girards' home that night.
"when you came to the Girards' home that night."
Perry Mason
He said he had come to discuss a painting.
"He said he had come to discuss a painting."
Perry Mason
I submit I have the right to pursue this matter
"I submit I have the right to pursue this matter"
Perry Mason
He used to visit me there and discuss my work.
"He used to visit me there and discuss my work."
Perry Mason
Your Honor, may we approach the bench?
"Your Honor, may we approach the bench?"
Perry Mason
And defense counsel has adroitly insinuated evidence
"And defense counsel has adroitly insinuated evidence"
Perry Mason
to destroy the credibility of the witness.
"to destroy the credibility of the witness."
Perry Mason
Very well, Your Honor.
"Very well, Your Honor."
Perry Mason
Of course, I was happy to accept.
"Of course, I was happy to accept."
Perry Mason
KOVAC: One moment, please.
"KOVAC: One moment, please."
Perry Mason
JUDGE: Bring that man forward.
"JUDGE: Bring that man forward."
Perry Mason
held in contempt of court? I'm not gonna stand here
"held in contempt of court? I'm not gonna stand here"
Perry Mason
You might as well make it $25,000.
"You might as well make it $25,000."
Perry Mason
to his sister describing this painting.
"to his sister describing this painting."
Perry Mason
who had a slight cast on her left eye.
"who had a slight cast on her left eye."
Perry Mason
it gave the portrait an interesting quality.
"it gave the portrait an interesting quality."
Perry Mason
that this painting be examined scientifically.
"that this painting be examined scientifically."
Perry Mason
But I'd welcome such tests.
"But I'd welcome such tests."
Perry Mason
You will make the necessary arrangements, Mr. Burger.
"You will make the necessary arrangements, Mr. Burger."
Perry Mason
and the pigments are the same as those Van Hooten used.
"and the pigments are the same as those Van Hooten used."
Perry Mason
Well, indirectly.
"Well, indirectly."
Perry Mason
I'd put it right behind another painting
"I'd put it right behind another painting"
Perry Mason
and signed by you. That is your signature?
"and signed by you. That is your signature?"
Perry Mason
Yes.
"Yes."
Perry Mason
that you own a Van Hooten called The Purple Woman.
"that you own a Van Hooten called The Purple Woman."
Perry Mason
Do you think anyone could fool me with a forgery?
"Do you think anyone could fool me with a forgery?"
Perry Mason
Yes.
"Yes."
Perry Mason
It was worthless. Completely worthless.
"It was worthless. Completely worthless."
Perry Mason
how did it feel to be taken in by a fifth-rate hack,
"how did it feel to be taken in by a fifth-rate hack,"
Perry Mason
Girard thought it was so good, he had it in his office,
"Girard thought it was so good, he had it in his office,"
Perry Mason
right next to a Renoir.
"right next to a Renoir."
Perry Mason
He was a scoundrel and a cheat.
"He was a scoundrel and a cheat."
Perry Mason
You just got me a million dollars' worth of publicity.
"You just got me a million dollars' worth of publicity."
Perry Mason
You saw Doris on the stand, Della.
"You saw Doris on the stand, Della."
Perry Mason
just as it was Varner's.
"just as it was Varner's."
Perry Mason
I am.
"I am."
Perry Mason
in the true administration of justice."
"in the true administration of justice.""
Perry Mason
( noirish jazz theme playing )
"( noirish jazz theme playing )"
Perry Mason
( crickets chirping )
"( crickets chirping )"
Perry Mason
Yes, Mr. Kovac, there are more.
"Yes, Mr. Kovac, there are more."
Perry Mason
I've got the finest collection of Van Hootens
"I've got the finest collection of Van Hootens"
Perry Mason
in the United States.
"in the United States."
Perry Mason
weeping because there are no new worlds to conquer.
"weeping because there are no new worlds to conquer."
Perry Mason
That's where you're wrong, Mr. Kovac.
"That's where you're wrong, Mr. Kovac."
Perry Mason
Thank you.
"Thank you."
Perry Mason
There must be, um,
"There must be, um,"
Perry Mason
a dozen Van Hootens that have never been discovered.
"a dozen Van Hootens that have never been discovered."
Perry Mason
Believe me, they have been lost forever.
"Believe me, they have been lost forever."
Perry Mason
What about The Purple Woman?
"What about The Purple Woman?"
Perry Mason
Well, I've got a little surprise for you.
"Well, I've got a little surprise for you."
Perry Mason
It's incredible.
"It's incredible."
Perry Mason
Let's just say it became available.
"Let's just say it became available."
Perry Mason