William Talman credited as playing...
Hamilton Burger
- Hamilton Burger: Well, Perry, what's the occasion? To the best of my knowledge, there's nothing pending between us.
- Perry Mason: No.
- Hamilton Burger: Social call?
- Perry Mason: I don't know exactly what kind of a call it is, Hamilton.
- Hamilton Burger: Well, maybe between us we can figure it out. Sit down.
- Perry Mason: I am... in a very curious predicament.
- Hamilton Burger: That's a switch. Traffic ticket?
- Perry Mason: No, a problem of ethics. If I tell you about it, would you be willing to regard it as privileged, so to speak. And not to be acted upon until a full investigation can be made?
- Hamilton Burger: Why, Perry, you know, as district attorney, I can't buy a pig in a poke like that.
- Perry Mason: All right, I'll present it hypothetically instead. So you won't have to promise anything. Agreed?
- Hamilton Burger: Well, I don't know how the taxpayers will react to my spending time listening to hypothetical problems, but... go ahead.