Transition To TV
Radio's Mason has more in common, in all but name, with the daytime serial The Edge of Night than the prime time Perry Mason television show. As many radio serials moved to television, so was to be the destiny of Perry Mason. However, Gardner disagreed with the direction of the new show and pulled his support. The sponsor, Procter & Gamble hired the writers and staff of the Perry Mason radio series, the show was retooled, and it became The Edge of Night. The characters and setting were renamed. Erle Stanley Gardner eventually aligned himself with the nighttime courtroom drama.
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