Della Street andPerry Mason have a romance. Does he Marry her?
Everyone who knows me knows that I am a big fan of Della Street.My grandma introduced me to the original show from the 1950s and 60s when I was a kid and I have been watching the movies ever since.I liked her more for her skills, her style, and her elegance.She was brought to life by a group of people from the 1930s to the 50s, and ultimately by my favorite, Barbara Hale.
Della Street and her boss, attorney-at-law Perry Mason, were in The Case of the Velvet Claws.After the first novel, Della was a little more feistier, but still as skillful and loyal as in the following eighty-one whodunits.It was made clear from the start that Della had an influence on Perry that was a little deeper than that of an employer and his confidential secretary.Their cases were always supported by their friend, private eye Paul Drake, and the couple never went beyond an ardent kiss.Proposing to her a couple of times,Perry Mason was generally turned down by his irreplaceable office pearl who understood that he wasn't the type to settle down, nor was she willing to spend her life without him in a large home as a housewife and mother.She stuck it out with him through hundreds of cases in the books and movies.
Della got married to her boss once in Warner Brother's very free version of The Case of the Velvet Claws, even though she was a little altered in the adaptation.In the films of the 1930s and 1940s, Della Street was often involved in taking flight from the police on radio.With television being a more conservative medium in the late 1950s, Barbara Hale did not get to flirt with Raymond Burr's Perry as much as her predecessors, but thanks to their on screen chemistry and her intuitive acting, the seething romance between Della and Perry continued.
In the original books, Della Street was described as beautiful, but she wore outfits that were appropriate for the office.As the Della Street who left a lasting impression on her audience, Barbara Hale wore outfits that were typical of the time between 1957 and 66: figure-hugging, feminine and always covering her knees.When Gail Patrick Jackson told Della not to follow every trend when the 60s came around, she stressed the classy elegance Ms. Hale had established for her TV persona.Della would combine her blouse or sweater with another skirt to change her outfits.Her trademark look can be pinned down to waist shirt dresses, pencil skirts, cardigans, and blouses that embellished her neck with a bow.Della replaced her mules with a pair of heels in the first season.As an accessory, Della often wore a pearl necklace or charm bracelet on her left wrist, while her little finger often showed the presence of a simple ring, matching her boss's own hand.Long before Carrie Bradshaw made it fashionable for a whole new generation, Della wore a necklace with her initials on it.
Barbara Hale and Raymond Burr continued the tradition of presenting Della as efficient, warmhearted and dressed to the nines after they returned to TV in the 1980s.Della wore over- knee skirts with stylish boots, turtleneck sweaters, blazer jackets, and two layers of pearls.Without changing her hair as much as on the original show, Della Street kept her curly hair, which added credibility to the on-screen depiction ofPerry Mason's associate.