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Mason is an example of a "highly formulaic" television series that has few equals of comparable success. It was developed by a production company, Paisano Productions, which was owned by Gardner.

The name ‘Paisano' is a direct reference to his ranch outside of Temecula, California: The Rancho del Paisano, which was, in turn, named for a character used by Gardner in a number of short stories in Argosy in the 1930s featuring a character named "El Paisano"  (a name that means friend).

This list was compiled by Val Zwirn.

                           Argosy Stories Written in Ventura, CA

1. The Law of Cactus Flats, Western novelette, approximately 1925.

 

2. A Mate for Effie, miscellaneous novelette, June 26, 1926

 

3. In Love and War, miscellaneous short story, July 24, 1926

 

4. The Mob Buster, Western short story, September 4, 1926.

 

5. On All Six, miscellaneous short story, September 25, 1926.

 

6. Rain Magic, miscellaneous novelette, October 20, 1928.

 

7. Bare Hands, Western novelette, November 10, 1928.

 

8. Monkey Eyes; miscellaneous novelette, serialized July 27 - August 3, 1929,

 

9. The Sky's the Limit, miscellaneous novelette, serialized December 7 and December 14, 1929.

 

10. Blue for Blooey, miscellaneous short stories, January 4, 1930.

 

11. Gold Blindness, Whispering Story novelette, March 8, 1930.

 

12. Fall Guy, Whispering Story novelette, March 22, 1930.

 

13. The Stone Frogs, Whispering Story short story, May 31, 1930

 

14. Golden Bullets, Whispering Story novelette, June 7, 1930

 

15. A Year in a Day, miscellaneous novelette, July 19, 1930.

 

16. The Valley of Little Fears, Whispering Story short story, September 13, 1930

 

17. Blood-Red Gold, Whispering Story novelette, September 20, 1930.

 

18. Written in the Sand, Whispering Story short story, October 25, 1930.

 

19. The Priestess of the Sun, Whispering Story short story, December 6, 1930

 

20. The Man with the Pin-Point Eyes, miscellaneous novelette, January 10, 1931.


21. Pay Dirt, Whispering Story novelette, April 25, 1931.

22. The Devil s Due, Major Brane novelette, May 23, 1931.

23. The Sign of the Sun, Whispering Story short story, June 27, 1931.

24. The Stamp of the Desert, Whispering Story short story, October 17, 1931.

25. Singing Sand, Whispering Story novelette, November 7, 1931.

26. The Human Zero, miscellaneous novelette, December 19, 1931.

27. The Whip Hand, Whispering Story novelette, January 23, 1932.

28. The Land of Poison Springs, Whispering Story novelette, April 9, 1932.

29. Strangle Holds, Major Brane short story, May 7, 1932.

30. Cold Turkey, Major Brane short story, June 4, 1932.

31. The Law of the Drifting Sand, Whispering Story novelette, August 20, 1932.

32. The Danger Zone, Major Brane novelette, October 15, 1932.

33. New Worlds, miscellaneous novelette, December 17, 1932.

34. The Pink Duck, Major Brane short story, December 31, 1932.

35. The Land of Painted Rocks, Whispering Story novelette, January 28, 1933.

36. The Law of the Rope, Whispering Story short story, March 11, 1933.

37. The Law of the Ghost Town, Whispering Story short story, April 22, 1933.

38. The Watchful Eyes of Taiping, Major Brane short story, May 27, 1933.

39. Carved in Sand, Whispering Story novelette, June 17, 1933.

40. Night Birds, El Paisano novelette, August 5, 1933.

41. The Big Circle, Whispering Story novelette, September 2, 1933.

42. Border Justice, El Paisano short story, November 11, 1933.

43. The Lizard's Cage, El Paisano novelette, February 10, 1934.

END of Argosy Stories Written in Ventura


44. The Ivory Casket, Major Brane novelette, March 17, 1934.

45. A Matter of Accounting, El Paisano novelette, April 21, 1934.

46. Proofs of Death, Major Brane novelette, May 12, 1934.

47. White Rings, Jax Bowman-White Rings novelette, June 30, 1934.

48. Sand Blast, Whispering Story novelette, July 21, 1934.

49. No Quarter, Jax Bowman-White Rings novelette, September 22, 1934

50. Strong Medicine, El Paisano novelette, January 26, 1935.

51. Bunched Knuckles, Jax Bowman-White Rings novelette, September 21, 1935.

52. Slated to Die, miscellaneous novelette, January 11, 1936.

                           53 DeMarigny's Famous Finger, article, serialized April - May 1948.

54. Is Clarence Boggie Innocent?, Court of Last Resort article, September 1948, first of a group of 75 articles.

55. Should Clarence Boggie be Pardoned?, Court of Last Resort article, October 1948.

56. The Keys Case, Court of Last Resort Letter, "Cooking with Dynamite" Department, October 1948.

57. Battle for a Man s Life, Court of Last Resort article, November 1948.

58. Argosy Uncovers Trail of Real Killer in Boggie Case, Court of Last Resort article, December 1948.

59. Argosy Seeks Truth About Missing Fingerprint, Court of Last Resort article, January 1949.

60. The Incredible Case of Clarence Boggie, Court of Last Resort article, March 1949.

61. The Affair of the Reluctant Witness, Jerry Bane short story, April 1949.

                          62. Are These Men Innocent?, Court of Last Resort article, August 1949.

                          63. Was Gross Railroaded?, Court of Last Resort article, September 1949.

                          64. Lay Off the Gross Case, Court of Last Resort article, October 1949.

65. A Practical Joke in Action, Court of Last Resort article, "Cooking with Dynamite" Department,             November 1949.

66. The Affair of the Pearl Princess, Jerry Bane novelette, November 1949.

67. Louis Gross Granted New Trial, Court of Last Resort article, "Cooking with Dynamite" Department, December 1949.

68. Your Court Visits Scotland Yard Victory for Court and Gross, Court of Last Resort article, January 1950.

69. What About the Real Murderer?, Court of Last Resort article, February 1950.

70. Will they be Freed?, Court of Last Resort article, March 1950.

71. The Innocent Must be Protected, Court of Last Resort article, April 1950.

72. A Dead Man Works for Justice, Court of Last Resort article, May 1950.

73. Crime Reconstruction Smashes Evidence, Court of Last Resort article, June 1950.

74. Come, Come, Gentlemen, Court of Last Resort article, July 1950.

75. Don t Hide the Facts, Court of Last Resort article, August 1950.

76. Witness for Hardy Breaks Case Wide Open, Court of Last Resort article, September 1950.

77. New Lie Test Proves Hardy Innocent, Court of Last Resort article, October 1950.

78. Hardy Case Nears Climax, Court of Last Resort article, November 1950.

79. Stay of Execution Granted Condemned Man, Court of Last Resort article, December 1950.

80. Two Men Wait, Court of Last Resort article, January 1951.

81. Court Hits Two Unjust Convictions, Court of Last Resort article, February 1951.

82. Court Probe Produces Evidence that Should Free a Man, Court of Last Resort article, March 1951.

83. Gentlemen of the Jury, Court of Last Resort article, April 1951.

84. Erle Stanley Gardner Reports, Court of Last Resort article, November 1951.

85. Erle Stanley Gardner s FBI Vets will Help Court, Court of Last Resort article, December 1951.

86. An Orchid for Gladys, Court of Last Resort article, March 1952.

87. Who Really Killed Helen Beavers?, Court of Last Resort article, October 1952.

88. The Strange Murder of Joann Dewey, Court of Last Resort article, November 1952.

89. Murder on the Apache Trail, Court of Last Resort article, December 1952.

90. The Eyes of Texas, Court of Last Resort article, January 1953.

91. The Case of the Autographed Corpse, Court of Last Resort article, February 1953.

92. Justice in High Gear, Court of Last Resort article, March 1953.

93. The Ideal Sleeping Bag, article, April 1953.

94. The Sixty-Four Dollar Question, Court of Last Resort article, May 1953.

95. The Trouble with Police, Court of Last Resort article, June 1953.

96. Ten Steps to Justice, (no author indicated), Court of Last Resort article, July 1953.

97. The Nightmare Deaths of Honolulu, article, July 1953.

98. The Ring of Death, Court of Last Resort article, August 1953.

99. The Prison Riot that Didn t Happen, Court of Last Resort article, October 1953.

100. New Developments, Court of Last Resort article, December 1953.

101. The Mystery of Landlady s Death, Court of Last Resort article, April 1954.

102. Murder in Las Vegas, Court of Last Resort article, May 1954.

103. A Restatement of Purpose, Court of Last Resort article, March 1955.

104. The Big House, Court of Last Resort article, April 1955.

105. Let s Fight for Justice, Court of Last Resort article, May 1955.

106. A Night on Skid Row, Court of Last Resort article, June 1955.

107. A Guy Called Bill, Court of Last Resort article, July 1955.

108. The Strange Case of Don Neal, Court of Last Resort article, August 1955.

109. The Impossible Homicide, Court of Last Resort article, September 1955.

110. The Case of the Phantom Firebug, Court of Last Resort article, October 1955.

111. The Affair of the Hysterical Witness, Court of Last Resort article, November 1955.

112. Time Out for Texas, Court of Last Resort article, December 4, 1955.

113. Tom Runyon: The Way Back, Court of Last Resort article, January 1956.

114. Citizen Firepower and the Case of Ernest Woodmansee, Court of Last Resort article, February 1956.

115. Write to Knight Tonight, Court of Last Resort article, March 1956.

116. The Purpose of Parole, Court of Last Resort article, April 1956.

117. Law-Enforcement at the Crossroads, Court of Last Resort article, May 1956.

                           118. The Tom Runyon Case: What Price Parole?, Court of Last Resort article, June 1956.

119. The Case of the Pear-Shaped Bloodstains, Court of Last Resort article, November 1956.

120. The Holman Case: A New Look, Court of Last Resort article, December 1956.

121. The Holman Case: Final Reckoning, Court of Last Resort article, January 1957.

122. The Coffin Case: A New Look, Court of Last Resort article, April 1957.

 

123. The Importance of Truth, Court of Last Resort article, May 1957.

124. The Dr. Sam Sheppard Case and Memo Re Runyon (His Death), Court of Last Resort article, June 1957.

125. Are the Sheppards Telling the Truth?, Court of Last Resort article, August 1957.

126. The Human Side of the Sheppard Case, Court of Last Resort article, September 1957.

127. The Sheppard Case Breaks Wide Open, Court of last Resort article, October 1957.

128. The Other Shoe in the Sheppard Case, Court of Last Resort article, November 1957.

129. Meet the Prosecutors, Court of Last Resort article, December 1957

130. The Court Salutes a Warden, Court of Last Resort article, March 1958.


131. The Impossible Murder, Court of Last Resort article, June 1958.

132. The Fork in the Road, Court of Last Resort article, September 1958.

133. The Murder Case Which Keeps Contradicting Itself, Court of Last Resort article, October 1958.

134. The Blonde in Lower Six, Ed Jenkins, book-length, September 1961.

 

 

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