Paul Drake (rugby League)
Paul Drake may refer to: *Paul Drake (character), a fictional private detective in the ''Perry Mason'' novels and TV series * Paul Drake (actor), American actor in the 1983 film ''Sudden Impact'' *Paul Drake, suspect in the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews On 19 February 2008, Shannon Louise Matthews (born 9 September 1998), a nine-year-old girl, was reported missing in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. The search for her became a major missing person police operation which was compared to the d ...

Paul Drake (character)
Paul Drake is a fictional private detective in the ''Perry Mason'' series of murder mystery novels by Erle Stanley Gardner. Drake is described as tall and slouching, nondescript (as suits his profession), and frequently wearing an expression of droll humor. He is friend and right-hand man to Mason, a highly successful criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles. Films Allen Jenkins played a variation on the Paul Drake character, referred to as Spudsy Drake, in two 1935 films based on Gardner novels, ''The Case of the Curious Bride'' and ''The Case of the Lucky Legs''. Eddie Acuff took over the Spudsy role in the 1936 film ''The Case of the Velvet Claws''. Garry Owen played the investigator, now known simply as Paul Drake, in 1936's ''The Case of the Black Cat'', and Joseph Crehan took over in 1937's ''The Case of the Stuttering Bishop''. Television In 1957, the CBS television network launched a ''Perry Mason'' series based on Gardner's characters, which ran until 1966. William Ho ...
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Paul Drake (actor)
Paul Drake may refer to: *Paul Drake (character), a fictional private detective in the ''Perry Mason'' novels and TV series * Paul Drake (actor), American actor in the 1983 film ''Sudden Impact'' *Paul Drake, suspect in the kidnapping of Shannon Matthews On 19 February 2008, Shannon Louise Matthews (born 9 September 1998), a nine-year-old girl, was reported missing in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. The search for her became a major missing person police operation which was compared to the d ...

Sudden Impact
''Sudden Impact'' is a 1983 American vigilante action thriller film, the fourth in the ''Dirty Harry'' series, directed, produced by and starring Clint Eastwood (making it the only ''Dirty Harry'' film to be directed by Eastwood himself) and co-starring Sondra Locke. The film tells the story of a gang rape victim (Locke) who decides to seek revenge on the rapists ten years after the attack by killing them one by one. Inspector Callahan (Eastwood), famous for his unconventional and often brutal crime-fighting tactics, is tasked with tracking down the serial killer. The film is notable for the catchphrase " Go ahead, make my day", written by John Milius and uttered by Clint Eastwood's gun-wielding character in the beginning of the film as he stares down an armed robber who is holding a hostage. Plot In 1973, artist Jennifer Spencer and her sister, Beth, are gang-raped. The attack leaves Beth in a catatonic state. Ten years later, an enraged Spencer seeks revenge and kills George ...
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