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Season 1 – Perry Mason

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Defense attorney Perry Mason defends dozens of falsely accused people over the course of this long-running courtroom drama, and he manages to clear each and every one of them, usually by drawing out the real criminal on the witness stand. He is capably assisted by investigator Paul Drake and secretary Della Street, and is a continual thorn in the side of District Attorney Hamilton Burger.
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Mary Crozier Guardian 03/05/2021
The stories are not even interesting; they are just hack work, the complicated unravelling of crimes that do not seem to matter, among people without character in scenes without colour. The whole thing might have come out of a can. Go to Full Review
Will Jones Minneapolis Star Tribune 03/05/2021
An hour is a comfortable length of time in which to snarl up a situation and ravel it without too much excess motion. Raymond Burr, in the role of the private eye and lawyer, struck me as thoroughly fit and competent for the part. Go to Full Review
Dwight Newton San Francisco Examiner 03/05/2021
Just a slow prolongation of the usual half-hour agony. Raymond Burr... gave a sterling performance as Perry Mason. It wasn't enough to hypo a script padded with lengthy, irrelevant conversations. Go to Full Review
Donald Kirkley Baltimore Sun 03/05/2021
It is easily the best detective serial made thus far in this country... Mr. Burr's portrayal, in the courtroom scenes, has stature and sincerity. He, and the others connected with the program, are giving us an interesting homicidal puzzle. Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Sep 23 39 successful episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated TV-PG!!!!!!!!!!!! Originally aired on Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and streaming on Paramount+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Joe D 01/20/2025 The stories are fun noir kinda of stuff with the cars, the hot blonde and crazy clues. Keeping up with the who killed who and when is fun. The odd thing is that when perry mason is threaten with violence by a thug, perry seems to be more threatening than the thug. See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 21, 1957 The Case of the Restless Redhead A red-haired waitress, acquitted of burglary, is booked for murder after firing at a hooded man in a pursuing automobile. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 28, 1957 The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece A simple case of divorce and blackmail evolves into murder. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 5, 1957 The Case of the Nervous Accomplice A fight for supposedly oil-rich land designated for a housing development ends in murder. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 12, 1957 The Case of the Drowning Duck Perry's case involves a duck that almost drowned, a blackmailer and a man executed for murder years before. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 19, 1957 The Case of the Sulky Girl A young heiress who sought Perry's help with her father's estate encounters a blackmailer and a murderer. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 26, 1957 The Case of the Silent Partner A former convict attempts to become a partner in a lucrative orchid business. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 2, 1957 The Case of the Angry Mourner What appears to be a homicide in defense of a woman's honor turns out to be something different when Perry Mason investigates. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 9, 1957 The Case of the Crimson Kiss A young girl and her roommate are found near death from an overdose of sleeping pills. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 16, 1957 The Case of the Vagabond Vixen A film mogul posts bail for a lovely hitchhiker and involves Perry in blackmail and homicide. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 23, 1957 The Case of the Runaway Corpse Perry Mason takes a baffling case that involves a year-old homicide, arsenic poisoning and a disappearing corpse. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 30, 1957 The Case of the Crooked Candle A way a candle has burned provides the key in the case of a woman charged with killing her husband; guest Whit Bissell. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 7, 1957 The Case of the Negligent Nymph Perry's fishing vacation off a fog-shrouded coast is interrupted by homicide when he pulls a beautiful blonde from the ocean. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 14, 1957 The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink A frightened waitress flees a restaurant, leaving behind her paycheck and a slightly moth-eaten mink coat. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 21, 1957 The Case of the Baited Hook An embezzler is found dead after his business partner demands that the stolen funds be replaced. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 28, 1957 The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse Perry's case involves a pair of red-haired fan dancers, a stolen horse and bloodstained ostrich plumes. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 4, 1958 The Case of the Demure Defendant Perry investigates a murder confession obtained by the use of truth serum. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 11, 1958 The Case of the Sun-bather's Diary A gorgeous, towel-clad sunbather tells Perry that all her possessions have been stolen. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 18, 1958 The Case of the Cautious Coquette While investigating a hit-and-run, Perry finds another client -- one charged with murder; guests Brett Halsey, Sidney Clute. Details Episode 19 Aired Jan 25, 1958 The Case of the Haunted Husband The loyalty of a suspect's friend inspires Perry to take on a seemingly hopeless case. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 1, 1958 The Case of the Lonely Heiress Perry defends a woman when a con game turns into murder; guest Kathleen Crowley. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 8, 1958 The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister Perry becomes involved in a murder charge when a private investigator deals in blackmail. Details Episode 22 Aired Feb 15, 1958 The Case of the Fugitive Nurse Perry's client, a woman who retained him on a tax matter, finds herself charged with the fatal poisoning of her husband. Details Episode 23 Aired Feb 22, 1958 The Case of the One-Eyed Witness Perry's client in a blackmail payoff is charged with a double murder he believes she did not commit; guest Angie Dickinson. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 1, 1958 The Case of the Deadly Double Perry is retained to defend a client on a homicide charge before the murder takes place; guests Constance Ford, Denver Pyle. Details Episode 25 Aired Mar 8, 1958 The Case of the Empty Tin A simple case of inheritance turns to murder when a woman is found in a locked room with a body by her side and a gun in her hand. Details Episode 26 Aired Mar 15, 1958 The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife Perry thinks that a man who called asking to be defended on a charge of homicide is an old wartime buddy; guest Claude Akins. Details Episode 27 Aired Mar 22, 1958 The Case of the Desperate Daughter Paul Drake and Perry search for the identity of a bedraggled, amnesiac teenage girl; guest Werner Klemperer. Details Episode 28 Aired Mar 29, 1958 The Case of the Daring Decoy A fight for control of corporate voting stock results in murder, and Perry's client was at the scene of the crime. Details Episode 29 Aired Apr 5, 1958 The Case of the Hesitant Hostess Perry volunteers to defend a down-and-out man (Fred Sherman) charged with robbery and the murder of a dance-hall girl. Details Episode 30 Aired Apr 26, 1958 The Case of the Screaming Woman Perry defends a woman (Josephine Hutchinson) who confessed to the murder for which she is being tried; guest Ruta Lee. Details Episode 31 Aired May 3, 1958 The Case of the Fiery Fingers An elderly woman retains Perry when she feels her employer is about to be murdered, a crime for which she is later arrested. Details Episode 32 Aired May 10, 1958 The Case of the Substitute Face An ocean cruise's calm is shattered when a passenger falls overboard, an incident that eventually results in a courtroom struggle. Details Episode 33 Aired May 17, 1958 The Case of the Long-Legged Models A case that begins in a Las Vegas casino ends with two dead victims lying in the morgue; guest Lyle Talbot. Details Episode 34 Aired May 24, 1958 The Case of the Gilded Lily Mason seeks to free his client of a murder charge after a blackmailer is found dead. Details Episode 35 Aired May 31, 1958 The Case of the Lazy Lover An unexplained $2,500 check in Perry's mail leads him to eventually defend its sender on a murder charge; guest Yvonne Craig. Details Episode 36 Aired Jun 7, 1958 The Case of the Prodigal Parent A divorcee retains Perry to defend her former husband in the slaying of his stepson; guests Fay Wray, Nancy Kulp. Details Episode 37 Aired Jun 14, 1958 The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde A beautiful blonde (Whitney Blake) enters Perry's legal life wearing a bathrobe and sporting a black eye. Details Episode 38 Aired Jun 21, 1958 The Case of the Terrified Typist A South African diamond company retains Perry to defend one of its employees on a charge of murder; guest Joanna Moore. Details Episode 39 Aired Jun 28, 1958 The Case of the Rolling Bones Murder suddenly disrupts attempts to commit a wealthy man to a mental institution; guest Kitty Kelly. Details
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Season Info

Director
Christian Nyby, William D. Russell, Andrew V. McLaglen, Laslo Benedek, Anton Leader, Ted Post, Arthur Marks, Roger Kay
Executive Producer
Gail Patrick Jackson
Screenwriter
Richard Grey, Al C. Ward, Seeleg Lester, Laurence Marks, Francis M. Cockrell, Donald S. Sanford, Robert C. Dennis, Ben Brady, Stirling Silliphant, Gene Wang
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 21, 1957
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