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Season 5 – 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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Stephen C @bob25009 Sep 23 30 successful episodes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated TV-PG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Originally aired on Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and streaming on Paramount+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Raymond Burr

Perry Mason

Barbara Hale

Della Street

William Hopper

Paul Drake

Ray Collins

Lt. Arthur Tragg

William Talman

Hamilton Burger

Ben Cooper

Frank Wells

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 2, 1961 The Case of the Jealous Journalist A newspaper publisher is charged with murdering his unfaithful fiancee; guest Denver Pyle. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 16, 1961 The Case of the Impatient Partner Perry uncovers an embezzler's murderer and a plan to steal a paint formula; guest Leslie Parrish. Written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 30, 1961 The Case of the Missing Melody A bride-to-be flees the church, and the wrong person is accused of slaying her blackmailer; guests James Drury, Bobby Troup. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 7, 1961 The Case of the Malicious Mariner Perry uncovers a scheme to defraud an insurance company while solving the murder of a ship's captain; guest Sean McClory. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 14, 1961 The Case of the Crying Comedian A comedian tries to take blame for a murder to protect an innocent girl; guests Sue Ane Langdon, Jackie Coogan. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 21, 1961 The Case of the Meddling Medium An elaborate electrical device in the courtroom proves Perry's point about a murder in a booby-trapped elevator. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 28, 1961 The Case of the Pathetic Patient A doctor is accused of malpractice and the slaying of a dishonest lawyer; guest Skip Homeier. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 4, 1961 The Case of the Traveling Treasure Perry takes a break from a deep-sea fishing trip to defend a charter-boat captain accused of murder and gold smuggling. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 11, 1961 The Case of the Posthumous Painter An artist fakes suicide to boost the value of his work, but the plot backfires when he is found murdered. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 18, 1961 The Case of the Injured Innocent A race driver is murdered after deliberately wrecking a valuable test car; guest Alejandro Rey. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 25, 1961 The Case of the Left-Handed Liar A former All-American football player is accused of killing a health-club owner; guests Ed Nelson, Leslie Parrish, Dabbs Greer. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 2, 1961 The Case of the Brazen Bequest A scandal from the past of a college's president-elect threatens a $1,000,000 university endowment; guest Strother Martin. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 9, 1961 The Case of the Renegade Refugee Perry defends a man accused of killing a newspaper reporter trailing a Nazi war criminal; guest Denver Pyle. Details Episode 14 Aired Dec 16, 1961 The Case of the Unwelcome Bride A man offers his daughter-in-law $50,000 to divorce his playboy son; guests DeForest Kelley, Alan Hale. Details Episode 15 Aired Dec 30, 1961 The Case of the Roving River A young woman faces charges she used a homemade bomb to murder her stepfather; guest J. Pat O'Malley. Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 6, 1962 The Case of the Shapely Shadow A secretary who believes her boss is being blackmailed comes to Perry carrying a suitcase full of money. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 13, 1962 The Case of the Captain's Coins A murder clue comes from a coin commemorating the rescue of a king's son from drowning; guest Arthur Franz. Details Episode 18 Aired Jan 20, 1962 The Case of the Tarnished Trademark A con man swindles the furniture craftsmen of a Danish community; guests Marie Windsor, Morgan Woodward. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 3, 1962 The Case of the Glamorous Ghost Five beautiful women, including an amnesia victim who is Mason's client, turn up as suspects in a murder case. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 10, 1962 The Case of the Poison-Pen Pal Word of a planned business merger may have been leaked through the letters of two little girls. Details Episode 21 Aired Feb 24, 1962 The Case of the Mystified Miner A secretary comes to Perry when she discovers the $200,000 she found in a shoebox has disappeared; guest Kathie Brown. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 3, 1962 The Case of the Crippled Cougar An oilman who wishes to sell oil leases at an unusually low price asks Perry to handle the transaction; guest Bill Williams. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 17, 1962 The Case of the Absent Artist Perry encounters a dual identity when he investigates the murder of a successful cartoonist; guests Zasu Pitts, Victor Buono. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 24, 1962 The Case of the Melancholy Marksman A husband is accused of shooting his deceitful wife from a rooftop with a high-powered rifle; guests William Schallert, Jesse White. Details Episode 25 Aired Apr 7, 1962 The Case of the Angry Astronaut Progress on a priority moon project is temporarily interrupted when its administrative head is murdered. Details Episode 26 Aired Apr 14, 1962 The Case of the Borrowed Baby Startled Perry finds a basket containing a 4-week-old baby on his desk. Details Episode 27 Aired Apr 28, 1962 The Case of the Counterfeit Crank A nephew betrays his uncle after the older man alters company books to protect him; guests Otto Kruger, Jeanette Nolan. Details Episode 28 Aired May 5, 1962 The Case of the Ancient Romeo Murder results when the dueling scene from "Romeo and Juliet" becomes all too real; guests Rex Reason, Antoinette Bower. Details Episode 29 Aired May 19, 1962 The Case of the Promoter's Pillbox A pharmacist with ambitions of being a TV writer discovers a body and is accused of murder; guest Geraldine Brooks. Details Episode 30 Aired May 26, 1962 The Case of the Lonely Eloper A young woman is suspect after her domineering legal guardian is murdered; guest Jack Ging. Details

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Perry Mason — Season 5

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Season Info

Director
Arthur Marks, Bernard L. Kowalski, Jerry Hopper, Jesse Hibbs, Francis D. Lyon, Christian Nyby, Gilbert L. Kay
Executive Producer
Gail Patrick Jackson
Screenwriter
Samuel Newman, Robert C. Dennis, Jonathan Latimer, Robert Leslie Bellem, Maurice Zimm, Adrian Gendot, Erle Stanley Gardner, Robb White, Jackson Gillis, True Boardman, Peter Martin
Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 2, 1961