Perry Mason

Perry Mason

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CBS Ended Drama • Crime • Legal

9 Seasons · 271 Episodes · Premiered September 21, 1957 · Ended April 10, 1995

Perry Mason is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street and investigator Paul Drake, he often finds that by digging deeply into the facts, startling facts can be revealed. Often relying on his outstanding courtroom skills, he often tricks or traps people into unwittingly admitting their guilt.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

39 episodes
E01
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Restless Redhead
Sat, Sep 21 1957 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Attorney Perry Mason's attractive client claims she was chased by a hooded man in a car. Now she's wanted for his murder...and hasn't been too honest about her past arrest as a jewel thief.
E02
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece
Sat, Sep 28 1957 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
When his stepbrother is found dead, a man is charged with murder and is accused of using his sleepwalking as a cover-up.
E03
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Nervous Accomplice
Sat, Oct 5 1957 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A wealthy woman hires Mason to buy stock in her husband's land company, hoping to force his mistress out. But her plan goes awry when she is charged with murder.
E04
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Drowning Duck
Sat, Oct 12 1957 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Perry Mason, Della Street and Paul Drake head to a small town to defend a young man who is charged with poisoning a blackmailer.
E05
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Sulky Girl
Sat, Oct 19 1957 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
An impetuous niece who demands her trust fund be released comes to Perry Mason for help. But it's her boyfriend who needs defending when he is charged with murdering her controlling uncle.
E06
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Silent Partner
Sat, Oct 26 1957 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
The owner of a lucrative orchid business is charged with murder after her husband loses shares in the company to sleazy ex-con in a poker game.
E07
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Angry Mourner
Sat, Nov 2 1957 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
There's no rest for Perry Mason. While on vacation at his remote cabin, a woman in the area is charged with the murder of a playboy.
E08
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Crimson Kiss
Sat, Nov 9 1957 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
When a lipstick print is found on the forehead of a murder victim, Mason's client is charged with the crime, even though she and her roommate were poisoned and unconscious at the time.
E09
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Vagabond Vixen
Sat, Nov 16 1957 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A film mogul discovers that a pretty hitchhiker may be trying to blackmail him. And he has other worries...he's just been charged with murdering his rival.
E10
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Runaway Corpse
Sat, Nov 23 1957 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A man may be faking his own death after he is diagnosed with arsenic poisoning and his "body" disappears.
E11
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Crooked Candle
Sat, Nov 30 1957 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Two women show up at a beauty parlor and find out they share the same name, address...and husband. When the supposed bigamist is killed, the way a candle burns becomes a clue to the mystery.
E12
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Negligent Nymph
Sat, Dec 7 1957 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
While on a fishing trip, Perry Mason and Paul Drake pull a beautiful woman out of the ocean. In her possession is a note she found, intended for her employer, accusing him of killing his rich aunt.
E13
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink
Sat, Dec 14 1957 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Perry and Della's visit to a restaurant is interupted when a waitress is shot at. After they hide her mink, they discover it contains a pawn ticket that may hold the key to the past murder of a police officer.
E14
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Baited Hook
Sat, Dec 21 1957 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A bossy woman walks into Mason's office and demands he represent her ward, a young girl who inherited a large sum of money...$80,000 of which is missing.
E15
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse
Sat, Dec 28 1957 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
When Perry Mason finds some possessions that belong to a fan dancer, he places an ad that several people mistake for a missing horse. Not only does another dancer show up, but so does her husband...dead.
E16
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Demure Defendant
Sat, Jan 4 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A timid young woman who was browbeaten by her wealthy uncle is charged with his murder. She confesses while under the influence of truth serum, but Perry Mason has his doubts.
E17
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary
Sat, Jan 11 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A gorgeous woman's trailer was stolen while she was sunbathing, so she asks for Perry's help in finding it. She claims it contains her diary, which details the truthful account of a notorious bank heist.
E18
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Cautious Coquette
Sat, Jan 18 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
While investigation a hit-and-run, Perry Mason meets a model who is being blackmailed by her estranged husband. When the husband shows up dead, our hero suspects the two cases are related.
E19
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Haunted Husband
Sat, Jan 25 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A girl is picked up by a drunk driver who hits a truck and escapes. When the girl is charged with manslaughter, her best friend plays spy for Perry Mason to find out how a movie producer is involved.
E20
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Lonely Heiress
Sat, Feb 1 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 52 min
Detective Paul Drake helps a magazine publisher locate an heiress. But when the publisher is cut out of a deal and a con man is poisoned, the heiress is charged with murder.
E21
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Green-eyed Sister
Sat, Feb 8 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A dowdy woman comes to Perry Mason for help. Her wealthy father is being blackmailed, and she's afraid if her fiance' finds out, he'll break off their engagement.
E22
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Fugitive Nurse
Sat, Feb 15 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
The wife of a prominent physician is arrested for drugging her husband, causing him to crash his private plane. But then he turns up alive, living in Mexico with a beautiful nurse.
E23
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the One-eyed Witness
Sat, Feb 22 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
When a woman is accused of killing both her husband and her blackmailer - who were behind an extortion plot - the only witness to her whereabouts is a lady with an eyepatch.
E24
The Case of the Deadly Double
Sat, Mar 1 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
After her brother is accused of murder, a schizophrenic woman is put on the witness stand. So Perry cross-examines both sides of her split personality.
E25
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Empty Tin
Sat, Mar 8 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A simple inheritance case turns into murder as Mason's client is found in a locked room, beside a body, with a gun clutched in her hand.
E26
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife
Sat, Mar 15 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A husband - jealous of his wife's relationship with the hired hand - sets up his own disappearance...only he winds up murdered instead.
E27
The Case of the Desperate Daughter
Sat, Mar 22 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
When a man from East Berlin threatens a rancher's wife, the rancher's daughter romances him to protect her stepmother - but is then accused of killing him.
E28
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Daring Decoy
Sat, Mar 29 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
An attractive secretary, spying on an oil executive in order to help his rival, is found murdered. And Perry's star witness is an elevator operator who identifies suspects by their shoes.
E29
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Hesitant Hostess
Sat, Apr 5 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
While defending a client from a murder charge, Perry Mason and secretary Della Street inadvertenlty uncover a crime ring involving dance-hall hostesses.
E30
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Screaming Woman
Sat, Apr 26 1958 5:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A powerful newspaper columnist who browbeat everyone around her is murdered. And a book containing the names of innocent pople who could be slandered is now missing.
E31
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Fiery Fingers
Sat, May 3 1958 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
Perry defends a sweet old lady who was nurse to a wealthy woman. Apparently, when the woman died, arsenic was found in the milk she was given just before her death.
E32
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Substitute Face
Sat, May 10 1958 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
While sailing home on a cruise ship, Perry and Della briefly meet an accountant who is later pushed overboard. His wife is accused of killing him, and his daughter has mysteriously disappeared.
E33
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Long-Legged Models
Sat, May 17 1958 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A series of indentical guns are admitted as evidence in a murder trial. But which one killed a sleazy Las Vegas operator who had the goods on everyone he knew?
E34
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Gilded Lily
Sat, May 24 1958 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
When a blackmailer is found dead, suspicion falls upon three beautiful blondes: the defendant's wife, his receptionist, and his personal secretary who holds a grudge.
E35
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Lazy Lover
Sat, May 31 1958 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
When the ne'er-do-well husband of a wealthy woman is killed, a series of footprints at the crime scene belong to any number of suspects - who all deny having been there.
E36
The Case of the Prodigal Parent
Sat, Jun 7 1958 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
A secretary, who was harassed by the boss she once dated, has a solid alibi when he is killed. But his stepfather does not - and his fingerprints are all over the murder weapon.
E37
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Black-eyed Blonde
Sat, Jun 14 1958 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
An attractive blonde shows up at Perry's office with a black eye and claims the stepson of her wealthy employer did it. But when her roommate is murdered, the police accuse her.
E38
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Terrified Typist
Sat, Jun 21 1958 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
After a woman tries to steal some letters from an office in Perry's building, she masquerades as a temp for Della in order to escape the police. Later, it's discovered that she stumbled upon a murder plot.
E39
Erle Stanley Gardner's The Case of the Rolling Bones
Sat, Jun 28 1958 4:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min
An old man seems to be giving his money away, something his nephew and wife try to stop by having him committed. But once he escapes from the sanitarium, he's accused of murder.

Season 2

30 episodes

Season 3

26 episodes

Season 4

28 episodes

Season 5

30 episodes

Season 6

28 episodes

Season 7

30 episodes

Season 8

30 episodes

Season 9

30 episodes
Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
William Hopper
William Hopper as Paul Drake
Barbara Hale
Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Talman
William Talman as D.A. Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins
Ray Collins as Lt. Arthur Tragg
Wesley Lau
Wesley Lau as Lt. Andy Anderson
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson as Lt. Steve Drumm
Dan Tobin
Dan Tobin as Terrence Clay
William Katt
William Katt as Paul Drake, Jr.
Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor as Paula Gordon
Richard Anderson
Richard Anderson as Ken Braddock
Kerrie Keane
Kerrie Keane as Kathryn Gordon

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