Perry Mason (1957)

Season 6

September 26, 1962 28 Episodes

Episodes

The Case of the Bogus Books
Episode 1
2.0

The Case of the Bogus Books

Sep 27, 1962

52 minutes

Perry and the team investigate the murder of an antiquarian bookseller with an interest in forgery.

The Case of the Capricious Corpse
Episode 2

The Case of the Capricious Corpse

Oct 4, 1962

52 minutes

Carleton Gage, a major financial supporter of an orphanage, wants to keep it open but lapses into a coma and later assumes room temperature. Gage's nephew, George, wants to close the orphanage and he is being secretly aided by Ernest Demming. Joane Proctor, Carleton's sister-in-law, wants to keep the orphanage open but her good intentions are complicated by the murder of Demming.

The Case of the Playboy Pugilist
Episode 3

The Case of the Playboy Pugilist

Oct 11, 1962

52 minutes

Boxing trainer Jimmy West thinks he's finally found a championship contender in Davey Carroll. Unfortunately, Davey has a hard time keeping it in his pants and his tangled love life leads to Jimmy being charged with murder.

The Case of the Double-Entry Mind
Episode 4

The Case of the Double-Entry Mind

Oct 18, 1962

52 minutes

A company bookkeeper's wife is charged with the murder of a female employee who had been blackmailing her.

The Case of the Hateful Hero
Episode 5

The Case of the Hateful Hero

Oct 25, 1962

52 minutes

Young cop Jimmy Anderson, cousin of Lt. Anderson, and veteran Otto Norden come across a robbery at the Wilson Plastics Company while on patrol one night. A shooting occurs and Otto is killed. Evidence then points to Jimmy as having been an accomplice in the burglary and he is suspended from the police force. Then the night watchman at Wilson Plastics, a disgraced ex-cop, is found strangled to death. Lt. Anderson then asks Perry to look into things and defend Jimmy against all charges.

The Case of the Dodging Domino
Episode 6

The Case of the Dodging Domino

Nov 1, 1962

52 minutes

Phil Schuyler is a two bit songwriter who comes to a bad end on Halloween night. Someone enters his bungalow while Phil is taking a bath and tosses an electric heater into his tub thus turning him into a crispy critter. Damian White, husband of a famous musical comedy star, was seen entering the bungalow around the approximate time of the murder by an eyewitness. But what about all the trick or treaters?

The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle
Episode 7

The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle

Nov 8, 1962

52 minutes

An unscrupulous uncle, who is in reality the father of his niece, returns home from the sea seeking money from the sale of oil leases on his land. When the uncle is found murdered, his shipmate is charged with the crime.

The Case of the Stand-In Sister
Episode 8

The Case of the Stand-In Sister

Nov 15, 1962

52 minutes

Two brothers at separate times have claimed the same young girl as their daughter. One brother owns a fleet of tuna boats; the other is a mobster. Then banker Franz Moray reveals that $100,000 due to the girl via a trust fund has been mishandled. When Moray is found murdered Perry steps in and discovers an old family secret.

The Case of the Weary Watchdog
Episode 9

The Case of the Weary Watchdog

Nov 29, 1962

52 minutes

Della asks Perry for $25,000 for her friend Janet Brent, who is being blackmailed. Edward Franklin, an employee of Janet's husband, has staged compromising photos of her in a motel. At a party, Janet confronts Franklin and hits him with a small statue of a "weary watchdog." The police arrest Della when they find her driving Janet's car from the scene of the argument. Franklin is dead, struck three times on the head with the statue. Perry defends Janet knowing that if he loses, Della will go to prison as an accessory.

The Case of the Lurid Letter
Episode 10

The Case of the Lurid Letter

Dec 6, 1962

52 minutes

A young widowed high school English teacher in a small town is accused via letter of making passes and more towards some of her male students. But a small town is small town and it seems that all the key figures are involved somehow, the principal, the lawyer, the doctor, the local barkeep, and of course the oldest boy, who's really more of a man, in the high school.

The Case of the Fickle Filly
Episode 11

The Case of the Fickle Filly

Dec 13, 1962

52 minutes

When Jennifer is alone after her father's heart attack, her only friend is her filly Tiger Lily. She's penniless until a present from her late father is dropped in her lap, but it turns out that the present is worthless, although Brad Shelby did pay $50,000 in order to capitalize on it.

The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony
Episode 12

The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony

Dec 20, 1962

52 minutes

A wealthy woman is confronted by two girls who claim to be the daughters she was forced to abandon 20 years before.

The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe
Episode 13

The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe

Jan 3, 1963

52 minutes

A chronic shoplifter later finds herself charged with murder. Her niece hires Perry for the defense.

The Case of the Bluffing Blast
Episode 14

The Case of the Bluffing Blast

Jan 10, 1963

52 minutes

A young girl searching for the father she has never seen seeks Mason's help when she's charged with murder.

The Case of the Prankish Professor
Episode 15

The Case of the Prankish Professor

Jan 17, 1963

52 minutes

On trial: the estranged wife of a professor who's written a lurid novel.

The Case of Constant Doyle
Episode 16
7.0

The Case of Constant Doyle

Jan 31, 1963

52 minutes

Recently widowed attorney Constant Doyle comes to the aid of a young man charged with breaking into a factory and assaulting the night watchman. Later, she has to clear the young man of a murder charge as well as clear the reputation of her late husband.

The Case of the Libelous Locket
Episode 17

The Case of the Libelous Locket

Feb 7, 1963

52 minutes

Professor Lindley is in a pit of trouble when he tries to help a kid dodge a murder rap.

The Case of the Two-Faced Turnabout
Episode 18

The Case of the Two-Faced Turnabout

Feb 14, 1963

52 minutes

Columnist Elihu Laban is hit with a murder rap when his efforts to obtain secret papers backfire.

The Case of the Surplus Suitor
Episode 19

The Case of the Surplus Suitor

Feb 28, 1963

52 minutes

Attorney Sherman Hatfield is sought out by a blackmail-plagued industrialist.

The Case of the Golden Oranges
Episode 20

The Case of the Golden Oranges

Mar 7, 1963

52 minutes

Mason goes to the dogs when his defense of a murder suspect hinges on a surprise witness.

The Case of the Lawful Lazarus
Episode 21

The Case of the Lawful Lazarus

Mar 14, 1963

52 minutes

Mason's client: a man declared legally dead.

The Case of the Velvet Claws
Episode 22

The Case of the Velvet Claws

Mar 21, 1963

52 minutes

In a case woven with one woman's lies a politician and a murder are entagled.

The Case of the Lover's Leap
Episode 23

The Case of the Lover's Leap

Apr 4, 1963

52 minutes

The victim of a swindle finds his trouble multiplying when he's accused of murder.

The Case of the Elusive Element
Episode 24

The Case of the Elusive Element

Apr 11, 1963

52 minutes

A promoter's plan to frame his wife and business partner for embezzlement fails, but they're arrested anyway for his murder.

The Case of the Greek Goddess
Episode 25

The Case of the Greek Goddess

Apr 18, 1963

52 minutes

Mason is hired by a sculptor charged with murdering the overbearing mother of his model.

The Case of the Skeleton's Closet
Episode 26

The Case of the Skeleton's Closet

May 2, 1963

52 minutes

The ex-wife of an author who has written a lurid expose and is murdered.

The Case of the Potted Planter
Episode 27

The Case of the Potted Planter

May 9, 1963

52 minutes

A jealous husband is teased into a tizzy after being led on by his sister's lies.

The Case of the Witless Witness
Episode 28

The Case of the Witless Witness

May 16, 1963

52 minutes

A judge is accused of murdering a government witness who planned to expose him as a crook.