List of Perry Mason episodes
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This is a list of episodes for Perry Mason, an American legal drama series that aired on CBS television for nine seasons (September 21, 1957 – May 22, 1966). The title character, portrayed by Raymond Burr, is a fictional Los Angeles criminal defense lawyer who originally appeared in detective fiction by Erle Stanley Gardner. Many episodes are based on novels and short stories written by Gardner, with some stories having been adapted more than once.
Season 1
CBS Home Entertainment released the first season of Perry Mason on Region 1 DVD in 2006.[1][2]
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| 1 | 1-1 | "The Case of the Restless Redhead" | William D. Russell | Russell S. Hughes | 1954 novel | September 21, 1957 |
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| 2 | 1-2 | "The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece" | William D. Russell | Laurence Marks, Gene Wang | 1936 novel | September 28, 1957 |
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| 3 | 1-3 | "The Case of the Nervous Accomplice" | William D. Russell | Stirling Silliphant | 1955 novel | September 28, 1957 |
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| 4 | 1-4 | "The Case of the Drowning Duck" | William D. Russell | I. C. Ward | 1942 novel | October 12, 1957 |
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| 5 | 1-5 | "The Case of the Sulky Girl" | Christian Nyby | Harold Swanton | 1933 novel | October 19, 1957 |
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| 6 | 1-6 | "The Case of the Silent Partner" | Christian Nyby | Donald S. Sanford | 1940 novel | October 26, 1957 |
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| 7 | 1-7 | "The Case of the Angry Mourner" | William D. Russell | Francis Cockrell | 1951 novel | November 2, 1957 |
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| 8 | 1-8 | "The Case of the Crimson Kiss" | Christian Nyby | Joel Murcott, Walter Doniger, Milton Geiger | 1948 story | November 9, 1957 |
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| 9 | 1-9 | "The Case of the Vagabond Vixen" | Christian Nyby | I. C. Ward | 1948 novel[lower-alpha 2] | November 16, 1957 |
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| 10 | 1-10 | "The Case of the Runaway Corpse" | Christian Nyby | Malvin Wald, Jack Jacobs | 1954 novel | November 23, 1957 |
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| 11 | 1-11 | "The Case of the Crooked Candle" | Christian Nyby | Robert Tallman | 1944 novel | November 30, 1957 |
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| 12 | 1-12 | "The Case of the Negligent Nymph" | Christian Nyby | Richard Grey | 1950 novel | December 7, 1957 |
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| 13 | 1-13 | "The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink" | Ted Post | Laurence Marks, Ben Starr | 1952 novel | December 14, 1957 |
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| 14 | 1-14 | "The Case of the Baited Hook" | Christian Nyby | Richard Grey | 1940 novel | December 21, 1957 |
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| 15 | 1-15 | "The Case of the Fan-Dancer's Horse" | William D. Russell | Stirling Silliphant | 1947 novel | December 28, 1957 |
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| 16 | 1-16 | "The Case of the Demure Defendant" | Laslo Benedek | Ben Brady, Richard Grey | 1956 novel | January 4, 1958 |
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| 17 | 1-17 | "The Case of the Sun Bather's Diary" | Ted Post | Gene Wang | 1955 novel | January 11, 1958 |
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| 18 | 1-18 | "The Case of the Cautious Coquette" | Laslo Benedek | Leo Townsend, Gene Wang | 1949 novel | January 18, 1958 |
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| 19 | 1-19 | "The Case of the Haunted Husband" | Lewis Allen | Gene Wang | 1941 novel | January 25, 1958 |
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| 20 | 1-20 | "The Case of the Lonely Heiress" | Laslo Benedek | Donald S. Sanford | 1948 novel | February 1, 1958 |
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| 21 | 1-21 | "The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister" | Christian Nyby | Richard Grey | 1953 novel | February 8, 1958 |
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| 22 | 1-22 | "The Case of the Fugitive Nurse" | Laslo Benedek | Al C. Ward, Gene Wang | 1954 novel | February 15, 1958 |
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| 23 | 1-23 | "The Case of the One-Eyed Witness" | Christian Nyby | Robert C. Dennis | 1950 novel | February 22, 1958 |
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| 24 | 1-24 | "The Case of the Deadly Double" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Samuel Newman | TBA | March 1, 1958 |
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| 25 | 1-25 | "The Case of the Empty Tin" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Seeleg Lester | 1941 novel | March 8, 1958 |
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| 26 | 1-26 | "The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife" | Anton M. Leader | Stanley Niss | 1945 novel | March 15, 1958 |
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| 27 | 1-27 | "The Case of the Desperate Daughter" | Arthur Hiller | Gene Wang | TBA | March 22, 1958 |
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| 28 | 1-28 | "The Case of the Daring Decoy" | Anton M. Leader | Seeleg Lester | 1957 novel | March 29, 1958 |
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| 29 | 1-29 | "The Case of the Hesitant Hostess" | Christian Nyby | Al C. Ward | 1953 novel | April 5, 1958 |
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| 30 | 1-30 | "The Case of the Screaming Woman" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Dick Stenger, Gene Wang | 1957 novel | April 26, 1958 |
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| 31 | 1-31 | "The Case of the Fiery Fingers" | Arthur Marks | Laurence Marks | 1951 novel | May 3, 1958 |
| 32 | 1-32 | "The Case of the Substitute Face" | William D. Russell | Francis Cockrell | 1938 novel | May 10, 1958 |
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| 33 | 1-33 | "The Case of the Long-Legged Models" | Anton M. Leader | Seeleg Lester | 1958 novel | May 17, 1958 |
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| 34 | 1-34 | "The Case of the Gilded Lily" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Richard Grey, Gene Wang | 1956 novel | May 24, 1958 |
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| 35 | 1-35 | "The Case of the Lazy Lover" | William D. Russell | Francis Cockrell | 1947 novel | May 31, 1958 |
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| 36 | 1-36 | "The Case of the Prodigal Parent" | Arthur Marks | Seeleg Lester, Gene Wang | TBA | June 7, 1958 |
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| 37 | 1-37 | "The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde" | Roger Kay | Gene Wang | 1944 novel | June 14, 1958 |
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| 38 | 1-38 | "The Case of the Terrified Typist" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert C. Dennis, Philip MacDonald, Ben Brady | 1956 novel | June 21, 1958 |
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| 39 | 1-39 | "The Case of the Rolling Bones" | Roger Kay | Gene Wang | 1939 novel | June 28, 1958 |
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Season 2
CBS Home Entertainment released the second season of Perry Mason on Region 1 DVD in 2007.[6][7]
| # | Episode title | Director | Teleplay | Source | Air date | |
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| 40 | 2-1 | "The Case of the Corresponding Corpse" | Arthur Marks | Don Brinkley, Gene Wang | TBA | September 20, 1958 |
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| 41 | 2-2 | "The Case of the Lucky Loser" | William D. Russell | Seeleg Lester | 1957 novel | September 27, 1958 |
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| 42 | 2-3 | "The Case of the Pint-Sized Client" | Buzz Kulik | Herman Epstein | TBA | October 4, 1958 |
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| 43 | 2-4 | "The Case of the Sardonic Sergeant" | William D. Russell | Samuel Newman | TBA | October 11, 1958 |
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| 44 | 2-5 | "The Case of the Curious Bride" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | 1934 novel | October 18, 1958 |
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| 45 | 2-6 | "The Case of the Buried Clock" | William D. Russell | Francis Cockrell | 1943 novel | November 1, 1958 |
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| 46 | 2-7 | "The Case of the Married Moonlighter" | Arthur Marks | Stanley Niss, Gene Wang | TBA | November 8, 1958 |
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| 47 | 2-8 | "The Case of the Jilted Jockey" | William D. Russell | Robert Warnes Leach, Seeleg Lester | TBA | November 15, 1958 |
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| 48 | 2-9 | "The Case of the Purple Woman" | Gerd Oswald | Robert Bloomfield, Gene Wang | TBA | December 6, 1958 |
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| 49 | 2-10 | "The Case of the Fancy Figures" | Arthur Hiller | Barry Trivers, Gene Wang | TBA | December 13, 1958 |
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| 50 | 2-11 | "The Case of the Perjured Parrot" | William D. Russell | Marion Cockrell | 1939 novel | December 20, 1958 |
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| 51 | 2-12 | "The Case of the Shattered Dream" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Robert Bloomfield, Seeleg Lester | TBA | January 3, 1959 |
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| 52 | 2-13 | "The Case of the Borrowed Brunette" | Arthur Marks | Seeleg Lester | 1946 novel | January 10, 1959 |
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| 53 | 2-14 | "The Case of the Glittering Goldfish" | Gerd Oswald | Milton Krims | TBA | January 17, 1959 |
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| 54 | 2-15 | "The Case of the Foot-Loose Doll" | William D. Russell | Jonathan Latimer | 1958 novel | January 24, 1959 |
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| 55 | 2-16 | "The Case of the Fraudulent Foto" | Arthur Marks | Lawrence L. Goldman, Seeleg Lester | TBA | February 7, 1959 |
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| 56 | 2-17 | "The Case of the Romantic Rogue" | William D. Russell | Gene Wang | TBA | February 14, 1959 |
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| 57 | 2-18 | "The Case of the Jaded Joker" | Gerd Oswald | Milton Krims | TBA | February 21, 1959 |
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| 58 | 2-19 | "The Case of the Caretaker's Cat" | Arthur Marks | Richard Macaulay, Seeleg Lester | 1935 novel | March 7, 1959 |
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| 59 | 2-20 | "The Case of the Stuttering Bishop" | William D. Russell | Gene Wang | 1936 novel | March 14, 1959 |
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| 60 | 2-21 | "The Case of the Lost Last Act" | Gerd Oswald | Milton Krims | TBA | March 21, 1959 |
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| 61 | 2-22 | "The Case of the Bedeviled Doctor" | Arthur Marks | Gene Wang | TBA | April 4, 1959 |
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| 62 | 2-23 | "The Case of the Howling Dog" | William D. Russell | Seeleg Lester | 1934 novel | April 11, 1959 |
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| 63 | 2-24 | "The Case of the Calendar Girl" | Arthur Marks | Seeleg Lester | 1958 novel | April 18, 1959 |
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| 64 | 2-25 | "The Case of the Petulant Partner" | William D. Russell | Milton Krims, Gene Wang | TBA | April 25, 1959 |
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| 65 | 2-26 | "The Case of the Dangerous Dowager" | Buzz Kilik | Milton Krims | 1937 novel | May 9, 1959 |
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| 66 | 2-27 | "The Case of the Deadly Toy" | William D. Russell | Seeleg Lester | 1959 novel | May 16, 1959 |
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| 67 | 2-28 | "The Case of the Spanish Cross" | Arthur Marks | Robert J. Shaw, Gene Wang | TBA | May 30, 1959 |
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| 68 | 2-29 | "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom" | William D. Russell | Milton Krims | 1949 novel | June 13, 1959 |
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| 69 | 2-30 | "The Case of the Lame Canary" | Arthur Marks | Seeleg Lester | 1937 novel | June 27, 1959 |
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Season 3
CBS Home Entertainment released the third season of Perry Mason on Region 1 DVD in 2008.[10][11]
| # | Episode title | Director | Teleplay | Source | Air date | |
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| 70 | 3-1 | "The Case of the Spurious Sister" | Arthur Marks | Maurice Zimm | TBA | October 3, 1959 |
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| 71 | 3-2 | "The Case of the Watery Witness" | Richard Kinon | Jackson Gillis | TBA | October 10, 1959 |
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| 72 | 3-3 | "The Case of the Garrulous Gambler" | Walter Grauman | Gene Wang | story | October 17, 1959 |
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| 73 | 3-4 | "The Case of the Blushing Pearls" | Richard B. Whorf | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | October 24, 1959 |
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| 74 | 3-5 | "The Case of the Startled Stallion" | William D. Russell | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | October 31, 1959 |
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| 75 | 3-6 | "The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma" | William D. Russell | Jackson Gillis | TBA | November 14, 1959 |
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| 76 | 3-7 | "The Case of the Golden Fraud" | Herbert Hirschman | Robert C. Dennis, Maurice Zimm | TBA | November 21, 1959 |
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| 77 | 3-8 | "The Case of the Bartered Bikini" | Arthur Hiller | Jackson Gillis | TBA | December 5, 1959 |
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| 78 | 3-9 | "The Case of the Artful Dodger" | Arthur Marks | Robert C. Dennis, Jackson Gillis | TBA | December 12, 1959 |
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| 79 | 3-10 | "The Case of the Lucky Legs" | William D. Russell | Robert Bloomfield | 1934 novel | December 19, 1959 |
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| 80 | 3-11 | "The Case of the Violent Village" | William D. Russell | Sam Elkin, Seeleg Lester | TBA | January 2, 1960 |
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| 81 | 3-12 | "The Case of the Frantic Flyer" | Arthur Marks | Robert Bloomfield, Seeleg Lester | TBA | January 9, 1960 |
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| 82 | 3-13 | "The Case of the Wayward Wife" | Walter Grauman | William O'Farrell | TBA | January 23, 1960 |
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| 83 | 3-14 | "The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor" | Robert Ellis Miller | Jackson Gillis | TBA | January 30, 1960 |
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| 84 | 3-15 | "The Case of the Gallant Grafter" | Arthur Marks | Sy Salkowitz | TBA | February 6, 1960 |
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| 85 | 3-16 | "The Case of the Wary Wildcatter" | William D. Russell | Robert Bloomfield | TBA | February 20, 1960 |
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| 86 | 3-17 | "The Case of the Mythical Monkeys" | Gerald Mayer | Jonathan Latimer | 1959 novel | February 27, 1960 |
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| 87 | 3-18 | "The Case of the Singing Skirt" | Arthur Marks | Jackson Gillis | 1959 novel | March 12, 1960 |
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| 88 | 3-19 | "The Case of the Bashful Burro" | Robert Ellis Miller | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | March 26, 1960 |
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| 89 | 3-20 | "The Case of the Crying Cherub" | William D. Russell | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | April 9, 1960 |
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| 90 | 3-21 | "The Case of the Nimble Nephew" | Richard Kinon | Sy Salkowitz, Seeleg Lester | TBA | April 23, 1960 |
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| 91 | 3-22 | "The Case of the Madcap Modiste" | William D. Russell | Harold Swanton | TBA | April 30, 1960 |
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| 92 | 3-23 | "The Case of the Slandered Submarine" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | TBA | May 14, 1960 |
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| 93 | 3-24 | "The Case of the Ominous Outcast" | Arthur Hiller | Jackson Gillis | TBA | May 21, 1960 |
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| 94 | 3-25 | "The Case of the Irate Inventor" | Gerald Mayer | Francis Rosenwald, Marianne Moser | TBA | May 28, 1960 |
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| 95 | 3-26 | "The Case of the Flighty Father" | William D. Russell | Jackson Gillis | TBA | June 11, 1960 |
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Season 4
CBS Home Entertainment released the fourth season of Perry Mason on Region 1 DVD in 2009.[14][15]
| # | Episode title | Director | Teleplay | Source | Air date | |
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| 96 | 4-1 | "The Case of the Treacherous Toupée" | Richard Kinon | Maurice Zimm | TBA | September 17, 1960 |
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| 97 | 4-2 | "The Case of the Credulous Quarry" | William D. Russell | Sy Salkowitz | TBA | September 24, 1960 |
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| 98 | 4-3 | "The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker" | Charles Haas | Jackson Gillis | TBA | October 1, 1960 |
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| 99 | 4-4 | "The Case of the Singular Double" | Arthur Marks | Seeleg Lester | TBA | October 8, 1960 |
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| 100 | 4-5 | "The Case of the Lavender Lipstick" | James Sheldon | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | October 15, 1960 |
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| 101 | 4-6 | "The Case of the Wandering Widow" | William F. Claxton | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | October 22, 1960 |
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| 102 | 4-7 | "The Case of the Clumsy Clown" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Samuel Newman | TBA | November 5, 1960 |
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| 103 | 4-8 | "The Case of the Provocative Protégé" | Laslo Benedek | Herman Epstein, Seeleg Lester | TBA | November 12, 1960 |
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| 104 | 4-9 | "The Case of the Nine Dolls" | William F. Claxton | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | November 19, 1960 |
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| 105 | 4-10 | "The Case of the Loquacious Liar" | Arthur Marks | Michael Morris | TBA | December 3, 1960 |
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| 106 | 4-11 | "The Case of the Red Riding Boots" | Laslo Benedek | Harold Swanton | TBA | December 10, 1960 |
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| 107 | 4-12 | "The Case of the Larcenous Lady" | James Sheldones | Seeleg Lester | TBA | December 17, 1960 |
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| 108 | 4-13 | "The Case of the Envious Editor" | Laslo Benedek | Milton Krims | TBA | January 7, 1961 |
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| 109 | 4-14 | "The Case of the Resolute Reformer" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | TBA | January 14, 1961 |
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| 110 | 4-15 | "The Case of the Fickle Fortune" | Laslo Benedek | Glenn P. Wolfe, Sol Stein | TBA | January 21, 1961 |
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| 111 | 4-16 | "The Case of the Waylaid Wolf" | Gene Fowler Jr. | Jonathan Latimer | 1960 novel | February 4, 1961 |
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| 112 | 4-17 | "The Case of the Wintry Wife" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | TBA | February 18, 1961 |
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| 113 | 4-18 | "The Case of the Angry Dead Man" | Arthur Marks | Michael Morris | TBA | February 25, 1961 |
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| 114 | 4-19 | "The Case of the Blind Man's Bluff" | Arthur Marks | Adrian Gendot, Samuel Newman | TBA | March 11, 1961 |
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| 115 | 4-20 | "The Case of the Barefaced Witness" | Laslo Benedek | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | March 18, 1961 |
| 116 | 4-21 | "The Case of the Difficult Detour" | John Peyser | Sy Salkowitz, Samuel Newman | TBA | March 25, 1961 |
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| 117 | 4-22 | "The Case of the Cowardly Lion" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | April 8, 1961 |
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| 118 | 4-23 | "The Case of the Torrid Tapestry" | John English | Bob Mitchell | TBA | April 22, 1961 |
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| 119 | 4-24 | "The Case of the Violent Vest" | Lewis Allen | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | April 29, 1961 |
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| 120 | 4-25 | "The Case of the Misguided Missile" | John Peyser | Sol Stein, Glenn P. Wolfe | TBA | May 6, 1961 |
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| 121 | 4-26 | "The Case of the Duplicate Daughter" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | 1960 novel | May 20, 1961 |
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| 122 | 4-27 | "The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Jackson Gillis | TBA | May 27, 1961 |
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| 123 | 4-28 | "The Case of the Guilty Clients" | Lewis Allen | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | June 10, 1961 |
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Season 5
CBS Home Entertainment released the fifth season of Perry Mason on Region 1 DVD in 2010.[18][19]
| # | Episode title | Director | Teleplay | Source | Air date | |
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| 124 | 5-1 | "The Case of the Jealous Journalist" | John English | Samuel Newman | TBA | September 2, 1961 |
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| 125 | 5-2 | "The Case of the Impatient Partner" | Arthur Marks | Adrian Gendot | TBA | September 16, 1961 |
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| 126 | 5-3 | "The Case of the Missing Melody" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | September 30, 1961 |
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| 127 | 5-4 | "The Case of the Malicious Mariner" | Christian Nyby | Robert Leslie Bellem | TBA | October 7, 1961 |
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| 128 | 5-5 | "The Case of the Crying Comedian" | Arthur Marks | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | October 14, 1961 |
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| 129 | 5-6 | "The Case of the Meddling Medium" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | TBA | October 21, 1961 |
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| 130 | 5-7 | "The Case of the Pathetic Patient" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Maurice Zimm | TBA | October 28, 1961 |
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| 131 | 5-8 | "The Case of the Traveling Treasure" | Arthur Marks | Robb White | TBA | November 4, 1961 |
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| 132 | 5-9 | "The Case of the Posthumous Painter" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Richard Grey | TBA | November 11, 1961 |
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| 133 | 5-10 | "The Case of the Injured Innocent" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Paul Franklin | TBA | November 18, 1961 |
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| 134 | 5-11 | "The Case of the Left-Handed Liar" | Jerry Hopper | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | November 25, 1961 |
| 135 | 5-12 | "The Case of the Brazen Bequest" | Arthur Marks | Robert Leslie Bellem | TBA | December 2, 1961 |
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| 136 | 5-13 | "The Case of the Renegade Refugee" | Bernard L. Kowalski | Samuel Newman | TBA | December 9, 1961 |
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| 137 | 5-14 | "The Case of the Unwelcome Bride" | Gilbert L. Kay | Helen Nielsen | TBA | December 16, 1961 |
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| 138 | 5-15 | "The Case of the Roving River" | Jerry Hopper | Samuel Newman | TBA | December 30, 1961 |
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| 139 | 5-16 | "The Case of the Shapely Shadow" | Christian Nyby | Jackson Gillis | 1960 novel | January 6, 1962 |
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| 140 | 5-17 | "The Case of the Captain's Coins" | Arthur Marks | Adrian Gendot | TBA | January 13, 1962 |
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| 141 | 5-18 | "The Case of the Tarnished Trademark" | Jerry Hopper | Oliver Crawford, Maurice Zimm | TBA | January 20, 1962 |
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| 142 | 5-19 | "The Case of the Glamorous Ghost" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | 1955 novel | February 3, 1962 |
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| 143 | 5-20 | "The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal" | Arthur Marks | Maurice Zimm | TBA | February 10, 1962 |
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| 144 | 5-21 | "The Case of the Mystified Miner" | Francis D. Lyon | Jackson Gillis | 1962 novel[lower-alpha 3] | February 24, 1962 |
| 145 | 5-22 | "The Case of the Crippled Cougar" | Jesse Hibbs | Bob Mitchell | TBA | March 3, 1962 |
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| 146 | 5-23 | "The Case of the Absent Artist" | Arthur Marks | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | March 17, 1962 |
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| 147 | 5-24 | "The Case of the Melancholy Marksman" | Jerry Hopper | Robb White | TBA | March 24, 1962 |
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| 148 | 5-25 | "The Case of the Angry Astronaut" | Francis D. Lyon | Samuel Newman | TBA | April 7, 1962 |
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| 149 | 5-26 | "The Case of the Borrowed Baby" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | April 14, 1962 |
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| 150 | 5-27 | "The Case of the Counterfeit Crank" | Jerry Hopper | Robert Leslie Bellem | TBA | April 28, 1962 |
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| 151 | 5-28 | "The Case of the Ancient Romeo" | Arthur Marks | True Boardman | TBA | May 5, 1962 |
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| 152 | 5-29 | "The Case of the Promoter's Pillbox" | Jesse Hibbs | Peter Martin | TBA | May 19, 1962 |
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| 153 | 5-30 | "The Case of the Lonely Eloper" | Arthur Marks | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | May 26, 1962 |
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Season 6
CBS Home Entertainment released the sixth season of Perry Mason on Region 1 DVD in 2011.[22][23]
| # | Episode title | Director | Teleplay | Source | Air date | |
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| 154 | 6-1 | "The Case of the Bogus Books" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | September 27, 1962 |
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| 155 | 6-2 | "The Case of the Capricious Corpse" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | October 4, 1962 |
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| 156 | 6-3 | "The Case of the Playboy Pugilist" | Francis D. Lyon | Helen Nielsen | TBA | October 11, 1962 |
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| 157 | 6-4 | "The Case of the Double-Entry Mind" | Allen H. Miner | Jackson Gillis | TBA | October 18, 1962 |
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| 158 | 6-5 | "The Case of the Hateful Hero" | Jesse Hibbs | Samuel Newman | TBA | October 25, 1962 |
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| 159 | 6-6 | "The Case of the Dodging Domino" | Arthur Marks | Charles Lang | TBA | November 1, 1962 |
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| 160 | 6-7 | "The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle" | Francis D. Lyon | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | November 8, 1962 |
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| 161 | 6-8 | "The Case of the Stand-In Sister" | Allen H. Miner | Robert Leslie Bellem | TBA | November 15, 1962 |
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| 162 | 6-9 | "The Case of the Weary Watchdog" | Jesse Hibbs | Samuel Newman | TBA | November 29, 1962 |
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| 163 | 6-10 | "The Case of the Lurid Letter" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | December 6, 1962 |
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| 164 | 6-11 | "The Case of the Fickle Filly" | Allen H. Miner | Robert and Esther Mitchell | TBA | December 13, 1962 |
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| 165 | 6-12 | "The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony" | Jesse Hibbs | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | December 20, 1962 |
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| 166 | 6-13 | "The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe" | Arthur Marks | Jackson Gillis | 1938 novel | January 3, 1963 |
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| 167 | 6-14 | "The Case of the Bluffing Blast" | Allen H. Miner | Samuel Newman | TBA | January 10, 1963 |
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| 168 | 6-15 | "The Case of the Prankish Professor" | Jesse Hibbs | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | January 17, 1963 |
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| 169 | 6-16 | "The Case of Constant Doyle" | Allen H. Miner | Jackson Gillis | TBA | January 31, 1963 |
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| 170 | 6-17 | "The Case of the Libelous Locket" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | February 7, 1963 |
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| 171 | 6-18 | "The Case of the Two-Faced Turnabout" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | TBA | February 14, 1963 |
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| 172 | 6-19 | "The Case of the Surplus Suitor" | Jesse Hibbs | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | February 28, 1963 |
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| 173 | 6-20 | "The Case of the Golden Oranges" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | March 7, 1963 |
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| 174 | 6-21 | "The Case of the Lawful Lazarus" | Jesse Hibbs | True Boardman | TBA | March 14, 1963 |
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| 175 | 6-22 | "The Case of the Velvet Claws" | Harmon Jones | Jackson Gillis | 1933 novel | March 21, 1963 |
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| 176 | 6-23 | "The Case of the Lover's Leap" | Arthur Marks | Robb White | TBA | April 4, 1963 |
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| 177 | 6-24 | "The Case of the Elusive Element" | Harmon Jones | Samuel Newman | TBA | April 11, 1963 |
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| 178 | 6-25 | "The Case of the Greek Goddess" | Jesse Hibbs | Arthur Orloff, Robert Presnell, Sr., Maurice Zimm | TBA | April 18, 1963 |
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| 179 | 6-26 | "The Case of the Skeleton's Closet" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | TBA | May 2, 1963 |
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| 180 | 6-27 | "The Case of the Potted Planter" | Jesse Hibbs | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | May 9, 1963 |
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| 181 | 6-28 | "The Case of the Witless Witness" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | TBA | May 16, 1963 |
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Season 7
CBS Home Entertainment released the seventh season of Perry Mason on Region 1 DVD in 2012.[26][27]
| # | Episode title | Director | Teleplay | Source | Air date | |
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| 182 | 7-1 | "The Case of the Nebulous Nephew" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | September 26, 1963 |
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| 183 | 7-2 | "The Case of the Deadly Verdict" | Jesse Hibbs | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | October 3, 1963 |
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| 184 | 7-3 | "The Case of the Shifty Shoebox" | Arthur Marks | Jackson Gillis | TBA | October 10, 1963 |
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| 185 | 7-4 | "The Case of the Drowsy Mosquito" | Jesse Hibbs | Jonathan Latimer | 1943 novel | October 17, 1963 |
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| 186 | 7-5 | "The Case of the Decadent Dean" | Earl Bellamy | Joseph P. Lamont, Samuel Newman | TBA | October 24, 1963 |
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| 187 | 7-6 | "The Case of the Reluctant Model" | Jesse Hibbs | Jonathan Latimer | 1962 novel | October 31, 1963 |
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| 188 | 7-7 | "The Case of the Bigamous Spouse" | Arthur Marks | Jackson Gillis | 1961 novel | November 14, 1963 |
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| 189 | 7-8 | "The Case of the Floating Stones" | Don Weis | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | November 21, 1963 |
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| 190 | 7-9 | "The Case of the Festive Felon" | Earl Bellamy | Samuel Newman | TBA | November 28, 1963 |
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| 191 | 7-10 | "The Case of the Devious Delinquent" | Irving J. Moore | Robb White | TBA | December 5, 1963 |
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| 192 | 7-11 | "The Case of the Bouncing Boomerang" | Jesse Hibbs | Arthur Orloff | TBA | December 12, 1963 |
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| 193 | 7-12 | "The Case of the Badgered Brother" | Earl Bellamy | Bob and Esther Mitchell | TBA | December 19, 1963 |
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| 194 | 7-13 | "The Case of the Wednesday Woman" | Irving J. Moore | Samuel Newman | TBA | January 2, 1964 |
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| 195 | 7-14 | "The Case of the Accosted Accountant" | Arthur Marks | Albert A. Vail, Samuel Newman | TBA | January 9, 1964 |
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| 196 | 7-15 | "The Case of the Capering Camera" | Jesse Hibbs | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | January 16, 1964 |
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| 197 | 7-16 | "The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands" | Jesse Hibbs | Jackson Gillis | 1962 novel | January 23, 1964 |
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| 198 | 7-17 | "The Case of the Bountiful Beauty" | Irving J. Moore | Robb White | TBA | February 6, 1964 |
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| 199 | 7-18 | "The Case of the Nervous Neighbor" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | TBA | February 13, 1964 |
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| 200 | 7-19 | "The Case of the Fifty-Millionth Frenchman" | Arthur Marks | Robert C. Dennis, Jackson Gillis, Samuel Newman | TBA | February 20, 1964 |
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| 201 | 7-20 | "The Case of the Frightened Fisherman" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | February 27, 1964 |
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| 202 | 7-21 | "The Case of the Arrogant Arsonist" | Jesse Hibbs | Samuel Newman | TBA | March 5, 1964 |
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| 203 | 7-22 | "The Case of the Garrulous Go-Between" | Irving J. Moore | Philip Saltzman | TBA | March 12, 1964 |
| 204 | 7-23 | "The Case of the Woeful Widower" | Irving J. Moore | Jackson Gillis | 1951 novel[lower-alpha 4] | March 26, 1964 |
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| 205 | 7-24 | "The Case of the Simple Simon" | Arthur Marks | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | April 2, 1964 |
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| 206 | 7-25 | "The Case of the Illicit Illusion" | Irving J. Moore | Samuel Newman | TBA | April 9, 1964 |
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| 207 | 7-26 | "The Case of the Antic Angel" | Arthur Marks | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | April 16, 1964 |
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| 208 | 7-27 | "The Case of the Careless Kidnapper" | Jesse Hibbs | Robb White | TBA | April 30, 1964 |
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| 209 | 7-28 | "The Case of the Drifting Dropout" | Arthur Marks | Jackson Gillis | TBA | May 7, 1964 |
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| 210 | 7-29 | "The Case of the Tandem Target" | Irving J. Moore | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | May 14, 1964 |
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| 211 | 7-30 | "The Case of the Ugly Duckling" | Arthur Marks | Richard Landau | TBA | May 21, 1964 |
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Season 8
CBS Home Entertainment released the eighth season of Perry Mason on Region 1 DVD in 2012–13.[31][32]
| # | Episode title | Director | Teleplay | Source | Air date | |
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| 212 | 8-1 | "The Case of the Missing Button" | Richard D. Donner | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | September 24, 1964 |
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| 213 | 8-2 | "The Case of the Paper Bullets" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | October 1, 1964 |
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| 214 | 8-3 | "The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor" | Jack Arnold | Philip Saltzman | TBA | October 8, 1964 |
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| 215 | 8-4 | "The Case of the Sleepy Slayer" | Jesse Hibbs | Samuel Newman | TBA | October 15, 1964 |
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| 216 | 8-5 | "The Case of the Betrayed Bride" | Arthur Marks | John Elliotte | TBA | October 22, 1964 |
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| 217 | 8-6 | "The Case of the Nautical Knot" | Jesse Hibbs | Robert Leslie Bellem | TBA | October 29, 1964 |
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| 218 | 8-7 | "The Case of Bullied Bowler" | Jesse Hibbs | Samuel Newman | TBA | November 5, 1964 |
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| 219 | 8-8 | "The Case of a Place Called Midnight" | Arthur Marks | Jackson Gillis | TBA | November 12, 1964 |
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| 220 | 8-9 | "The Case of the Tragic Trophy" | Richard D. Donner | Mann Rubin | TBA | November 19, 1964 |
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| 221 | 8-10 | "The Case of the Reckless Rockhound" | Jesse Hibbs | Robb White | TBA | November 26, 1964 |
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| 222 | 8-11 | "The Case of the Latent Lover" | Jesse Hibbs | Samuel Newman | TBA | December 3, 1964 |
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| 223 | 8-12 | "The Case of the Wooden Nickels" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | December 10, 1964 |
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| 224 | 8-13 | "The Case of the Blonde Bonanza" | Arthur Marks | Jackson Gillis | 1962 novel | December 17, 1964 |
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| 225 | 8-14 | "The Case of the Ruinous Road" | Jesse Hibbs | Robert and Esther Mitchell | TBA | December 31, 1964 |
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| 226 | 8-15 | "The Case of the Frustrated Folk Singer" | Arthur Marks | John Elliotte | TBA | January 7, 1965 |
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| 227 | 8-16 | "The Case of the Thermal Thief" | Jack Arnold | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | January 14, 1965 |
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| 228 | 8-17 | "The Case of the Golden Venom" | Jesse Hibbs | Jackson Gillis | TBA | January 21, 1965 |
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| 229 | 8-18 | "The Case of the Telltale Tap" | Arthur Marks | Samuel Newman | TBA | February 4, 1965 |
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| 230 | 8-19 | "The Case of the Feather Cloak" | Jesse Hibbs | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | February 11, 1965 |
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| 231 | 8-20 | "The Case of the Lover's Gamble" | Harry Harris | Jackson Gillis | TBA | February 18, 1965 |
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| 232 | 8-21 | "The Case of the Fatal Fetish" | Charles R. Rondeau | Samuel Newman | TBA | March 4, 1965 |
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| 233 | 8-22 | "The Case of the Sad Sicilian" | Jesse Hibbs | Milton Krims | TBA | March 11, 1965 |
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| 234 | 8-23 | "The Case of the Murderous Mermaid" | Robert Sparr | Mann Rubin | TBA | March 18, 1965 |
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| 235 | 8-24 | "The Case of the Careless Kitten" | Vincent McEveety | Jackson Gillis | 1942 novel | March 25, 1965 |
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| 236 | 8-25 | "The Case of the Deadly Debt" | Jesse Hibbs | Robert C. Dennis | TBA | April 1, 1965 |
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| 237 | 8-26 | "The Case of the Gambling Lady" | Richard D. Donner | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | April 8, 1965 |
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| 238 | 8-27 | "The Case of the Duplicate Case" | James Goldstone | Philip Saltzman | TBA | April 22, 1965 |
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| 239 | 8-28 | "The Case of the Grinning Gorilla" | Jesse Hibbs | Jackson Gillis | 1952 novel | April 29, 1965 |
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| 240 | 8-29 | "The Case of the Wrongful Writ" | Richard Kinon | Samuel Newman | TBA | May 6, 1965 |
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| 241 | 8-30 | "The Case of the Mischievous Doll" | Jesse Hibbs | Jackson Gillis | 1963 novel | May 13, 1965 |
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Season 9
CBS Home Entertainment released the ninth season of Perry Mason on Region 1 DVD in 2013.[35][36]
| # | Episode title | Director | Teleplay | Source | Air date | |
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| 242 | 9-1 | "The Case of the Laughing Lady" | Jesse Hibbs | Orville H. Hampton | TBA | September 12, 1965 |
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| 243 | 9-2 | "The Case of the Fatal Fortune" | Arthur Marks | William Bast | TBA | September 19, 1965 |
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| 244 | 9-3 | "The Case of the Candy Queen" | Jesse Hibbs | Orville H. Hampton, Robb White | 1940 novel[lower-alpha 5] | September 26, 1965 |
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| 245 | 9-4 | "The Case of the Cheating Chancellor" | Arthur Marks | Lawrence Louis Goldman | TBA | October 3, 1965 |
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| 246 | 9-5 | "The Case of the Impetuous Imp" | Arthur Marks | William Bast | 1950 novel[lower-alpha 6] | October 10, 1965 |
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| 247 | 9-6 | "The Case of the Carefree Coronary" | Jesse Hibbs | Orville H. Hampton | TBA | October 17, 1965 |
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| 248 | 9-7 | "The Case of the Hasty Honeymoon" | Arthur Marks | Ernest Frankel, Orville H. Hampton, John Elliotte | TBA | October 24, 1965 |
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| 249 | 9-8 | "The Case of the 12th Wildcat" | Jesse Hibbs | Ernest Frankel | TBA | October 31, 1965 |
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| 250 | 9-9 | "The Case of the Wrathful Wraith" | Arthur Marks | Henry Farrell | TBA | November 7, 1965 |
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| 251 | 9-10 | "The Case of the Runaway Racer" | Jesse Hibbs | Sy Salkowitz | TBA | November 14, 1965 |
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| 252 | 9-11 | "The Case of the Silent Six" | Jesse Hibbs | William Bast | TBA | November 21, 1965 |
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| 253 | 9-12 | "The Case of the Fugitive Fraulein" | Arthur Marks | Jonathan Latimer | TBA | November 28, 1965 |
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| 254 | 9-13 | "The Case of the Baffling Bug" | Vincent McEveety | Orville H. Hampton | TBA | December 12, 1965 |
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| 255 | 9-14 | "The Case of the Golden Girls" | Jesse Hibbs | Orville H. Hampton, Ernest Frankel | 1940 novel[lower-alpha 7] | December 19, 1965 |
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| 256 | 9-15 | "The Case of the Bogus Buccaneers" | Arthur Hiller | Henry Farrell | TBA | January 9, 1966 |
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| 257 | 9-16 | "The Case of the Midnight Howler" | Jesse Hibbs | Robert E. Kent | TBA | January 16, 1966 |
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| 258 | 9-17 | "The Case of the Vanishing Victim" | Harmon Jones | Ernest Frankel, Orville H. Hampton | 1954 novel[lower-alpha 8] | January 23, 1966 |
| 259 | 9-18 | "The Case of the Golfer's Gambit" | Jesse Hibbs | Orville H. Hampton | TBA | January 30, 1966 |
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| 260 | 9-19 | "The Case of the Sausalito Sunrise" | Jesse Hibbs | Ernest Frankel, Orville H. Hampton | 1952 novel[lower-alpha 9] | February 13, 1966 |
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| 261 | 9-20 | "The Case of the Scarlet Scandal" | Jerry Hopper | Kenneth M. Rosen | TBA | February 20, 1966 |
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| 262 | 9-21 | "The Case of the Twice-Told Twist" | Jesse Hibbs | Samuel Newman | TBA | February 27, 1966 |
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| 263 | 9-22 | "The Case of the Avenging Angel" | Jerry Hopper | Lawrence Louis Goldman | TBA | March 13, 1966 |
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| 264 | 9-23 | "The Case of the Tsarina's Tiara" | Harmon Jones | Ernest Frankel, Orville H. Hampton | TBA | March 20, 1966 |
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| 265 | 9-24 | "The Case of the Fanciful Frail" | Jesse Hibbs | Ernest Frankel, Orville H. Hampton | 1956 novel[lower-alpha 10] | March 27, 1966 |
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| 266 | 9-25 | "The Case of the Unwelcome Well" | Harmon Jones | Ernest Frankel, Orville H. Hampton | TBA | April 3, 1966 |
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| 267 | 9-26 | "The Case of the Dead Ringer" | Arthur Marks | Jackson Gillis | TBA | April 17, 1966 |
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| 268 | 9-27 | "The Case of the Misguided Model" | Jerry Hopper | Ernest Frankel, Orville H. Hampton | TBA | April 24, 1966 |
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| 269 | 9-28 | "The Case of the Positive Negative" | Jesse Hibbs | Robert E. Kent | TBA | May 1, 1966 |
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| 270 | 9-29 | "The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper" | Jerry Hopper | William Bast | TBA | May 15, 1966 |
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| 271 | 9-30 | "The Case of the Final Fade-Out" | Jesse Hibbs | Ernest Frankel, Orville H. Hampton | TBA | May 22, 1966 |
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Notable episodes
Special guest star Bette Davis and William Hopper in "The Case of Constant Doyle" (January 31, 1963)
Special guest star Walter Pidgeon in "The Case of the Surplus Suitor" (February 28, 1963)
"The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink" (episode 1-13) was the pilot film for the Perry Mason series. It was filmed October 3–9, 1956,[39]:10023 more than a year before it aired.[40]:23 [41][42] Written and directed like a film noir second feature,[40]:25 it was a hit with CBS executives and earned the series a good time slot for the 1957–58 season.[43]
In four episodes adapted from Erle Stanley Gardner novels — "The Case of the Silent Partner" (episode 1-6), "The Case of the Baited Hook" (episode 1-14), "The Case of the Velvet Claws" (episode 6-22)[40]:70–71 and "The Case of the Careless Kitten" (episode 8-24)[44]:28992 — the cases are solved without ever going into the courtroom. "Although Gardner's Mason had often maneuvered so successfully on his clients' behalf that they never had to appear in court," wrote film scholar Thomas Leitch, "television episodes without such scenes are highly unusual."[40]:70–71
"The Case of the Terrified Typist" (episode 1-38), "The Case of the Witless Witness" (episode 6-28) and the much-hyped "The Case of the Deadly Verdict" (episode 7-4)[lower-alpha 11] are episodes in which Perry Mason loses cases in some form or manner.[46] He has implicitly lost a capital case in "The Case of the Desperate Daughter" (episode 1-27); Mason and Della Street are first seen preparing a last-minute appeal for a "Mr. Hudson" who has an impending date with the gas chamber.[47]
William Talman (Hamilton Burger) was fired by CBS March 18, 1960, hours after he entered a not-guilty plea to misdemeanor charges related to his presence at a party that was raided by police.[48][49] The schedule was immediately juggled to minimize Talman's presence on the show.[lower-alpha 12][lower-alpha 13] "The Case of the Crying Cherub" (episode 3-20) debuts a pared-down title sequence that omits Talman; he is credited only in the four episodes he filmed before he was fired.[lower-alpha 14] Talman was defended by Gail Patrick Jackson,[51] Burr[52] and others, but even dismissal of the charges in June[53] did not soften the network's position.[54] Patrick said that the role of Burger would not be recast, but that various actors would play assistant district attorneys.[55] CBS reinstated Talman only after Gardner himself weighed in, together with millions of viewers.[lower-alpha 15][57]:71 Talman went back to work December 9, 1960,[58] and Burger returned in "The Case of the Fickle Fortune" (episode 4-15).[lower-alpha 16]
In October 1962 Gail Patrick Jackson announced that four season-six episodes would feature special guest stars who would cover for Raymond Burr during his convalescence from surgery.[lower-alpha 17] Perry Mason fan Bette Davis began filming "The Case of Constant Doyle" (episode 6-16) December 12, 1962.[61] The other three special episodes are "The Case of the Libelous Locket" (episode 6-17) starring Michael Rennie; "The Case of the Two-Faced Turnabout" (episode 6-18) starring Hugh O'Brian; and "The Case of the Surplus Suitor" (episode 6-19) starring Walter Pidgeon.[60] To provide continuity, brief scenes were shot in Burr's hospital room that showed Mason speaking on the phone to each of the attorney friends who was managing his caseload while he was in Europe.[60][62]
"The Case of the Capering Camera" (episode 7-15), filmed in October 1963, marks the last appearance by Ray Collins as the irascible Lt. Tragg.[63]Although it was clear Collins would not return to work on the series, his name appeared in the opening title sequence through the eighth season, which ended in May 1965. Executive producer Gail Patrick Jackson was aware that Collins watched the show every week and did not wish to discourage him.[64] Collins died of emphysema July 11, 1965.[63]
When Burr was hospitalized for jaw surgery in 1964, special guest stars substituted for him in two episodes. The first, "The Case of the Bullied Bowler" (episode 8-7), was regarded as one of the best episodes of the season.[65] Taking place while Mason is in Europe, the episode stars Mike Connors as an attorney friend of Paul Drake.[lower-alpha 18] Broadcast two months later, the second episode was "The Case of the Thermal Thief" (episode 8-16), starring Barry Sullivan.[65] These are the only two Perry Mason episodes in which Burr makes no appearance.[44]:26939
"The Case of the Fatal Fetish" (episode 8-21) is the first of four episodes in which Burr shows the effects of an injury suffered in January 1965 following his third visit to U.S. military personnel in South Vietnam. He required surgery after tearing his shoulder tendons,[44]:33618[66][67] and wears a large plaster cast under his clothing in that episode[lower-alpha 19] and in "The Case of the Sad Sicilian" (episode 8-22).[lower-alpha 20] His right arm is in a sling in "The Case of the Murderous Mermaid" (episode 8-23)[lower-alpha 21] and "The Case of the Careless Kitten" (episode 8-24).[71][lower-alpha 22]
"The Case of the Twice-Told Twist" (episode 9-21) is the only episode of the series that was filmed in color.[37]:194
"The Case of the Dead Ringer" (episode 9-26) features Burr in a unique dual role, playing Mason and his doppelgänger, a grizzled seadog hired to impersonate and discredit him.[72]:31925
"The Case of the Final Fade-Out" (episode 9-30), the last episode of the series, was filmed April 12–19, 1966.[72]:32188 Perry Mason creator Erle Stanley Gardner makes his sole appearance as an actor, playing the judge presiding at the second trial. It was Gail Patrick Jackson's idea to give Gardner and other behind-the-scenes members of the production crew a chance to appear in uncredited cameos:[73][74][75]
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"Who wants to be opposite Bonanza?" Executive producer Gail Patrick Jackson with producer Art Seid and, behind the bar, husband Cornwell Jackson in "The Case of the Final Fade-Out" (May 22, 1966)
- Witness 1 is prop man Ray Thompson.[76]
- Witness 2 is accountant Bernie Oseransky.[76]
- Witness 3 is Johnny Nickolaus, director of photography.[76]
- Witness 4 is electrician Bob Kaplan.[76]
- Assistant prop man John Ferry portrays director Phil Shields.[76]
- Assistant director Gordon Webb is the assistant director.[76]
- Second grip Wendell Jones is photographer Tad Wyman.[76]
- Script supervisor Marshall Schlom is Cliff, the script supervisor.[76]
- Sound engineer Herman Lewis plays the sound mixer.[76]
- The second assistant director is Dave Marks, second assistant director and father of producer Arthur Marks.[76]
- Mill foreman Buck Jones appears as himself.[76]
- Construction coordinator Mickey Woods appears as himself.[76]
- Ann Bernaducci, secretary to producer Arthur Marks, plays the producer's secretary.[76]
- Costumer Evelyn Carruth (with her dog, Buff) is the costumer.[76]
- Assistant cameraman Dennis Dalzell is the assistant cameraman.[76]
- Camera operator Jack Woolf is the camera operator.[76]
- Key grip Harry Jones appears as himself.[76]
- Dimmer boy and practical Jim Lowery plays himself.[76]
- Gaffer Larry Peets plays himself.[76]
- Best boy Cece Lupton plays himself.[76]
- Film editor Dick Farrell is the cutter.[76]
- Hairdresser Annabel Levy appears as herself.[76]
- Makeup man Irving Pringle plays himself.[76]
- Director Jesse Hibbs is the man waxing the car.[76]
- Barbara Hale plays a second role, a blonde starlet in sunglasses.[77][76]
- The man at her table who kisses her is producer Arthur Marks.[76]
- Art director Lewis Creber is the man who interrupts them.
- Actor Mark Roberts is one of the men in the background.[76]
- Set decorator Carl Biddiscombe is one of the men in the background.[76]
- Bill Swan, executive assistant to Raymond Burr, is the piano player.[76]
- Executive producer Gail Patrick Jackson is seated at the bar, speaking to producer Art Seid.[76]
- Cornwell Jackson, Patrick's husband and a partner in Paisano Productions, is the bartender.[76]
- Lester Salkow, Burr's agent, is the man talking to the bartender.[76]
- Anne Nelson, vice president of business affairs for CBS Entertainment, is the barmaid.[76]
The second murder victim is Jackson Sidemark, a producer whose name is an in-joke — a composite of the surnames of Paisano partners Gail Patrick Jackson and Cornwell Jackson ("Jackson") and producers Art Seid and Arthur Marks ("Sidemark").[72]:32323
The sequence in the bar was the last Perry Mason scene to be filmed. In her sole appearance in the series, Gail Patrick Jackson broke the rule against ad libs. The script called for her to say, "I wouldn't take that show if they begged me. Who wants that time slot?" Instead she said, "I wouldn't take that show. Who wants to be opposite Bonanza?"[72]:32296 It is a final commentary on the tables being turned by the NBC series that Perry Mason had bested in the Nielsen ratings for its first two seasons.[78]
Notes
- ↑ After seeing this episode, Erle Stanley Gardner wrote Gail Patrick Jackson: "I don't think I have ever seen a better show at any time on television than 'Sleepwalker's Niece' last Saturday night. I was so darned excited at how perfect it was I just couldn't settle down afterwards.—It had the suspense, intrigue and everything else one looks for and doesn't find in most plays and I kept wondering how on earth you ever chose every single actor so they were perfectly cast.—I saw the first one so imperfectly on a motel TV set that this is really my first one and I'm still thrilled whenever I think of it, and mentally say, 'Thank you, Gail, for everything you've done.'"[5]
- ↑ Title changed from Gardner's original, The Case of the Vagabond Virgin
- ↑ Title changed from Gardner's original, The Case of the Spurious Spinster
- ↑ Title changed from Gardner's original, The Case of the Fiery Fingers
- ↑ Title changed from Gardner's original, The Case of the Silent Partner
- ↑ Title changed from Gardner's original, The Case of the Negligent Nymph
- ↑ Title changed from Gardner's original, The Case of the Vagabond Virgin
- ↑ Title changed from Gardner's original, The Case of the Fugitive Nurse
- ↑ Title changed from Gardner's original, The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink
- ↑ Title changed from Gardner's original, The Case of the Footloose Doll
- ↑ Gail Patrick Jackson released teasers to the press about ""The Case of the Deadly Verdict", which begins with Perry Mason's client being convicted and sentenced to death. "Presumably this is the first time in six years that Mason, played by Raymond Burr, has been called upon to register surprise," wrote The New York Times.[45]
- ↑ The broadcast March 19, 1960, was a rerun of "The Case of the Perjured Parrot" (episode 2-11), in which Talman appears only in the title sequence.[50]
- ↑ On March 26, 1960, "The Case of the Bashful Burro" (episode 3-19) replaced the previously announced episode, "The Case of the Credulous Quarry", in which Talman appears.[50]
- ↑ The four episodes Talman filmed before he was dropped by CBS are "The Case of the Irate Inventor" (episode 3-25), "The Case of the Flighty Father" (episode 3-26), "The Case of the Treacherous Toupée" (episode 4-1) and "The Case of the Credulous Quarry" (episode 4-2).
- ↑ "In my book Bill Talman is a great artist," Erle Stanley Gardner wrote. "As far as I am personally concerned, I would like to see him back on the Perry Mason show. I think every member of Paisano Productions feels the same way that I do."[56]
- ↑ In a May 2014 interview, Barbara Hale said that only by chance was she not at the same party where Talman was arrested.[59]
- ↑ Burr was hospitalized in Los Angeles December 10, 1962, for major intestinal surgery.[60]
- ↑ Airing the following week, "The Case of a Place Called Midnight" (episode 8-8) plays off Mason's absence; set in Germany, it features no regular cast member other than Burr.[33]:175
- ↑ "I know you've been out of the office because of your accident, Mr. Mason," Mignon Germaine (Fay Wray) says at the beginning of Perry Mason's first scene in "The Case of the Fatal Fetish".[68]
- ↑ "How's your arm?" Hamilton Burger asks Mason in "The Case of the Sad Sicilian". "It hurts," Mason replies.[69]
- ↑ Paul Drake refers to Mason's sling while speaking to him on the phone in "The Case of the Murderous Mermaid".[70]
- ↑ There was confusion and mystery about how Burr was injured. The press reported that he was hurt in a helicopter accident in Vietnam, but Gail Patrick Jackson privately shared with Erle Stanley Gardner that he was hurt after completing his tour of Southeast Asia, on the beach at Kauai. This was confirmed in 2011 by Robert Benevides.[44]:33621
References
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- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 16.00 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 21.00 21.01 21.02 21.03 21.04 21.05 21.06 21.07 21.08 21.09 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 24.00 24.01 24.02 24.03 24.04 24.05 24.06 24.07 24.08 24.09 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23 24.24 24.25 24.26 24.27 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 28.00 28.01 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.05 28.06 28.07 28.08 28.09 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24 28.25 28.26 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 33.00 33.01 33.02 33.03 33.04 33.05 33.06 33.07 33.08 33.09 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 37.00 37.01 37.02 37.03 37.04 37.05 37.06 37.07 37.08 37.09 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 44.2 44.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ "The Case of the Desperate Daughter" (Season 1, Episode 27) at 11:03.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 65.0 65.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ "The Case of the Fatal Fetish" (Season 8, Episode 21) at 16:06.
- ↑ "The Case of the Sad Sicilian" (Season 8, Episode 22) at 31:00.
- ↑ "The Case of the Murderous Mermaid" (Season 8, Episode 23) at 21:44.
- ↑ "The Case of the Careless Kitten" (Season 8, Episode 24) at 7:54.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 76.00 76.01 76.02 76.03 76.04 76.05 76.06 76.07 76.08 76.09 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20 76.21 76.22 76.23 76.24 76.25 76.26 76.27 76.28 76.29 76.30 76.31 76.32 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
