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Almost anyone is capable of a crime under certain circumstances.
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
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The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
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Episode 1
Perry receives a telephone call from George Beaumont, a man who supposedly died in a plane crash nearly three years before, and later ends up actually dead.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars William Ching, Ross Elliott, Jeanne Cooper, Joan Staley, Vaughn Taylor, Lillian Bronson, Herbert Lytton, Martha Wentworth
Episode 2
Perry has all kinds of troubles in this one when a murder brings him into the tangled financial and personal affairs of the wealthy Balfour family.
Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars Patricia Medina, Bruce Bennett, Heather Angel, Douglas Kennedy, John Eldredge
Episode 3
Robbers lift a bundle from the Hargrove Finance Company and Frank Anderson is murdered in the aftermath. Anthony "Pop" Renzi is identified as one of the robbers and charged with both the robbery and the murder. Perry sets out to clear him of both charges.
Directed by Buzz KulikGuest stars Elisha Cook Jr., Eduardo Ciannelli, Eleanor Audley, Nita Talbot, Joseph Mell, James Anderson, Lee Miller, Paul Bryar
Episode 4
Major Frank Lessing, a payroll officer on an Army base, is found murdered and Sgt. Joseph Dexter is charged with the crime. The case hinges on a payroll robbery committed in the Phillippines years before. It seems as though some of the bills from that robbery were turning up on the base.
Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars BarBara Luna, Kevin Hagen, Robert Armstrong, John Dehner, John Archer, Paul Picerni, Wendell Holmes
Episode 5
Rhoda Reynolds is charged with murdering her blackmailing ex-husband, Arthur Kane. At the trial, Perry moves the proceedings to the room in which Kane was murdered in order to re-enact the fatal night.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Max Showalter, S. John Launer, James Seay, Peggy Maley, John Hoyt, Frank Mills, Lee Miller, Dorothy Neumann
Episode 6
Slimy Jack Hardisty embezzles $100,000.00 from his father-in-law, Dr. Blane. The greedy Hardisty then tries to blackmail the good doctor for more. Perry is hired by Dr. Blane to put an end to Hardisty's machinations but before he can swing into action the rogue turns up dead.
Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars Paul Fix, Robin Hughes, Don Beddoe, Howard Wendell, Jeanne Bates
Episode 7
A moonlighting school teacher is charged with the murder of a male acquaintence he had taken home after the acquaintence had earlier raised a disturbance at his night job at a cafe.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Olan Soule, Anne Sargent, Arthur Franz, Jesse White, Lee Miller, Stacy Harris, Richard Gaines
Episode 8
Jockey Tic Barton is in a mess of trouble. First he's fired when his horse loses a fixed race and then he's charged with murder after confronting Johnny Starr, the man actually responsible for the fix. And, oh yes, Tic's wife was having an affair with the murder victim. It's up to Perry to set things right.
Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars Don Durant
Episode 9
An art collector, Rufus Varner, is told by a reputable art critic that one of his most prized art paintings "The Purple Woman" is a forgery. Varner visits the art dealer from whom he purchased the painting, Milo Girard. Later, Milo Girard is found dead in his office.
Directed by Gerd OswaldGuest stars George Macready, Rhys Williams, Edwin Jerome, Bethel Leslie, Doris Singleton, Robert H. Harris
Episode 10
Martin Ellis is sent to jail for stealing the sum of $300,000.00. Ellis is later exonerated thanks to evidence discovered by his wife and the real thief, Charles Brewster, is arrested for the theft. Brewster manages to get out of jail on bail but later turns up dead. Ellis is charged with the killing.
Directed by Arthur HillerGuest stars William Phipps, S. John Launer, Frank Silvera, Joan Banks
Episode 11
The courtroom action in this episode takes place at a coroner's inquest as a parrot holds the key to freeing suspect Ellen Sabin from blame in the murder of her husband.
Directed by William D. RussellWritten by Marian B. CockrellGuest stars Jesslyn Fax, Joseph Kearns, Frank Ferguson, Mel Blanc, Edgar Buchanan, Howard Culver, Jody Lawrance, Dan Barton
Episode 12
Sarah Werner asks Perry to find her husband, Hugo Werner, who ran off with her inheritance. Hugo, now using the name Hans Breel, is now working on a gem scam but his scheme backfires when he is murdered and Sarah is charged with the crime.
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglenGuest stars Chris Alcaide, Gilman Rankin, Kurt Kreuger, Ivan Triesault, Ludwig Stössel, Marion Marshall, Osa Massen, Lillian Bronson
Episode 13
Eva Martell is hired out of numerous candidates by Melvin Slater to impersonate a woman named Helen Reynolds. Eva is paid extremely well and given a nice apartment to live in with her Aunt Agnes as long as she continues with her impersonation. Both Eva and her aunt suspect a rat and seek Perry's advice. Then Melvin Slater turns up dead in the apartment.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Sheila Bromley, Margaret Field, Paula Raymond, Joe De Santis, John Stephenson
Episode 14
Rollins and Wyatt have discovered a cure for gill fever. As they plan to market the product, they find that Jack Huxley has bought the aquarium business and owns all patents and intellectual property. Huxley is murdered; Wyatt is charged.
Guest stars Cecil Kellaway, Jacqueline Scott, Willard Sage, Catherine McLeod, Gage Clarke, Murvyn Vye, Rusty Lane, Lee Miller
Episode 15
Two troubled women, Millie Crest and Fern Driscoll, switch identities. Millie, posing as Fern, stabs shady private eye Carl Davis in the arm in self-defense. Davis then turns up dead from poisoning of the stab wound to his arm. Millie then gets Perry to help her in return for a 38 cent retainer.
Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars Lee Miller, Charles Meredith, Barton MacLane, Robert Bray, John Bryant, Betty Lou Gerson, Ruta Lee, Richard Gaines
Episode 16
A District Attorney is charged with the murder of a chairman of the bids committee to a defectively built hospital whom he is investigating for a series of bribes being passed around.
Directed by Arthur MarksWritten by Seeleg LesterGuest stars Peter Brocco, Carol Nugent, Hugh Marlowe, Herbert Anderson, Bartlett Robinson, Irving Mitchell, Arline Hunter, Mark Roberts
Episode 17
An heiress to her uncle's fortune is charged with the murder of a female private investigator during a search for her missing uncle.
Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars Sara Haden, Marion Ross, Don Dillaway, Peggy Maley, Jean Willes, John Bryant, Lee Miller, Jack Daly
Episode 18
Charles Goff is an advertising executive who promised comedian Danny Ross he would pitch him for a new show in return for an introduction with the president of a large big-budget advertiser. Danny does his part but learns from Goff's secretary that Goff landed the deal without him. When Charles Goff is found dead in his office the next morning, Danny's friend, Freddie Green, is accused of the murder.
Directed by Gerd OswaldWritten by Milton KrimsGuest stars Bobby Troup, Martha Vickers, Frankie Laine, Jon Lormer, Tom Drake, Walter Burke, S. John Launer
Episode 19
Wealthy Peter Baxter decides to test the loyalty of his heirs. He pretends to change his will cutting them all out and leaving his entire estate to groundskeeper, James Hing. Hing is then supposed to burn down Baxter's house and Baxter would substitute a medical cadaver for his own body. If any of the heirs contested the will, they would be disinherited. Hing does as he is instructed. He burns down the house, but the body discovered inside is really that of Peter Baxter. Perry tries to sort through this muddled mess and arrive at the truth.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Judy Lewis, John Agar, George E. Stone, Bill Erwin, Raymond Bailey, Anthony Eustrel, Benson Fong, Richard Crane
Episode 20
Bishop Arthur Mallory is met in his hotel room by Wallace Lang, an associate of a wealthy man named Charles Burroughs. He is warned through physical violence to stop looking for the real granddaughter of Charles Burroughs. Carol Delaney helps the bishop with his wounds and hears an incredible story that she may be the real granddaughter, Janice Burroughs. Carol is invited to meet Charles Burroughs and later the same night he is found dead.
Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars George E. Stone, Joan Vohs, Karl 'Killer' Davis, Carl Benton Reid, Rebecca Welles, Vaughn Taylor
Episode 21
Playwright Ernest Royce is found shot to death in the same manner as a character in one of his unproduced plays. The play dealt with characters very close to real people and the real life murder of a New York underworld figure years before. Perry's client, Frank Brooks, is charged with Royce's murder and Perry must find the missing final act of the play in order to clear Brooks.
Directed by Gerd OswaldGuest stars Connie Cezon, Jerome Cowan, George E. Stone, Robert McQueeney, David Lewis, Richard Erdman, Richard Gaines, Lee Miller
Episode 22
Dr. David Craig discovers that tapes of conversations with his psychiatric patients are missing and being used for blackmail purposes. When the suspected thief and blackmailer, Mark Douglas, turns up murdered, the good doctor is charged with the crime.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Barry McGuire, Allen Case, Andrea King, George E. Stone, Michael Fox, Dick Foran, Phillip Terry
Episode 23
Evelyn Forbes escapes from a mental institution only to be charged with murder. The key to the case is a dog that continues to howl no matter what.
Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars Ann Rutherford, Vito Scotti, George E. Stone, Gregory Walcott, S. John Launer, Robert Ellenstein, Frank Hagney, Lee Miller
Episode 24
A building contractor is charged with the murder of a wealthy political Mr.fix-it.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Dolores Donlon, George E. Stone, Dean Harens, John Anderson, Kasey Rogers, Douglas Marland, George N. Neise, Jon Lormer
Episode 25
Harry Bright and Chuck Clark were once best friends and business partners until Margaret entered the picture. Margaret was a much younger woman on the make who entranced Chuck into marrying her. When Margaret is found shot to death, Harry is arrested for the crime but the more Perry digs into the victim's past the more convoluted things get.
Directed by William D. RussellWritten by Milton KrimsGuest stars Myron Healey, Nan Leslie, Stafford Repp, Francis McDonald, Will Wright, R.G. Armstrong
Episode 26
Matilda Benson is a tough old broad who rules her children with an iron hand and the promises in her will. Her family then gets involved in a gambling scandal involving sinister nightclub owner Danny Barker. When Barker is found dead the scandal expands to include murder.
Directed by Buzz KulikWritten by Milton KrimsGuest stars Michael Dante, Robert Strauss, Patricia Cutts, George E. Stone, Leo Gordon, Ellen Corby, Kathryn Givney, Barry Atwater
Episode 27
Martin Selkirk is a major league rotter who wants Claire Allison in the worst way even though she's dating Dirk Benedict. Selkirk has Dirk's jaw broken and begins sending Claire threatening mail. Then Selkirk is murdered in his beach house and Claire is arrested for the crime. Perry takes the case and finds that the evidence points in the direction of Selkirk's five year old son. Or does it?
Directed by William D. RussellWritten by Seeleg LesterGuest stars Kathryn Card, Max Adrian, George E. Stone, Robert Rockwell, Mala Powers, Jennifer Howard, Norman Alden, Dennis Patrick
Episode 28
Young Jimmy Morrow can't seem to catch a break. Already on probation for car theft he's charged with stealing a valuable Spanish cross and killing its owner. Perry feels sorry for the kid and decides to take the case.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Linda Watkins, George E. Stone, Arthur Space, Donald Randolph, Josephine Hutchinson, Harlan Warde, Richard Gaines
Episode 29
Perry returns to his office late one night and finds an attractive woman climbing into his balcony window. She claims to be Virginia Colfax, the secretary of Ed Garvin who has an office next door to Perry's. Ms. Colfax says that she climbed into Perry's office in order to escape from Garvin's hot tempered wife but Perry later learns that Garvin is married to two women. Garvin and second wife Lorrie are sent to Mexico by Perry until he can clear up the matter but when Garvin's first wife, Ethel, is murdered there's an even bigger mess on the scene. And just who in the world is Virginia Colfax, the woman climbing in the window?
Directed by William D. RussellGuest stars K.T. Stevens, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Tom Brown, Patrick McVey, Rosa Turich, Harry Ellerbe, Joan Tabor, Neil Hamilton
Episode 30
Ruth Prescott wants to divorce Walter Prescott so that she can be with her true love, Jimmy MacLaine. After a brush with death, Ruth becomes convinced that Walter is trying to kill her rather than give her the divorce. Walter then turns up dead and the police are convinced that Ruth shot him.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Dick Wessel, George E. Stone, Michael Fox, S. John Launer, James Philbrook, Berry Kroeger
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Raymond BurrPerry Mason
Barbara HaleDella Street
William HopperPaul Drake
William TalmanHamilton Burger
Ray CollinsLieutenant Tragg
Connie CezonGertie
Willis BoucheyJudge
Nelson LeighJudge
CBSUnited States
TCF Television ProductionsUnited States
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