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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 and the team investigate the murder of an antiquarian bookseller with an interest in forgery.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Tenen Holtz, Joby Baker, Phyllis Love, John Abbott, John Alvin, Renee Godfrey, William Tracy, Michael Fox
Episode 2
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.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Teru Shimada, Willis Bouchey, Jan Shepard, John Howard, John Pickard, Charles Sherlock, Lee Farr, Everett Glass
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Francis D. LyonWritten by Helen NielsenGuest stars Mae Clarke, Anthony Caruso, Joseph Sirola, Mort Mills, Dolores Michaels, Gary Lockwood, John Gallaudet, Dianne Foster
Episode 4
A company bookkeeper's wife is charged with the murder of a female employee who had been blackmailing her.
Directed by Allen H. MinerGuest stars Stuart Erwin, Joan Staley, Jack Betts, Grandon Rhodes, Paul Tripp, Kathleen Hughes, Virginia Christine, Richard Reeves
Episode 5
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.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Richard Davalos, Mabel Albertson, Leonard Stone, S. John Launer, William Boyett, Jeanette Nolan, Edmon Ryan, William Phipps
Episode 6
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?
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Maureen Arthur, Ellen Burstyn, Amanda Randolph, Lloyd Corrigan, Robert 'Rusty' Stevens, Eddie Firestone, David Hedison, Orville Sherman
Episode 7
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.
Directed by Francis D. LyonWritten by Robert C. DennisGuest stars George E. Stone, Barbara Parkins, Harry Bartell, Ford Rainey, Howard Smith, Harvey Korman, Anna Lee, Sean McClory
Episode 8
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.
Directed by Allen H. MinerGuest stars Meg Wyllie, S. John Launer, Steven Geray, Peter Whitney, Parley Baer, R.G. Armstrong, Michael Fox
Episode 9
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.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Wesley Addy, Willis Bouchey, Philip Ahn, Keye Luke, Doris Dowling, Beulah Quo, James Hong, Kenneth Tobey
Episode 10
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.
Directed by Arthur MarksWritten by Jonathan LatimerGuest stars Mona Freeman, Tom Lowell, Chris Alcaide, Kaye Elhardt, Elizabeth Harrower, Robert Rockwell, Noah Keen, Edgar Buchanan
Episode 11
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.
Directed by Allen H. MinerGuest stars Joan Freeman, Jim Davis, Mort Mills, Bill Quinn, Bartlett Robinson, Strother Martin, Jennifer Howard
Episode 12
A wealthy woman is confronted by two girls who claim to be the daughters she was forced to abandon 20 years before.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Burt Metcalfe, Doris Packer, Byron Foulger, Melinda Casey, John Warburton, Virginia Field, Jesse White, Ben Cooper
Episode 13
A chronic shoplifter later finds herself charged with murder. Her niece hires Perry for the defense.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Richard Coogan, Margaret O'Brien, Arthur Batanides, Shirley Mitchell, Bernard Fein, Leonard Nimoy, Lurene Tuttle
Episode 14
A young girl searching for the father she has never seen seeks Mason's help when she's charged with murder.
Directed by Allen H. MinerGuest stars William Fawcett, Peter Breck, Frank Overton, Bill Williams, Gertrude Flynn, Ralph Manza, Frank Ferguson, Antoinette Bower
Episode 15
On trial: the estranged wife of a professor who's written a lurid novel.
Directed by Jesse HibbsWritten by Robert C. DennisGuest stars Joyce Van Patten, Harold Goodwin, Kent Smith, Jackie Searl, Patricia Breslin, Don Dubbins, Constance Towers, John Bryant
Episode 16
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.
Directed by Allen H. MinerGuest stars Peggy Ann Garner, Willis Bouchey, Dick Wilson, Gil Perkins, Bette Davis, Michael Parks, Frances Reid, George Mitchell
Episode 17
Professor Lindley is in a pit of trouble when he tries to help a kid dodge a murder rap.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Patrice Wymore, Michael Rennie, S. John Launer, Carlos Romero, Harry von Zell, Dan Seymour, Michael Fox, Ruta Lee
Episode 18
Columnist Elihu Laban is hit with a murder rap when his efforts to obtain secret papers backfire.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Abraham Sofaer, Werner Klemperer, Trevor Bardette, Berry Kroeger, Lisa Gaye, Dick Cherney, Lee Miller, Hugh O'Brian
Episode 19
Attorney Sherman Hatfield is sought out by a blackmail-plagued industrialist.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Walter Pidgeon, Russ Grieve, Jimmy Cross, Carl Benton Reid, Andrea King, James Best, Hayden Rorke, Lisa Davis
Episode 20
Mason goes to the dogs when his defense of a murder suspect hinges on a surprise witness.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Arthur Hunnicutt, Natalie Trundy, Lee Van Cleef, Michael Fox, Vic Perrin, Allen Case
Episode 21
Mason's client: a man declared legally dead.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars David McLean, Philip Bourneuf, Max Showalter, Irene Hervey
Episode 22
In a case woven with one woman's lies a politician and a murder are entagled.
Directed by Harmon JonesWritten by Jackson GillisGuest stars Richard Webb, James Philbrook, Peter Leeds, Virginia Gregg, Patricia Barry, Anna-Lisa
Episode 23
The victim of a swindle finds his trouble multiplying when he's accused of murder.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Carleton Carpenter, Richard Jaeckel, Henry Rowland, Marvin Miller, Julie Adams, John Gallaudet, Maura McGiveney, John Conte
Episode 24
A promoter's plan to frame his wife and business partner for embezzlement fails, but they're arrested anyway for his murder.
Directed by Harmon JonesGuest stars S. John Launer, George Macready, Gloria Talbott, Ronald Long, Elaine Devry, Billy Halop, Jon Lormer, Gerald Mohr
Episode 25
Mason is hired by a sculptor charged with murdering the overbearing mother of his model.
Directed by Jesse HibbsWritten by Robert Presnell Sr.Guest stars Tol Avery, Willis Bouchey, Marianna Hill, George Kennedy, Faith Domergue, John Larkin, John Anderson
Episode 26
The ex-wife of an author who has written a lurid expose and is murdered.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Keith Andes, Frank Aletter, Michael Pate, Peggy McCay, Dabbs Greer, David Lewis
Episode 27
A jealous husband is teased into a tizzy after being led on by his sister's lies.
Directed by Jesse HibbsGuest stars Allan Hunt, Diane Brewster, Mark Goddard, Harry Lauter, Paul Fix, Constance Ford, Joe Maross, Robert Bray
Episode 28
A judge is accused of murdering a government witness who planned to expose him as a crook.
Directed by Arthur MarksGuest stars Robert Middleton, Florida Friebus, Steve Brodie, Larry Thor, Vaughn Taylor, Michael Fox, Jackie Coogan, David White
Episode information updated Sep 15, 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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