Perry Mason (1957)

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1957

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Drama

Mystery

A meticulous and astute defense attorney unravels complex murder cases to exonerate his falsely-accused clients, with the help of his devoted secretary and a tireless private investigator.

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1957–1966 Series 9 Seasons 271 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Saturday, April 18

The Case of the Twice-Told Twist

Season 9 • Episode 21

Perry probes the death of a modern-day Fagin who masterminded car theft; guest Victor Buono. (Color)

Sunday, April 19

The Case of the Avenging Angel

Season 9 • Episode 22

A ruthless star-maker is murdered during a recording session and a young rock 'n' roller is charged.

Sunday, April 19

The Case of the Avenging Angel

Season 9 • Episode 22

A ruthless star-maker is murdered during a recording session and a young rock 'n' roller is charged.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Shattered Dream

Season 2 • Episode 12

A murder charge against a woman follows the cutting attempt which ruins a huge diamond.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Borrowed Brunette

Season 2 • Episode 13

A young woman and her aunt find themselves involved in a murder.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Glittering Gold Fish

Season 2 • Episode 14

Perry's client seeking advice on breaking a contract is suspected of murder.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Bigamous Spouse

Season 7 • Episode 7

A woman is charged with murdering a bigamist; guests Pippa Scott, Michael Conrad.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Fraudulent Photo

Season 2 • Episode 16

A district attorney's investigation leads to a blackmail threat.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Romantic Rogue

Season 2 • Episode 17

When all the evidence points to a young woman as the murderer, Mason comes to her defense.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Tsarina's Tiara

Season 9 • Episode 23

A gem authority in South America is charged with the murder of an international jewel thief.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Fanciful Frail

Season 9 • Episode 24

Two women switch identities to recover $50,000 and to elude an assassin.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Unwelcome Well

Season 9 • Episode 25

A geologist is accused of killing the oil tycoon who betrayed him; guest Wendell Corey.

Monday, April 20

The Case of the Irate Inventor

Season 3 • Episode 25

A device that may someday prevent midair collisions becomes a motive for murder.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Jaded Joker

Season 2 • Episode 18

Perry's latest case leads him into the world of beatniks.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Caretaker's Cat

Season 2 • Episode 19

A caretaker is charged with arson and the killing of his employer; guest Benson Fong.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Stuttering Bishop

Season 2 • Episode 20

An Australian bishop wants Perry to establish a woman's claim to a multimillion dollar inheritance.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Floating Stones

Season 7 • Episode 8

A girl hires Mason to locate a collection of valuable diamonds.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Bedeviled Doctor

Season 2 • Episode 22

Confidential tape between psychiatrist and patient is stolen.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Howling Dog

Season 2 • Episode 23

Perry resorts to legal trickery to prove his client's innocence.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Dead Ringer

Season 9 • Episode 26

Raymond Burr plays both Mason and a Cockney merchant seaman with a scheme.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Misguided Model

Season 9 • Episode 27

A glamorous model is threatened, and the showy figure who tried to wreck her career is murdered.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Positive Negative

Season 9 • Episode 28

A retired general heading a local clean-up commission is charged with murder.

Tuesday, April 21

The Case of the Flighty Father

Season 3 • Episode 26

An heiress with two men claiming to be her father becomes Mason's client.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Calendar Girl

Season 2 • Episode 24

Perry uses photography to help a building contractor accused of slaying an amateur photographer.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Petulant Partner

Season 2 • Episode 25

A man is accused of killing his business partner's wife; guest R.G. Armstrong.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Dangerous Dowager

Season 2 • Episode 26

A child custody case turns deadly after a stack of gambling IOUs is used against Perry's client.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Festive Felon

Season 7 • Episode 9

A woman fighting for her mother's rightful inheritance is charged with murder.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Spanish Cross

Season 2 • Episode 28

Mason defends a juvenile charged with jewel theft and murder.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom

Season 2 • Episode 29

Perry runs afoul of a beautiful blond detective and later finds his client charged with murder.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper

Season 9 • Episode 29

A witness of a columnist's murder refuses to testify; guests Cloris Leachman, Gary Collins.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Final Fade-Out

Season 9 • Episode 30

A TV producer is accused of the murder of a young actor shot during filming.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Restless Redhead

Season 1 • Episode 1

A waitress is booked for murder after she fires at a hooded man pursuing her.

Wednesday, April 22

The Case of the Treacherous Toupee

Season 4 • Episode 1

An executive who has been missing for two years unexpectedly turns up and is slain.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of the Spurious Sister

Season 3 • Episode 1

Mason is challenged to solve a mystery involving a dead wife who sues for divorce.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of the Watery Witness

Season 3 • Episode 2

A man is convinced a famous actress (Fay Wray) is his wife's mother and hires Perry to prove it.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of the Garrulous Gambler

Season 3 • Episode 3

Man seeks Perry's help for a check-forging gambler brother.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of the Devious Delinquent

Season 7 • Episode 10

A young man who has taken up with the wrong friends finds himself enmeshed in blackmail and murder.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of the Startled Stallion

Season 3 • Episode 5

A wealthy, crippled old man takes a woman's prized racehorse as payment for her mortgage.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma

Season 3 • Episode 6

Paul Drake becomes the defendant in a murder case and retains Perry.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece

Season 1 • Episode 2

A simple case of divorce and blackmail evolves into murder.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of the Nervous Accomplice

Season 1 • Episode 3

A fight for supposedly oil-rich land designated for a housing development ends in murder.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of the Drowning Duck

Season 1 • Episode 4

A case involves a duck, a blackmailer and a man who was executed for homicide.

Thursday, April 23

The Case of the Credulous Quarry

Season 4 • Episode 2

A client faces a murder charge, but a witness demands a payoff to testify.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Golden Fraud

Season 3 • Episode 7

Mason becomes involved in a rivalry for an executive promotion in an investment firm.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Bartered Bikini

Season 3 • Episode 8

A model is suspected of selling bathing suit designs to the competition.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Artful Dodger

Season 3 • Episode 9

A woman is suspected of killing a nephew who owed her.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Bouncing Boomerang

Season 7 • Episode 11

An unscrupulous woman becomes involved in a swindle that results in her death.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Violent Village

Season 3 • Episode 11

Mason's fishing holiday is interrupted when a young man is accused of robbery and murder.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Frantic Flyer

Season 3 • Episode 12

Perry defends widow trying to clear her husband's name.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Sulky Girl

Season 1 • Episode 5

A murderer strikes immediately after Mason learns that a blackmailer has contacted a young heiress.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Silent Partner

Season 1 • Episode 6

A former convict attempts to become a partner in a lucrative orchid business.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Angry Mourner

Season 1 • Episode 7

A killing to defend a woman's honor doesn't convince Perry; guest Barbara Eden.

Friday, April 24

The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker

Season 4 • Episode 3

Mason is hired by an executive who wants to rid himself of a larcenous, freeloading nephew.

Saturday, April 25

The Case of the Crimson Kiss

Season 1 • Episode 8

A young girl and her roommate are found near death from an overdose of sleeping pills.

Saturday, April 25

The Case of the Crimson Kiss

Season 1 • Episode 8

A young girl and her roommate are found near death from an overdose of sleeping pills.

Saturday, April 25

The Case of the Vagabond Vixen

Season 1 • Episode 9

A film mogul posts bail for a lovely hitchhiker and involves Perry in blackmail and homicide.

Saturday, April 25

The Case of the Runaway Corpse

Season 1 • Episode 10

Perry deals with a year-old homicide, an arsenic poisoning and a disappearing corpse.

Sunday, April 26

The Case of the Crooked Candle

Season 1 • Episode 11

Candle provides key in case of woman accused of murder.

Sunday, April 26

The Case of the Crooked Candle

Season 1 • Episode 11

Candle provides key in case of woman accused of murder.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Wayward Wife

Season 3 • Episode 13

In a labyrinthine search for the facts, Mason goes from books to bookies.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor

Season 3 • Episode 14

Ham Burger disqualifies himself when defendant is friend.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Gallant Grafter

Season 3 • Episode 15

Scheme to control millions involves theft and wife's revenge.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Badgered Brother

Season 7 • Episode 12

Rivalry escalates into murder when two half brothers battle for control of a department-store chain.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Mythical Monkeys

Season 3 • Episode 17

A secretary with a story of a mysterious package and a corpse seeks Mason's aid.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Singing Skirt

Season 3 • Episode 18

Perry is surprised to learn the murder weapon in a current case was once his property.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Negligent Nymph

Season 1 • Episode 12

A fishing holiday finds Mason involved in homicide and a trial.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Moth-Eaten Mink

Season 1 • Episode 13

A frightened waitress, leaving a paycheck and mink coat behind, leads Mason into a murder trial.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Baited Hook

Season 1 • Episode 14

An embezzler is found dead after his business partner demands that the stolen funds be replaced.

Monday, April 27

The Case of the Singular Double

Season 4 • Episode 4

A girl assumes a cousin's identity to report her own disappearance as suicide.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Bashful Burro

Season 3 • Episode 19

Mason is accused of making a sideshow of the court when he calls a miner's donkey to the stand.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Crying Cherub

Season 3 • Episode 20

Paintings of infants and a Matisse masterpiece become important to Mason.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Nimble Nephew

Season 3 • Episode 21

A man tests two nephews' honesty with acreage due to appreciate greatly; guest Bert Convy.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Wednesday Woman

Season 7 • Episode 13

An innocent man tries to rebuild his life after leaving prison and becomes implicated in a murder.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Slandered Submarine

Season 3 • Episode 23

Mason refuses to help sue the U.S. Navy and defends a sailor of murder instead.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Ominous Outcast

Season 3 • Episode 24

A boy from an orphanage, searching for his family, is accused of murder.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Fan Dancer's Horse

Season 1 • Episode 15

Two fan dancers, a stolen saddle horse and blood-stained ostrich plumes are Mason's clues in a case.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Demure Defendant

Season 1 • Episode 16

Perry investigates a murder confession obtained by the use of truth serum.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Sun-bather's Diary

Season 1 • Episode 17

A gorgeous, towel-clad sunbather tells Perry that all her possessions have been stolen.

Tuesday, April 28

The Case of the Lavender Lipstick

Season 4 • Episode 5

A chemist is accused of murdering her employer when planted evidence is found.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Irate Inventor

Season 3 • Episode 25

A device that may someday prevent midair collisions becomes a motive for murder.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Flighty Father

Season 3 • Episode 26

An heiress with two men claiming to be her father becomes Mason's client.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Treacherous Toupee

Season 4 • Episode 1

An executive who has been missing for two years unexpectedly turns up and is slain.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Accosted Accountant

Season 7 • Episode 14

A hard-driving young executive becomes implicated in the murder of his father-in-law.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Ill-Fated Faker

Season 4 • Episode 3

Mason is hired by an executive who wants to rid himself of a larcenous, freeloading nephew.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Singular Double

Season 4 • Episode 4

A girl assumes a cousin's identity to report her own disappearance as suicide.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Cautious Coquette

Season 1 • Episode 18

While investigating a hit-and-run, Perry gets a murder client.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Haunted Husband

Season 1 • Episode 19

The loyalty of a suspect's friend inspires Perry to take on a seemingly hopeless case.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Lonely Heiress

Season 1 • Episode 20

Perry defends a woman when a con game turns into murder; guest Kathleen Crowley.

Wednesday, April 29

The Case of the Wandering Widow

Season 4 • Episode 6

The long-missing witness in a 6-year-old homicide case blackmails the victim's widow.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the Lavender Lipstick

Season 4 • Episode 5

A chemist is accused of murdering her employer when planted evidence is found.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the Wandering Widow

Season 4 • Episode 6

The long-missing witness in a 6-year-old homicide case blackmails the victim's widow.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the Clumsy Clown

Season 4 • Episode 7

Mason is hired by a circus clown to untangle a case of bigamy and head off a threat of blackmail.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the Capering Camera

Season 7 • Episode 15

Woman whose sister's being blackmailed is involved in a photographer's murder.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the Nine Dolls

Season 4 • Episode 9

A little girl's request for help leads Mason into an international quest.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the Loquacious Liar

Season 4 • Episode 10

Mason is hired to find a photo which has vital bearing on a power struggle.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the Green-Eyed Sister

Season 1 • Episode 21

Perry becomes involved in a murder charge when a private investigator deals in blackmail.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the Fugitive Nurse

Season 1 • Episode 22

Retained to handle a tax matter, Mason's client is charged with murder.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the One-Eyed Witness

Season 1 • Episode 23

Perry's client (Angie Dickinson) is charged in double murder.

Thursday, April 30

The Case of the Clumsy Clown

Season 4 • Episode 7

Mason is hired by a circus clown to untangle a case of bigamy and head off a threat of blackmail.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Red Riding Boots

Season 4 • Episode 11

On the eve of her wedding, a girl is slain and hidden in a car trunk.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Larcenous Lady

Season 4 • Episode 12

A secretary is framed for blackmail, and then is accused of the death of her employer's wife.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Envious Editor

Season 4 • Episode 13

Mason defends the wife of an editor when she is accused of slaying her husband's ruthless publisher.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands

Season 7 • Episode 16

A young woman who is trying to protect her brother becomes implicated in a murder.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Fickle Fortune

Season 4 • Episode 15

A civil servant is caught at the scene of a murder where some "missing" money is found.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Waylaid Wolf

Season 4 • Episode 16

A secretary who is lured to a beach house is later found stabbed to death.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Deadly Double

Season 1 • Episode 24

Perry takes the case before the homicide takes place.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Empty Tin

Season 1 • Episode 25

Mason's client is found in a locked room beside a body and a gun.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Half-Wakened Wife

Season 1 • Episode 26

Perry thinks a man seeking a lawyer is an old wartime pal.

Friday, May 1

The Case of the Provocative Protege

Season 4 • Episode 8

Mason is hired by a widow to determine if her husband's death was murder or suicide.

Saturday, May 2

The Case of the Desperate Daughter

Season 1 • Episode 27

Mason and Drake investigate the identity of a girl suffering from amnesia.

Saturday, May 2

The Case of the Desperate Daughter

Season 1 • Episode 27

Mason and Drake investigate the identity of a girl suffering from amnesia.

Saturday, May 2

The Case of the Daring Decoy

Season 1 • Episode 28

Fight for control of a corporation flares into murder, and Mason's client was in the death room.

Saturday, May 2

The Case of the Hesitant Hostess

Season 1 • Episode 29

Mason's client is arraigned on robbery, and then is charged with murder.

Sunday, May 3

The Case of the Screaming Woman

Season 1 • Episode 30

Perry defends a woman for a murder she confessed to.

Sunday, May 3

The Case of the Screaming Woman

Season 1 • Episode 30

Perry defends a woman for a murder she confessed to.

Monday, May 4

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Monday, May 4

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Monday, May 4

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Monday, May 4

The Case of the Bountiful Beauty

Season 7 • Episode 17

A woman writer being threatened with a libel suit is suspected of homicide; guest Ryan O'Neal.

Monday, May 4

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Monday, May 4

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Monday, May 4

The Case of the Fiery Fingers

Season 1 • Episode 31

Mason is retained by a lady who feels her employer is about to be murdered.

Monday, May 4

The Case of the Substitute Face

Season 1 • Episode 32

Ocean cruise is shattered and a courtroom struggle centers on Perry and Della.

Monday, May 4

The Case of the Long-Legged Models

Season 1 • Episode 33

Models from a plush Las Vegas gambling hall land on two slabs in the morgue.

Monday, May 4

The Case of the Nine Dolls

Season 4 • Episode 9

A little girl's request for help leads Mason into an international quest.

Tuesday, May 5

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Tuesday, May 5

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Tuesday, May 5

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Tuesday, May 5

The Case of the Nervous Neighbor

Season 7 • Episode 18

A woman who is stricken with loss of memory is accused of murdering her husband.

Tuesday, May 5

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Tuesday, May 5

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Tuesday, May 5

The Case of the Gilded Lily

Season 1 • Episode 34

Mason seeks to free his client of a murder charge after a blackmailer is found dead.

Tuesday, May 5

The Case of the Lazy Lover

Season 1 • Episode 35

Mason receives a check for $2,500 and later defends the sender on a murder charge.

Tuesday, May 5

The Case of the Prodigal Parent

Season 1 • Episode 36

Mason is retained by a divorcee to defend her ex-husband in the death of his stepson.

Tuesday, May 5

The Case of the Loquacious Liar

Season 4 • Episode 10

Mason is hired to find a photo which has vital bearing on a power struggle.

Wednesday, May 6

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Wednesday, May 6

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Wednesday, May 6

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Wednesday, May 6

The Case of the Fifty-Millionth Frenchman

Season 7 • Episode 19

An ingenuous Frenchman is accused of murdering the husband of the woman he hopes to marry.

Wednesday, May 6

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Wednesday, May 6

A defense attorney solves murder mysteries in the courtroom.

Wednesday, May 6

The Case of the Black-Eyed Blonde

Season 1 • Episode 37

Wearing a bathrobe and sporting a black eye, Diana Reynolds enters Mason's legal life.

Wednesday, May 6

The Case of the Terrified Typist

Season 1 • Episode 38

Mason is hired by a South African diamond company to defend one of its employees on a murder charge.

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