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Perry Mason

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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.

Created by:
Erle Stanley Gardner
Cast:
Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
CBS

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E01

Episode 1

★ 9.0

Perry Mason Returns

1985-02-23 · 60m

Rich business man Mr Gordon has many enemies and a family that wouldn't miss him if he dropped dead. Someone hires a hitman to kill him and it is carried out in such a way to frame Gordon's secretary Della Street. When Della is accused of the murder, Perry mason resigns his position as judge to defend her and employs the son of his old colleague, Paul Drake, the act as private investigator on the case.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 9.0

The Case of the Notorious Nun

1986-02-23 · 60m

A sister is accused of killing a priest with whom she may have been romantically involved.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 9.0

The Case of the Shooting Star

1986-11-09 · 60m

A comedian hatches a great joke: rig a fake killing live on TV. He takes a gun with blanks, and shoots his accomplice during a talk show. Happy that his joke has been successful, he walks away. His accomplice is really dead, however, and nearly a million viewers saw him pull the trigger.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 9.0

The Case of the Lost Love

1987-02-23 · 60m

An old flame of Mason's is one of those being considered to fill a vacated government position. Now, her husband's approached by a man who says he knows his wife's secret and that if this secret should ever get out, her appointment might not push through. So, he offers to sell the information he has to him. So, when he goes to him, he finds him dead, and he is arrested for the crime and placed on trial, and Perry's asked to defend him. And Perry also suspects that the dead was hired by one of his friend's friends to steal the evidence of her secret so that they could expose it and sabotage her appointment, and in all likelihood is the killer.

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Episode 5

★ 9.0

The Case of the Sinister Spirit

1987-02-23 · 60m

Jordan White, a publisher friend of Perry, is called to a hotel where a guest, famous horror writer David Hall, has cleared out the hotel for a weekend and has called his "friends" - an actress, a fortune-teller, David's private assistant and the two remaining staff at the hotel to discuss business. They have come to the hotel as all of them are going to sue David over his new book - "The Resort" which characters are obviously based on Jordan and the guests. A practical joker, David plays tricks on them until he is thrown from the high tower of the hotel where Susan Warrenfield, the manager and owner of the hotel sees the fall and then Jordan at the tower causing the police to arrest Jordan. While Perry and Della try to solve the main mystery, Paul tries to find out who is trying to scare Susan away from the hotel. Could it really be a ghost or a more earthy visitor?...

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Episode 6

★ 9.0

The Case of the Murdered Madam

1987-02-23 · 60m

Mason uncovers fraud while investigating the murder of a former madam.

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Episode 7

★ 9.0

The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

1987-11-15 · 60m

Mason defends a newswoman charged with killing her boss, a sleazy tabloid publisher.

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E08

Episode 8

★ 9.0

The Case of the Avenging Ace

1988-02-23 · 60m

Mason defends an Air Force officer framed for murder.

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E09

Episode 9

★ 9.0

The Case of the Lady in the Lake

1988-02-23 · 60m

Perry defends a man charged with murdering his heiress wife.

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E10

Episode 10

★ 9.0

The Case of the Lethal Lesson

1989-02-23 · 60m

Murder comes between Mason and an old friend.

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E11

Episode 11

★ 9.0

The Case of the Musical Murder

1989-04-09 · 60m

Perry has been in hospital for a knee operation but, while recovering, he sees Johnny out of the window. Johnny was a ex-stage manager for a musical called Polly in which while the star, film star, Amanda Cody, is scoring a big success, it's director Tony Franken is a right monster and after tearing through the cast and crew fires Johnny after Johnny stands up for himself. That night, Tony gets a phone call, goes down to the theatre and is shot. The police arrest Johnny and when Perry comes forward with the alibi Amanda begs Perry to represent Johnny. While Perry and Della investigate the murder, Ken and his fiancee Amy investigate the theatre's security guard Parker Newton, a huge man who got a very nasty temper but has the key to solving the murder...

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Episode 12

★ 9.0

The Case of the All-Star Assassin

1989-11-19 · 60m

A one-time hockey star is charged with icing a team owner.

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Episode 13

★ 9.0

The Case of the Poisoned Pen

1990-01-21 · 60m

The prime suspects in a writer's murder are the colleagues he plagiarized.

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Episode 14

★ 9.0

The Case of the Desperate Deception

1990-02-23 · 60m

The shadow of the Holocaust falls across this story.

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Episode 15

★ 9.0

The Case of the Silenced Singer

1990-05-20 · 60m

A former student of Mason's is suspected of killing his rock-star wife.

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Episode 16

★ 9.0

The Case of the Defiant Daughter

1990-02-23 · 60m

A 13-year-old tries to help Mason clear her father after he's framed for murder.

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E17

Episode 17

★ 8.5

The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

1991-01-06 · 60m

Mason is called on to defend a newswoman charged with killing a malicious anchorman.

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Episode 18

★ 9.0

The Case of the Maligned Mobster

1991-02-23 · 60m

Shady characters and a coverup impede Raymond Burr's defense of a wiseguy gone legit.

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Episode 19

★ 8.5

The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991-02-23 · 60m

A backfired illusion and backstage intrigue summon Mason to a magician's defense.

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Episode 20

★ 9.0

The Case of the Fatal Fashion

1991-02-23 · 60m

Murder and intrigue involve Mason with haute couture and mobsters.

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Episode 21

The Case of the Fatal Framing

1992-03-01 · 60m

Mason brushes up against murder in the art world, where forgery primes murder.

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Episode 22

The Case of the Reckless Romeo

1992-05-05 · 60m

The murder of a crass TV personality leads Mason to suspect some of the people he skewered in his kiss-and-tell-all memoirs.

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Episode 23

The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

1992-02-23 · 60m

A music star is charged with committing a murder at her own wedding.

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Episode 24

The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

1993-02-23 · 60m

Mason peels away intrigue surrounding the murder of a cosmetics queen.

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Episode 25

The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host

1993-02-23 · 60m

On-air radio celebs become prime suspects in the slaying of their odious station owner.

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Episode 26

The Case of the Killer Kiss

1993-02-23 · 60m

In Raymond Burr's last film, soap-opera actors are implicated in murder.

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Episode 27

The Case of the Wicked Wives

1993-12-17 · 60m

A lawyer defends the widow of a photographer, killed during a shoot with his four top models--all ex-wives.

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Episode 28

The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

1994-05-10 · 60m

A lawyer defends a chess champ accused of poisoning a blackmailing TV host.

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Episode 29

The Case of the Grimacing Governor

1994-11-09 · 60m

Hal Holbrook is "Wild Bill" McKenzie, a defense attorney probing a politician's murder that's tied to the earlier death of his rival.

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Episode 30

The Case of the Jealous Jokester

1995-04-10 · 60m

Defending his niece in the murder of a contemptible sitcom star, "Wild Bill" McKenzie delves into the seamier side of show biz.

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E31

Episode 31

Charlie Rose Interviews Raymond Burr

60m

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E32

Episode 32

The Case of Erle Stanley Gardner Featurette

60m

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E33

Episode 33

The Cast Plays Stump the Stars

60m

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E34

Episode 34

Raymond Burr on Person to Person

60m

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E35

Episode 35

Interview with Anne Nelson

60m

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E36

Episode 36

Interview with Arthur Marks

60m

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E37

Episode 37

Interview with Barbara Hale

60m

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E38

Episode 38

Perry Mason Talent Tests

60m

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E39

Episode 39

The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

2011-07-22 · 60m

The Case of the Howling Dog is a 1934 American mystery film directed by Alan Crosland. This was the first in a series of films in which William played Perry Mason. Arthur Cartwright, an anxious man, goes to Perry Mason to have his neighbor arrested for his vindictive and noisy dog. He is under the belief that his howling is an indication that somebody has been murdered in the neighborhood. He demands that his will be written bequeathing the estate to the lady living at the neighbor's house. However, the will is mysteriously altered by an unknown person and Cartwright goes missing, along with the lady. It is up to Mason to investigate. Adapted as an episode (#23) in season 2 of the Raymond Burr led series.

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Episode 40

The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

2011-07-22 · 60m

The Case of the Curious Bride is a 1935 mystery film, the second in a series starring Warren William as Perry Mason. The story is based on the book written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Rhoda Montaine learns that her first husband, Gregory Moxley, is still alive, which makes things awkward for her, since she has remarried Carl, the son of wealthy C. Phillip Montaine. She turns to Perry Mason for help, but when he goes to see Moxley, he finds only his corpse. Rhoda is arrested for murder. Adapted as an episode (#5) in season 2 of the Raymond Burr led series.

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Cast

Raymond Burr

Raymond Burr

Perry Mason

Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale

Della Street

William Hopper

William Hopper

Paul Drake

William Talman

William Talman

Hamilton Burger

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Lieutenant Tragg

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