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The case of the demure defendant and, The case of Paul Drake's dilemma

Although Perry Mason is a lawyer by trade, he and his staff Della Street and Paul Drake spend most of their time sleuthing. Unmasking the real culprit is the only way to free their always-innocent clients.

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  • "Case of the violent vest"
  • "Case of the pathetic patient [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the demure defendant [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the posthumous painter [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the gilded lily"
  • "Perry Mason : the case of the ice-cold hands : the case of the antic angel [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the misguided missile [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the gilded lily [videorecording]"
  • "Case of Paul Drake's dilemma [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the empty tin [videorecording]"@en
  • "Perry Mason"
  • "Perry Mason"@en
  • "Case of the prodigal parent [videorecording]"@en
  • "Case of the lazy lover [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the jaded joker [videorecording]"
  • "Case of Paul Drake's dilemma"@en
  • "Case of the lazy lover ; Case of the jaded joker"
  • "Case of the shoplifter's shoe"
  • "Case of the larcenous lady"
  • "Case of the antic angel [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the cowardly lion"
  • "Case of the ice-cold hands [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the meddling medium [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the restless redhead [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the runaway corpse [videorecording]"
  • "Case of the baited hook [videorecording]"

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  • "In "The case of the lazy lover": When businessman Bertrand Allred (Hamilton) is murdered, everyone who knew him -- even his daughter, Patricia (Craig) -- becomes a suspect. But it's the victim's wife, Lucille Faxon Allred (Lee), who is arrested and charged with the crime. In "The case of jaded joker" Comedian Danny Ross (Laine) is desperate to make a TV comeback. His agent, Charles Goff (Jackson) has already sold the idea that Danny put together, but he's double-crossed the comedian, cutting him out of the deal. Then, soon after Danny visits the agent threatening to get even, Goff is murdered, and Perry Mason (Burr) must discover who else wanted Goff out of the picture."
  • "In "The case of the misguided missile": Air Force Major Jerry Reynolds (Rockwell) can't account for the failure of the crucial missile development program to which he's assigned, but Captain Caldwell (Oakland), an Air Force investigator and an old enemy of Reynolds', believes the Major is at fault. When Caldwell is killed Reynolds asks Perry Mason, an old war buddy, to defend him at his court-martial. In "The case of the meddling medium": Rich young poet Thomas Leslie Walker was killed when his private elevator plunged five stories, and now his mother is obsessed with contacting his spirit. Enter Philip Paisley (Forrest), distant cousin and phony medium after the Walker millions. Then Bonnie Craig (Wilde), Thomas's honest cousin, goes into a trance and predicts Philip's death, just before the fraud dies in the same rigged elevator--a device that Bonnie ordered repaired and knew how to sabotage."
  • "Raymond Burr stars as the brilliant defense lawyer Perry Mason who always wins his case with last minute evidence or sternly solicited confessions."
  • "In "The case of the demure defendant" : Nadine Marshall (White) intends to marry chemist John Locke (Price) despite the objections of her domineering Uncle Martin. But then Locke discovers some cyanide tablets missing from his lab, Martin dies after drinking hot chocolate loaded with cyanide -- and Nadine confesses that she murdered her uncle. In "The case of Paul Drake's dilemma" : Frank Thatcher (Gordon) can't afford a scandal for business reasons, so after accidentally killing a man while driving one night, Frank hires Paul Drake (Hopper) to give the widow $25,000. When Drake learns he's being used to cover up a hit-and -run killing, the angry detective visits Thatcher to have it out, but is slugged -- and awakens after Thatcher's been murdered with Paul's gun. To cheer up his incarcerated friend, Perry (Burr) jokes about the bill Paul can expect for his services. Later, though , we learn that all Perry intends to charge him is the price of a dinner."
  • "In "The case of the runaway corpse": Accused by her husban, Ed Davenport (Stephenson), of trying to murder him, Myrna Davenport (Dayton) hires Perry Mason (Burr) as her attorney. A short time later, Ed is pronounced dead, after telling the attending physician Dr. Renault (Maloney) that his wife has poisoned him. To prove his client innocent, Perry must determine why Ed's body vanished from his deathbed, investigate a secretive private detective, and expose Dr. Renault's secret. In "Case of the gilded lily": Charles Stewart Brent (Withers), owner of the building in which Perry Mason (Burr) has his office, is being blackmailed by Arthur Binney (Erdman). Told that his new wife has served time in jail, Brent agrees to pay him of, but on arriving, he's slugged and awakens to find Binney dead."
  • "Although Perry Mason is a lawyer by trade, he and his staff Della Street and Paul Drake spend most of their time sleuthing. Unmasking the real culprit is the only way to free their always-innocent clients."@en
  • "In "Case of the prodigal parent": Is this too complex a case even for Perry Mason (Burr)? Ethel Harrison (Wray) has asked the attorney to defend her ex-husband, Joseph (Hoyt), accused of murdering her son, Philip Larkin (Becker). But Joseph is keeping silent to protect someone--possibly Lorraine Stevens (Martin), a young woman Perry thinks may be the key to the mystery. In "Case of the empty tin": Doris Hocksley (Gerry) may soon inherit a two-million-dollar estate--or go to the gas chamber. Miserly Elston Carr (Jochim), a former partner of Doris' father, has been searching for her, but when Carr is murdered, she's the prime suspect. To save his client, Perry Mason (Burr) must expose the real murderer's motive."@en
  • "In "Case of the cowardly lion": Bad things are happening behind the scenes at the San Diego Zoo. Well-liked Tony Osgood (Beir) wants to marry refugee Hilde Fursten (Rossen), but Walter Braun (Bradley) is forcing her to leave the United States. When the despicable Braun is clawed to death, the evidence points not to a lion-but toward Osgood. In "case of the violent vest": Model Grace Hailey (Fahey), under contract to a large cosmetics concern, stands to lose everything because Herman Albright (Rhodes), the company's middle-aged and unhappily-married promoter, is in love with her. When Herman is found shot to death, Grace becomes the prime suspect."
  • "In "Case of the restless redhead": Who plants a gun in Evelyn Bagby's (Blake) apartment, and who is the hooded driver who attacks her on the road at night? A desperate phone call summons Perry Mason (Burr), the only man who can save her from the gas chamber. In "Case of the baited hook": Intrigued by the offer of a $10,000 retainer in the form of one-half of a $10,000 bill, Perry Mason (Burr) finds himself defending heires Carol Stanley (Braun), accused of murdering the crooked administrator, Albert Tydings (Neise), of her trust fund."
  • "In "The case of the ice-cold hands": Nancy Banks visits Perry's office with five tickets for a horse race, all bought because Nancy insists the horse (who does win) smiled at her. But the young woman may not be as innocent as she seems. When Perry cashes in the tickets, Marvin Fremont, the employer of Nancy's brother, Rodney, swears they were purchased with money that Rodney stole from him. When Fremont turns up murdered, the police charge Nancy with crime. In "The case of the antic angel": Alcoholic businessman William Sherwood has been on the wagon for six months when he sees his ex-wife, Ruth. Sherwood had believed Ruth died in a plane crash, and besides being frantic to talk to Ruth, he's also understandably bewildered since his business partnership was purchased with the money from Ruth's airline insurance policy. When Sherwood gets a call to meet her at a bar he goes there, gets drunk, and leaves, only to find Ruth dead. By the time Perry arrives, the body has vanished, but Ruth later turns up in a wrecked car, dead of strangulation, with all clues pointing to William as the murderer."
  • "In "The case of the larcenous lady": Secretary Susan Connolly (Fletcher) secretly loves Mayor Henderson (Franz), the man for whom she works. Henderson has a promising political future, but he also has Mona (Huston), his aggressive, unfaithful wife who dabbles in blackmail to further her husband's career. When Mona turns up dead, Susan is charged with her murder. In "The case of the shoplifter's shoe": When Perry (Burr) sees aging Sarah Breel (Tuttle) shoplifting in a local department store, it's the beginning of a complicated case for the ace attorney. Sarah's brother George, a dealer in gems, is addicted to gambling and alcohol. George's partner, Austin Cullins (Davies), may be dealing in stolen jewels. Then Cullins is killed, and the police arrest Sarah, who has been struck by a car while fleeing the crime scene--with the murder weapon in her purse."
  • "In "The case of the pathetic patient" : Dr. Wayne Edley's (Homeier) Palm View Medical Center is under construction, but his future appears to be in critical condition. A former patient is suing Edley for malpractice, and the X-rays that could vindicate the doctor were destroyed in a fire. Edley's wife, Janice (Nelson), sends her husband to clever palm View lawyer Leslie Hall (Kemmer), to whom she was once engaged, but the doctor instead consults Perry Mason (Burr.) When Hall is murdered-with a scalpel found in Dr. Edley incinerator-Perry takes the case. In "The case of the posthumous painter": Gifted artist Jack Colross (Lomond) apparently commits suicide by walking into the sea, but it's really a hoax arranged by Colross and art dealer Austin Durrant (Brwin.) Durrant buys the contents of the painter's studio for $5,000, then sells the paintings for a fortune. But the artist's wife Edna (March) and her brother Clint (Evers) notice that one of the masterpieces was finished after Colross supposedly died. After the police discover Clint driving a car with Colross's corpse in the back seat, both brother and sister are charged with muder."
  • "When businessman Bertand Allred is murdered, everyone who knew him-even his daughter Patricia-becomes a suspect. But it's the victim's wife, Lucille Faxon Allred, who is arrested and charged with the crime."

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  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Thriller"@en
  • "Crime"@en
  • "Television programs"@en
  • "Legal drama (Television programs)"@en
  • "Television programs for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Suspense television programs"@en
  • "Legal"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)"@en
  • "Television serials"@en
  • "Legal television programs"@en

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  • "The case of the demure defendant and, The case of Paul Drake's dilemma"@en
  • "Perry Mason (Television program). Season 1-4"
  • "The case of the lazy lover The case of the jaded joker"
  • "The case of the runaway corpse The case of the gilded lily"
  • "Perry Mason"@en
  • "Perry Mason"

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