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Starring Raymond Burr
Season 5 (CBS) (1961-62)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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CBS Saturday 7:30pm ET (30 episodes)(124-153)

5.01 [124] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE JEALOUS JOURNALIST [verified on film]
02-Sep-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid /
Story Consultant: Jackson Gillis /
Written by Samuel Newman /
Directed by John English / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast::
Irene Hervey ............. Grace Davies
Jan Merlin ................ Ralph Quentin
Linden Chiles ........... Joe Davies (defendant)
Denver Pyle ............. Tilden Stuart
Bek Nelson .............. Miriam Coffey
Theodore Marcuse ...... Boyd Alison
Claire Griswold ....... Kerry Worden (victim)
Parley Baer .............. Seward Quentin
Paul Smith ................ Bartender
Frieda Insescort ..... Hope Quentin
Roxanne Arlen ......... Bonnie Mae
Lee Giroux ............... Newscaster
James D. Nielson ..... Operative
Alex Bookston ......... Lewis
Tom Harkness .......... Judge
Richard Geary ......... Searcher
Synopsis:
Joe Davies, a young newspaper publisher, is accused of killing Kerry Worden, who
scorned his marriage proposal and agreed to vote her crucial stock shares in favor
of selling the newspaper left him by his grandfather.

5.02 [125] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE IMPATIENT PARTNER [verified on film]
(German title "Der fall mit dem gierigen Geschäfstpartner")
16-Sep-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid /
Story Consultant: Jackson Gillis /
Written by Adrian Gendot /
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Ben Cooper .............. Frank Wells
Leslie Parrish ........... Vivian Ames
Wesley Lau ............... Amory Fallon (defendant)
Lucy Prentis .............. Edith Fallon
Peter Adams ............. Ned Thompson (victim)
Mary Young .............. Mrs. Murdock
Cheerio Meredith ..... Mrs. Temple
Jack Betts ................. Bert Nickols
Dan Seymour ............ Carlos Silva
Chet Stratton ............ Charles Grant
Barney Biro ............. Judge
Charles Stroud ......... Court Clerk
Paula Courtland ....... Margo
Synopsis:
Emory Fallon, an angry and suspicious man, hires Paul Drake to help him discover who
was responsible for a fire in his office that destroyed some valuable papers.

5.03 [126] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE MISSING MELODY [verified on film]
30-Sep-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid /
Story Consultant: Samuel Newman /
Written by Jonathan Latimer /
Directed by Bernard Kowalski / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Music Composed & Conducted by Barney Kessel
Guest Cast:
Constance Towers ..... Jonny Baker
James Drury .............. Eddy King (defendant)
Bobby Troup ............. Bongo White
Jo Morrow ................ Polly Courtland
Karl Held .................. David Gideon
Andrea King .............. Enid Markham
Walter Burke ............. Jack Grabba
Grant Richards .......... George Sherwin (victim)
Lorrie Richards ......... Midge Courtland
Crahan Denton ..........Templeton Coutland
Barney Kessel .......... Barney
Frederic Worlock ..... Judge
Owen McGiveney .... Boyson
Lee Miller ................ Sgt. Brice
Richard Geary .......... Detective
Irving Mitchell ......... Minister
Tony Mafia ............... Waiter
Jack Williams ........... First Gambler
Philip Harron ........... Second Gambler
Synopsis:
Perry Mason visits the world of jazz when the bride of Eddie King, a prominent bandleader,
runs out on her wedding to avoid the embarrassing pressure of a blackmailer.

5.04 [127] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE MALICIOUS MARINER [verified on film]
07-Oct-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Robert Leslie Bellem
Directed by Christian Nyby / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Sean McClory ......... Wenzel
Edward Binns .......... Charles Griffin
Roy Roberts ............. Arthur Janeel
Lee Farr ................... Jerry Griffin (defendant)
Karl Held ................. David Gideon
Casey Adams ............ Frank Logan
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
Penny Edwards ........ Julie Abbott
Robert Armstrong ..... Capt. Bancroft (victim)
Victor Sen Yung ........ Sheng
Tudor Owen ............. MacLean
Robert Carson .......... Capt. Lansing
George Ives .............. Lt. Gregg
Robert Foulk ............ Vogel
Kenneth MacDonald ...... Judge
Pitt Herbert ............... Autopsy Surgeon
Douglas Evans .......... Capt. Wilson
George Sawaya ......... Connor
Roy Jenson ................ Officer
Rollin Moriyama ....... Nagata
Gordon Kee ............... Panjong
Synopsis:
A man who ordered a ship's cargo dumped faces lawsuits from several sources,
including his own brother, whose business future depends on the uninsured cargo.

5.05 [128] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE CRYING COMEDIAN [verified on film]
14-Oct-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Tommy Noonan ......... Charlie Hatch (defendant)
Jackie Coogan .......... Gunner Grimes
Gloria Talbott ........... Anne Gilrain
Sue Ane Langdon ...... Rowena
Med Flory ................. Sgt. McVey
Stacy Harris .............. Ed Brigham
Liam Sullivan ........... Tom Gilrain (victim)
John Gallaudet .......... Judge
Nestor Paiva ............. Nico
John Alvin ................ Manager
Louis Mercier .......... Remy
Ray Dannis ............... Reese Lordan
Art Lewis ................. M.C. (Master of Ceremonies)
Alan Reynolds .......... Dr. Iverson
Carl Milletaire ......... Bolin
Charles Stroud .......... Court Clerk
Synopsis:
A successful comedian tries to shield a woman from his past when
her manipulative husband is killed..

5.06 [129] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE MEDDLING MEDIUM  [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit dem mittelmäßigem")
21-Oct-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Samuel Newman
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Virginia Field ........... Sylvia Walker
Kent Smith ................ Dr. Arthur Younger
Mary La Roche ......... Helen Garden
Sonya Wilde ............. Bonnie Craig (defendant)
Karl Held ................. David Gideon
Paul Smith ................ Michael Craig
Ann Carroll .............. Elaine Paisley
Lea Marmer .............. Princess Charlotte
James Forrest ........... Philip Paisley (victim)
S. John Launer .......... Judge
James Chandler ........ Sgt. Bradley
Dr. Andrija Puharich ...... Dr. Andrija Puharich (himself)
Synopsis:
Perry investigates the spirit world when he defends a young woman accused of killing a phony
spiritualist trying to cash in on the death of a wealthy woman's son. [No Della Street]

5.07 [130] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE PATHETIC PATIENT [verified on film]
28-Oct-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Arthur Marks
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Maurice Zimm
Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Skip Homeier ........... Doctor Wayne Edley (defendant)
Frank Cady ............... Joe Widlock & Hiram Widlock
Virginia Gregg .......... Mrs. Osborn
Richard Eastham ...... Prosecutor Parness
Mort Mills ................ Sgt. Ben Landro
Peter Whitney ........... Roger Gates
Bek Nelson ............... Janice Edley
Edward Kemmer ...... Leslie Hall (victim)
Charles Irving .......... Judge
Wally Brown ............ Mr. Morgan (Manager)
Percy Helton ............ Asa Cooperman
Bill Erwin ................ Autopsy Surgeon
Maura McGivney ..... Miss York
Wayne Heffley .......... Grif Roland
Thomas Freebairn-Smith ..... Banning
Synopsis:
A doctor facing malpractice charges is accused of murdering the lawyer
heading up the case against him.
[No William Talman as Hamilton Burger]

5.08 [131] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE TRAVELLING TREASURE [verified on film]
04-Nov-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Robb White
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Technical Advisor: Cmdr. Robert C. Cannon, USCGR
Guest Cast:
Jeff York ................... Scot Cabill (defendant)
Lisa Gaye ................. Rita Magovern
Arch Johnson ............ Kari Magovern (victim)
H.M. Wynant ............. Max
Vaughn Taylor ........... Prof. Sneider
Ron Kennedy ............ Ben Wylie
Jack Searle ............... Leon Ulrich
Addison Richards ..... Smith
Baynes Barron .......... Charlie Bender
Hardie Albright ........ Jones
Frank Gerstle ............ Allen
Richard Adams ......... Jaygee
Jim Drum .................. Ambulance Driver
Nacho Galindo ......... Mexican Bartender
Robert Whiting ......... Assistant
Gil Frye .................... Police Officer
Lee Miller ................ Sgt. Brice
Tony Miller .............. Second Seaman
Richard Geary .......... First Seaman
Tom Harkness ........... Judge
Lionel Dante ............. Watchman
Synopsis:
Perry Mason defends a charter boat skipper against charges that he killed a client who
had apparently been using his boat to smuggle $500,000 in gold bullion out of the country.
[No Della Street]

5.09 [132] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE POSTHUMOUS PAINTER [verified on film]
11-Nov-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Arthur Marks
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Richard Grey
Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Stuart Erwin ............. Austin Durrant
George Macready .... Dr. Vincent Kenyon
Carol Rossen ........... Linda Burnside
Lori March ............... Edna Culross (defendant)
Karl Held ................. David Gideon
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
Jason Evers .............. Clint MIller
Britt Lomond ............ Jack Culross (victim)
James Griffith .......... Walter Hutchings
Nelson Leigh ............ Judge
John McNamara ....... Robert Shelby
Vera Marshe ............. Woman
Don Lynch ................ Deputy
Paul Barselow ......... Resident
Chuck Hamilton ....... Postal Inspector
Synopsis:
An artist whose work is just beginning to sell arranges a phony suicide
that someone makes all too real

5.10 [133] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE INJURED INNOCENT [verified on film]
18-Nov-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Paul Franklin
Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
John Conte ............... Kirby Evans
Frank Maxwell ........ Dr. Mooney
Audrey Dalton ......... Kate Eastman
Alejandro Rey ......... Vincent Danielli (victim)
Wesley Lau ............. Lt. Anderson
Jess Barker .............. Walter Eastman (defendant)
Linda Lawson .......... Erin Mooney
Phil Arthur ............... Ralph Townley
Raymond Bailey ....... Dr. Bell
Noel Drayton ............ Ellis
S. John Launer .......... Judge
Pitt Herbert ............... Autopsy Surgeon
Cindy Ames .............. Secretary
Lee Miller ................ Sgt. Brice
Synopsis 1:
A racing driver ends up being murdered after deliberately wrecking
a valuable test car.
Synopsis 2:
A lonely and confused young wife is accused of murdering the Italian
racing driver who had been scheming to kill her husband.

55.11 [134] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE LEFT-HANDED LIAR [verified on film]
25-Nov-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Arthur Marks
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Jonathan Latimer
Directed by Jerry Hopper / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Ed Nelson ................ Ward Nichols (defendant)
Leslie Parrish ........... Veronica Temple
Les Tremayne ........... Bernard Daniels (victim)
Maggie Pierce .......... Casey Daniels
Karl Held ................. David Gideon
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
Dabbs Greer ............ Buzz Farrell
Alan Baxter .............. Eugene Houseman
Joan Banks ............... Rhonda Houseman
Richard Derr ............ Dr. Harrison Berry
Amzie Strickland ...... Miss Clara Prentice
Kenneth MacDonald ...... Judge
John Harmon ............ Lab Technician
Claude Stroud .......... Masters
Barbara Pepper ....... Fat Woman
Wallace Rooney ...... Handwriting Expert
Henry Hunter ........... Mr. Baxter
John Reach .............. Policeman
Cynthia Patrick ........ Woman Fencer
Lee Miller ............... Sgt. Brice
Synopsis:
A former football star faces charges that he murdered a health-club owner.

5.12 [135] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE BRAZEN BEQUEST [verified on film]
02-Dec-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Robert Leslie Bellem
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Phyllis Avery ............ Mary Cromwell
Alan Hewitt .............. Dr. Marcus Tate
Karl Weber ............... Charles Cromwell (defendant)
Mort Mills ................ Sgt. Landro
John Wilder .............. Dick Wilson
Barbara Stuart .......... Maizie Freitag
Strother Martin ......... Pete Gibson
Joseph Julian ............ Deputy D.A. Horner
William Allyn ........... Robert Haskell (victim)
Will Wright ............... James Vardon
James Millhollin ....... Prof. Grove
Charles Irving ........... Judge
Elvia Allman ............. Julia Slovak
Nelson Olmsted ........ Dr. Hunterlin
Dick Whittinghill ...... Jerry
Ernest Sarracino ....... Rafael Sandoval
Sally Mills ................ Nurse Talbot
Charles Tannen ......... Cabby
Frank Behrens ........... Autopsy Surgeon
Morris Erby .............. Jonas
Herbert Lytton ........... Motel Clerk
Richard Geary .......... Deputy Sheriff
Sandy Shaffer ........... College Girl
Synopsis:
A woman from his past past threatens a $1,000,000 endowment and Professor Cromwell's
chances for appointment to the presidency of the college where he's worked for many years.
[No William Talman as Hamilton Burger]

5.13 [136] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE RENEGADE REFUGEE [verified on film]
09-Dec-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Samuel Newman
Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Frank Overton .......... Father Paul
Dick Foran ............... Harlan Merrill /a.k.a. Philip Kuiper (defendant)
Paul Lambert ............ Lawrence Vander (victim)
John Sutton ............... Clifton Barlow
Karl Held ................. David Gideon
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
Ronald Long ............. Arthur Hennings
Jennifer Howard ...... Winifred Dunbrack
Donna Atwood ......... Phyllis Merrill
Denver Pyle ............. Emery Fillmore
John Gallaudet ......... Judge
William Boyett ......... Buck Osborn
Jon Lormer ............... Autopsy Surgeon
Robert Nash ............. Colonel
Victor Izay ................ Mr. Jones
Jess Kirkpatrick ....... Lou Kouffman
Lee Miller ................ Sgt. Brice
Jo Summers .............. Miss Gibsone
Synopsis:
A reporter on the trail of a missing Nazi officer is killed at a Catholic retreat by
one of his chief suspects, the executives of a space technology company.

5.14 [137] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE THE UNWELCOME BRIDE [verified on film]
16-Dec-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Arthur Marks
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Helen Nielsen
Directed by Gilbert L. Kay / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Torin Thatcher ......... Walter Frazer
Gerald Mohr ............ Medcci
Diana Millay ............ Sue Ellen Frazer (defendant)
DeForest Kelley ....... Peter Thorpe
Alan Hale ................. Lon Synder
Wesley Lau ............... Lt Anderson
Melora Conway ........ Amanda Thorpe
Bryan Grant .............. Gregson Frazer (victim)
Willis Bouchey ......... Judge
Ben Young ................. Cary Duncan
George E. Stone ........ Court Clerk
Emile Meyer ............. Patrolman
Synopsis:
A man offers his daughter-in-law $50,000 to divorce his playboy son

5.15 [138] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE ROVING RIVER [verified on film]
30-Dec-1961 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Arthur Marks
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Samuel Newman
Directed by Jerry Hopper / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Sarah Marshall ........ Judge Bryant (defendant)
Bruce Bennett .......... Matt Lambert
Paul Fix ................... Prosecutor
Philip Ober .............. Harvey Farrell
Karl Held ................ David Gideon
June Vincent ............ Chloris Bryant
J. Pat O'Malley ........ Seth Tyson
Harry Carey, Jr. ....... Frank Deane
Kelly Thordsen ........ Sheriff Ward Vincent
Robert Lowery ........ Amos Bryant (victim)
Dirk London ............ Neil Gilbert
Sherwood Price ...... Ralph Ordway
Lewis Martin .......... Judge Libott
Ed Prentiss ............. Judge Holmes
Synopsis:
A young woman, trying to prove her claim to the land uncovered by a river's meanderings, is accused
of murdering her stepfather, the surveyor who drew up the original boundaries, with a homemade bomb.
[No William Talman as Hamilton Burger]

5.16 [139] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE SHAPELY SHADOW [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit dem schönen Schatten")
06-Jan-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Teleplay by Jackson Gillis
Directed by Christian Nyby / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Robert Rockwell ...... Cole B. Troy
Dorothy Green .......... Carlotta Theilman
Elaine Devry ............ Janice Wainwright (defendant)
Barbara Lawrence .... Mrs. Theilman
Karl Held ................. David Gideon
George Neise ........... Morley L. Thielman (victim)
James Callahan ........ Fred Carlyle
Willis Bouchey ........ Judge
Ray Hemphill ........... Henry Battle
John Dennis .............. Lt. Sophia
John Zaremba ........... Autopsy Surgeon
Hal Smith ................. Moulage Man
William McLean ...... Newsdealer
Austin Green ............ Meteorologist
Ollie O'Toole ........... Dudley Roberts
Olan Soule ............... Water Company Official
Phil Arnold .............. Smitty
Synopsis:
A secretary asks Perry for advice when she comes to believe her boss is being blackmailed,
but before he can act for her, the boss, the money and the secretary disappear.

5.17 [140] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE CAPTAIN'S COINS [verified on film]
13-Jan-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by by Adrian Gendot
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Jeremy Slate ............. Philip Andrews (defendant)
Arthur Franz ............. Evans
Joan Patrick .............. Evelyn Farraday
Jay Novello .............. Nickolas Trevelian
Herbert Rudley ......... Ben Farraday (victim)
Weseley Lau ............. Lt. Anderson
Parley Baer .............. Edward Farraday
Don Beddoe ............. Carter Farraday
Henry Beckman ........ Garth
Allison Hayes .......... Jane Weeks
Lauren Gilbert .......... Henry Cosgrove
Morris Ankrum ......... Judge
Eddie Quillan ........... Photographer
Tom Palmer .............. Charles Noymann
Will J. White ............ Sailor
Tafa Lee ................... Mrs. Ionescu
Synopsis:
A young man is accused of killing his employer and stealing a pouch of foreign coins, including
the Malay States Commemorative medal, that could give him control of a large shipping company.

5.18 [141] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE TARNISHED TRADEMARK [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit dem wertvollen Warenzeichen")
20-Jan-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Arthur Marks
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Oliver Crawford & Maurice Zimm
Directed by Jerry Hopper / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Karl Swenson ........... Axel Norstaad (defendant)
Osa Massen .............. Lisa Pedersen
Marie Windsor ......... Edie Morrow
Malcolm Atterbury ...... Maigret
Phillip Terry ............. Latham Reed
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
Dennis Patrick .......... Martin Somers (victim)
Morgan Woodward ...... Carl Pederson
Edward Norris ......... Sam Hadley
Francis De Sales ...... Floyd Chapman
S. John Launer .......... Judge
Tommy Farrell .......... Salesman
William Tracy ........... Motel Manager
Thom Carney ............. Policeman
Don Dillaway ............ Ramsey
Robert Ball ................ Clerk
Stafford Repp ............ Bartender
Lisa Davis ................. Secretary
James Hansen ............ Attendant
Frank Hagney ............1st Workman
Harry Strang ............. 2nd Workman
Ted White ................. Foreman
Synopsis:
A fiery Danish cabinetmaker finds himself accused of murdering the man who has
been aggressively seeking to take control of the Dane's furniture company.

5.19 [142] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE GLAMOROUS GHOST [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall Mit schlönen Schmugglerin")
03-Feb-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Teleplay by Samuel Newman
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Mary Murphy ........... Eleanor Corbin (defendant)
Jeanne Cooper .......... Ethel Belan
Ziva Rodann ............. Suzanne Granger
Merry Anders ........... Sadie Hepner
Douglas Dick ........... Walter Rich
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
Coleen Gray ............. Olga Jordan
Vinton Hayworth ....... Homer Corbin
Kenneth MacDonald ....... Judge
Jon Lormer ................ Dr. Oberon
Jan Stine ................... Boy
Judee Morton ............ Girl
Don McGovern ......... Policeman
George E. Stone ........ Court Clerk
Synopsis:
Perry Mason represents a client with amnesia who is also a suspect in a murder case.

5.20 [143] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE POISON PEN-PAL [verified on film]
10-Feb-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Maurice Zimm
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Everett Sloane .......... District Attorney
Patricia Breslin ........ Karen Ross (defendant)
Douglas Henderson ....... Peter Gregson
Bert Freed ................ Carl Holman
Wright King .............. Lee Gregson
Joan Tompkins .......... Florence Holman
Kathryn Givney ........ Wilma Gregson (victim)
Naomi Stevens .......... Agnes
Charles Cooper ......... Ben Willoughby
Harry Jackson ........... Matt Clark
Paul Genge ................ Inspector Wade
John Litel .................. Judge
Chrystine Jordan ....... Sandra Gregson
Diane Mountford ....... Jill Thatcher
Richard St. John ........ Autopsy Sugeon
Walter Kelly .............. Surgeon
Marshall Reed ........... First Officer
Diana Darrin .............. Mrs. Thatcher
John McKee ............... Woodfern
Sherry Hall ................ Court Clerk
Kathy Huber .............. Nurse
Synopsis:
Perry Mason is retained when two young pen pals become pawns 
in a deadly game of stock manipulation and murder.
[No William Talman as Hamilton Burger]

5.21 [144] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE MYSTIFIED MINER [verified on film]
based on Erle Stanley Gardner's "The Case of the Spurious Spinster"
(German title "Der Fall mit der myseriosen Minenbesitzerin")
24-Feb-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Teleplay by Jackson Gillis
Directed by Francis D. Lyon / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Kathie Brown ........... Susan Fisher (defendant)
Josephine Hutchinson ..... Amelia Corning
Carlos Rivas ............. Alfredo Gomez
Bartlett Robinson ...... Endicott Campbell
Sheila Bromley ......... Elizabeth Dow
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
John Gallaudet .......... Judge
Stanja Lowe .............. Sophia Elliot
Louise Lorimer ......... Cindy Hastings
Patrick Thompson ..... Carlton Campbell
Michael Harvey ........ Ken Lowry (victim)
Helen Brown ............ Carlotta Jackson
Maidie Norman ........ Maid
Robert J. Stevenson ....... Myrton Abert
Lenny Geer ............... Station Attendant
Pitt Herbert ............... Autopsy Surgeon
Howard Redman ....... Boy No. 1
Martin Dean .............. Boy No. 2
Christian Pasques ...... Boy No. 3
Synopsis:
A woman finds $200,00 in a shoe box but doesn't consult Perry until it disappears.

5.22 [145] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE CRIPPLED COUGAR [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit dem gerstohlenen Geldamleichan")
03-Mar-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Arthur Marks
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Bob Mitchell
Directed by Jesse Hibbs / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Bill Williams ............ Mike Preston (defendant)
John Howard ............ Hugh Jamison
Rita Lynn .................. Lydia Reynolds
Mort Mills ................ Sgt. Ben Landro
Noah Keen ................ Harlow Phipps (victim)
John Bryant ............... Arnold Keith
Simon Scott ............... Elliot Dunbar
Abbagail Shelton ...... Paula Hamilton
Tom Fadden .............. Watchman
Willis Bouchey ......... Judge
Shary Marshall .......... Girl (Airline's Counter)
Florence Wyatt .......... Grace Keith
Joe Benson ................ Deputy
Synopsis:
A crippled entrepreneur plans an elaborate revenge on the man he blames
for injuring him and stealing $100,000 from their partnership.

5.23 [146] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE ABSENT ARTIST [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit dem makelnden Maler")
17-Mar-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
ZaSu Pitts ................. Daphne Whilom
Mark Roberts ............ Gabe Phillips & Otto Gervaert (victim)
Richard Erdman ........ Charles (Monty) Montrose
Victor Buono ............. Alexander Glovatski
Jay Barney ................ Harry Clark
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
Arline Sax ................ Fiona Cregin
Wynne Pearce ........... Pete Manders (defendant)
Pamela Curran .......... Leslie Lawrence
Carl Don ................... Myer
Lane Bradford .......... Arnold Buck
Bill Zuckert .............. Judge
Barney Phillips ........ Newburgh
Mabel Rea ............... Girl
Patrick Waltz ............ Court Clerk
Wes Bishop ............... Agnew
Marshall Kent ........... Man
Ann Staunton ............. Woman
Synopsis:
A young cartoonist is accused of murdering the creator of a popular strip who
was selling him the strip for a song-and his girl friend.
[No William Talman as Hamilton Burger]

5.24 [147] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE MELANCHOLY MARKSMAN [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit dem schwermütigen Scharfschützen")
24-Mar-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Robb White
Directed by Jerry Hopper / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Paul Richards ........... Ted Chase (defendant)
Jeff Donnell .............. Sylvia Dykes
Mari Blanchard ......... Irene Benson Chase (victim)
William Schallert ...... Len Dykes
Ann Rutherford .......... Ellen Chase
Wesley Lau ................ Lt. Anderson
Peter Baldwin ........... Tony Benson
Jesse White ............... Cecil
Edward Ashley ......... Charles Vale
Cindy Robbins .......... Mabel Richmond
S. John Launer .......... Judge
John Harmon ............. Expert
John Straub ............... Doctor
Jon Lormer ............... Medical Examiner
Betsy Hale ................ Betty Chase
Shari Lee Bernath ..... Anne Chase
Synopsis:
A man anxious to rid himself of his greedy second wife steals a rifle
from her boyfriend's sporting goods store and plans to kill her.

5.25 [148] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE ANGRY ASTRONAUT [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fallmit dem anfälligen Astronauten")
07-Apr-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Arthur Marks
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Samuel Newman
Directed by Francis D. Lyon / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
James Coburn ........... General Addison Brand (victim)
Robert Bray .............. Mitch Heller (defendant)
Jeanne Bal ................ Linda Carey
Patricia Donahue ...... Bonnie Winslow
Steve Brodie ............ Eddie Lewis
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
Paula Raymond ........ Terry Faye
John Marley ............. Mathew Owen
Robert Casper .......... Bruce Young
Richard Grant ........... Gordon Kendall
Ned Roberts ............. Sewell
Tom Harkness .......... Judge
Richard Geary .......... Attendant
Synopsis:
A washed-up astronaut is suspected of killing the vindictive officer who had
been pushing him beyond his limits.

5.26 [149] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE BORROWED BABY [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit dem betrogenen baby")
14-Apr-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Jonathan Latimer
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Hugh Marlowe ......... Jarvis Baker
Maria Palmer ........... Florence Wood
Corey Allen .............. Lester Menke (victim)
Nellie Burt ............... Mrs. Holly Cosgrove
Kaye Elhardt ............ Ginny Talbot (defendant)
Gregory Morton ....... Dr. Paul Hogathy
Sara Taft .................. Mrs. Leander Kerrick
Joan Petrone ............ Lenora Graves
El Brendel ............... Court Manager
Charles Thompson ...... Antique Car Man
Kenneth MacDonald .... Judge
Ed Stoddard ............. Gun Clerk
Lee Miller ................ Sgt. Brice
Charles Stroud ......... Court Clerk
Synopsis:
Someone leaves a baby in Perry's office, with a note begging him to care for the
child and a distinctive St. Christopher's medal.

5.27 [150] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE COUNTERFEIT CRANK [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit der getürkten Geisteskranheit")
28-Apr-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Robert Leslie Bellem
Directed by Jerry Hopper / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Otto Kruger .............. August Dalgran (defendant)
Jeannette Nolan ........ Martha Blair
Don Dubbins ............ Kenneth Dalgran (victim)
Connie Hines ........... Sandra
John Larkin .............. Jay Fenton
Burt Reynolds .......... Chuck Blair
Michael King ........... Don Morley
William Woodson .... Dr. Jackman
Paul Langton ............. Bertram Telford
Charles Irving ........... Judge #1
S. John Launer .......... Judge #2
William Keene .......... Bank Teller
John Hubbard ............ Joseph Tayback
Russ Bender .............. Deputy Bowman
Barney Biro .............. Judge #3
Paul McGuire ........... Deputy Turner
David Saber ............. Joe Fanning
Synopsis:
A man changes company records to protect his dishonest nephew, then finds the boy has betrayed him.

5.28 [151] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE ANCIENT ROMEO [verified on film]
05-May-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by True Boardman
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Jeff Morrow ............. Frank Lachman (victim)
Rex Reason .............. Steve Brock (defendant)
Harry Von Zell ......... Phil Scharf
Patricia Huston ........ Claire Adams
Antoinette Bower ..... Ellen Carson
Wesley Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
K.T. Stevens ............. Margit Bruner
Kendrick Huxham ..... Kelvin MacRae
Robert Cornthwaite ...... Carl Bruner
Willis Bouchey .......... Judge
Donald Curtis ............ Amos Martin
Stafford Repp ............ Shipping Agent
Rosemary Day ........... Helen Finney
Charles Stroud ........... Court Clerk
Synopsis:
An actor whose life has come to depend on the career of his leading lady is accused of murdering
a rival during a duelling scene from "Romeo & Juliet" on stage with a prop sword.

5.29 [152] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE PROMOTER'S PILLBOX [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit dem findegem Filmproduzenten")
19-May-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Peter Martin
Directed by Jesse Hibbs / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Geraldine Brooks ..... Miriam Waters
Dianne Foster ........... Nelly Lawton
George Mathews ...... Mike Flint
Ben Cooper .............. Davis Crane
Linden Chiles ........... Herbert Simms (defendant)
Wesely Lau ............... Lt. Anderson
John Lasell ............... Charlie Corby (victim)
Edmon Ryan ............. Jerome Stokes
John Gallaudet ......... Judge
Geraldine Wall ......... Mrs. Simms
James O'Hara ........... Kelsey
Danielle Aubrey ....... Alice
Dan Seymour ............ Markett
Michael Fox ............. Autopsy Surgeon
Ivan Dixon ................ Parness
Kitty Kelly ................ Ethel Mowry
Chuck Webster .......... Gustavson
George Conrad ..........Chico
Synopsis:
An aspiring televison writer consults Perry when a dishonest producer steals his idea
for a series, but the job escalates to murder when the producer is killed.

5.30 [153] Perry Mason: THE CASE OF THE LONELY ELOPER [verified on film]
(German title "Der Fall mit der ehrbaren Erbin")
26-May-1962 CBS Sat
Executive Producer: Gail Patrick Jackson / Producer: Art Seid
Associate Producer: Jackson Gillis / Story Consultant: Samuel Newman
Written by Robert C. Dennis
Directed by Arthur Marks / Director of Photography: Robert G. Hager
Guest Cast:
Jack Ging ................. Danny Pierce
John Dall ................. Julian Kirk
Jana Taylor .............. Merle Telford (defendant)
Joan Staley .............. Gina Gilbert
Jorja Curtright ......... Olivia Langley (victim)
Wesley Lau .............. Lt. Anderson
Paul Tripp ............... Howard Langley
Billy Halop ............. Corbett
Kenneth MacDonald ...... Judge
Carol Andreson ....... Margo Stevens
John Zaremba .......... Doctor Wales
Ralph Reed ............. Messenger
Pepper Curtis .......... Guest
Maurice Wells ........ Doctor
Holly Harris ........... Doctor's Wife
Synopsis:
Perry Mason agrees to represent a young woman accused of murdering
her guardian, who was refusing her permission to get married.

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