0x1 - Perry Mason Returns

February 23, 1985

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.

0x2 - The Case of the Notorious Nun

February 23, 1986

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

0x4 - The Case of the Lost Love

February 23, 1987

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.

0x5 - The Case of the Sinister Spirit

February 23, 1987

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?...

0x6 - The Case of the Murdered Madam

February 23, 1987

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

0x7 - The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

November 15, 1987

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

0x8 - The Case of the Avenging Ace

February 23, 1988

Mason defends an Air Force officer framed for murder.

0x9 - The Case of the Lady in the Lake

February 23, 1988

Perry defends a man charged with murdering his heiress wife.

0x10 - The Case of the Lethal Lesson

February 23, 1989

Murder comes between Mason and an old friend.

0x11 - The Case of the Musical Murder

April 9, 1989

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...

0x12 - The Case of the All-Star Assassin

November 19, 1989

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

0x13 - The Case of the Poisoned Pen

January 21, 1990

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

0x14 - The Case of the Desperate Deception

February 23, 1990

The shadow of the Holocaust falls across this story.

0x15 - The Case of the Silenced Singer

May 20, 1990

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

0x16 - The Case of the Defiant Daughter

February 23, 1990

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

0x17 - The Case of the Ruthless Reporter

January 6, 1991

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

0x18 - The Case of the Maligned Mobster

February 23, 1991

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

0x19 - The Case of the Glass Coffin

February 23, 1991

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

0x20 - The Case of the Fatal Fashion

February 23, 1991

Murder and intrigue involve Mason with haute couture and mobsters.

0x21 - The Case of the Fatal Framing

March 1, 1992

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

0x22 - The Case of the Reckless Romeo

May 5, 1992

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

0x23 - The Case of the Heartbroken Bride

February 23, 1992

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

0x24 - The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal

February 23, 1993

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

0x25 - The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host

February 23, 1993

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

0x26 - The Case of the Killer Kiss

February 23, 1993

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

0x27 - The Case of the Wicked Wives

December 17, 1993

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

0x28 - The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle

May 10, 1994

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

0x29 - The Case of the Grimacing Governor

November 9, 1994

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

0x30 - The Case of the Jealous Jokester

April 10, 1995

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

0x31 - Charlie Rose Interviews Raymond Burr

0x32 - The Case of Erle Stanley Gardner Featurette

0x33 - The Cast Plays Stump the Stars

0x34 - Raymond Burr on Person to Person

0x35 - Interview with Anne Nelson

0x36 - Interview with Arthur Marks

0x37 - Interview with Barbara Hale

0x38 - Perry Mason Talent Tests

0x39 - The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)

July 22, 2011

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.

0x40 - The Case of the Curious Bride (1935)

July 22, 2011

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.