Season 6 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 28
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

Perry Mason Season 6 (1962-1963)

Perry Mason The Case of the Bogus Books 6x01 The Case of the Bogus Books
Joseph Kraft seems to be a harmless bookseller, but appearances decieve: Kraft earns thousands a year peddling forgeries of rare first edition books to unsuspecting marks! When Kraft ...
Sep. 27, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Capricious Corpse 6x02 The Case of the Capricious Corpse
An orphanage's future hangs in the balance when its principal benefactor, Carleton Gage, lapses into a coma and then dies. A power struggle begins between beneficiaries who want to ...
Oct. 04, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Playboy Pugilist 6x03 The Case of the Playboy Pugilist
Jimmy West may have found his ticket to the top: up and coming prize fighter Davey Carroll. But Davey likes the ladies and that causes problems for Jimmy that only Perry Mason can ...
Oct. 11, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Double-Entry Mind 6x04 The Case of the Double-Entry Mind
All of Clem Sandover's fancy bookwork - he has painstakingly embezzled over $200,000 - may be for nothing when a fellow employee discovers his misdeeds. It's when she winds up dead ...
Oct. 18, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Hateful Hero 6x05 The Case of the Hateful Hero
Lieutenant Anderson's cousin Jimmy and his partner Otto Norden discover a robbery in progress at Wilson's Plastics. Otto dies during the ensuing shoot-out and evidence implicates Jimmy ...
Oct. 25, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Dodging Domino 6x06 The Case of the Dodging Domino
Halloween proves lethal for Phil Schuyler when someone arranges for his electric heater to share his bath. A witness claims only Damian White entered Schuyler's bungalow at the right ...
Nov. 01, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle 6x07 The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle
Richard 'Dickie' Durham returns to Los Angeles after spending nearly two decades asea. He plans on making up for the missed rowdiness, but someone has other plans - Dickie ends up dead. ...
Nov. 08, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Stand-In Sister 6x08 The Case of the Stand-In Sister
The owner of a tuna fleet and a mobster both claim to be the father of a girl due a $100,000 trust fund bequest. Then a banker named Franz Moray discovers skulduggery in the handling ...
Nov. 15, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Weary Watchdog 6x09 The Case of the Weary Watchdog
Della asks Perry for $25,000. She needs it for her friend Janet, the victim of a blackmailer. Janet confronts the blackmailer Edward Franklin and hits him with a small statue. When ...
Nov. 29, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Lurid Letter 6x10 The Case of the Lurid Letter
Someone starts a whispering campaign to smear widowed high school teacher Jane Wardman. It accuses her of romantic affairs with her students! Perry, on vacation, cannot rest. He takes ...
Dec. 06, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Fickle Filly 6x11 The Case of the Fickle Filly
Life mistreats Jennifer Wakely. First her fiancé leaves her for an older and wealthier woman. Then her father dies and her uncle tells her she's destitute - after she has lived a life ...
Dec. 13, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony 6x12 The Case of the Polka-Dot Pony
Angela Fernaldi and Maureen Thomas both claim to be the heirs to a trust fund - whichever of them is telling the truth stands to collect $200,000. Burt Renshaw claims he knows - and ...
Dec. 20, 1962
Perry Mason The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe 6x13 The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe
A woman accused of shoplifting may have committed the crime to help her brother, a drunk with a gambling problem. But her problems are just beginning - someone shoots her brother's ...
Jan. 03, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Bluffing Blast 6x14 The Case of the Bluffing Blast
Linda Blake comes to Ladera seeking an inheritance from her father, who never married. Someone tries to kill her by gassing her in her hotel room. Later, she agrees to meet a man who ...
Jan. 10, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Prankish Professor 6x15 The Case of the Prankish Professor
Professor Ronald Hewes has published a novel, but the sad truth is that he stole it from a dead woman. Her sister wants a payoff. And the professor suspects his wife wants to murder ...
Jan. 17, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of Constant Doyle 6x16 The Case of Constant Doyle
Cal Leonard, caught breaking into Otis Industries, tries to get Joe Doyle to help him. But Joe Doyle died a few months back, so Cal gets Joe's widow Constant, instead. Constant has ...
Jan. 31, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Libelous Locket 6x17 The Case of the Libelous Locket
Professor of Law Edward Lindley regards trial lawyers as being less about the law and more about the performance. Then a student of his confesses to him that she killed a man by hitting ...
Feb. 07, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Two-Faced Turnabout 6x18 The Case of the Two-Faced Turnabout
Columnist Elihu Laban gets himself arrested for murder whilst attempting to obtain material for new columns - secret papers. With Perry unavailable, it falls to Bruce Jason to defend ...
Feb. 14, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Surplus Suitor 6x19 The Case of the Surplus Suitor
John Wilburn, bothered by blackmail, seeks the aid of corporate lawyer Sherman Hatfield. Then someone punches John's ticket for good, and the police nab his niece Hollis. Sherman finds ...
Feb. 28, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Golden Oranges 6x20 The Case of the Golden Oranges
Amos Keller's dog Hard Tack bites developer Gerald Thornton, so he hires Perry. Then someone murders Gerald Thornton, and the police charge Amos' niece Sandra. Can Perry, with a little ...
Mar. 07, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Lawful Lazarus 6x21 The Case of the Lawful Lazarus
When his wife becomes ill and will soon die, Trevor Harris reappears. Declared legally dead years earlier, he claims he wants to safeguard their children's interest. Her entire family ...
Mar. 14, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Velvet Claws 6x22 The Case of the Velvet Claws
A photographer catches politician Harrison Burke and Eva Belter outside a night spot. He's concerned for his career, but she's more worried about her husband George. She asks Perry ...
Mar. 21, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Lover's Leap 6x23 The Case of the Lover's Leap
Roy Comstock has a plan, and it's a beauty: swindle his partner Peter Brent and fake his own death so he can disappear! Sadly for Roy, someone makes his death all too real, and the ...
Apr. 04, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Elusive Element 6x24 The Case of the Elusive Element
Austin Lloyd and Dwight Garrett are partners - right up to the day Garrett discovers Lloyd is defrauding a client. Lloyd also knows his wife Bonnie loves Garrett. Faced with losing ...
Apr. 11, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Greek Goddess 6x25 The Case of the Greek Goddess
Sculptor John Larkin has it bad for his young and attractive Greek model Theba. But he knows her mother will never permit them to marry, and that Theba has a boyfriend her own age. ...
Apr. 18, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Skeleton's Closet 6x26 The Case of the Skeleton's Closet
Richard Harris has written a thinly-veiled exposé of Cliffside Heights' dirty laundry. Outraged residents hire Perry to sue the author and Perry almost succeeds. Then someone murders ...
May. 02, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Potted Planter 6x27 The Case of the Potted Planter
Martin Walden's sister pays his nephew to fake an affair with his wife Andrea. But Martin already suspected Andrea was stepping out with her old flame Nelson Tarr! Is this Palmetto, ...
May. 09, 1963
Perry Mason The Case of the Witless Witness 6x28 The Case of the Witless Witness
Appellate judge Daniel Redmond may be appointed lieutenant governor. But an alcoholic named Martin Weston will testify that Judge Redmond was part of a plot to defraud the government ...
May. 16, 1963

Season 6 Characters

Perry Mason played by Raymond Burr
Della Street played by Barbara Hale
Paul Drake played by William Hopper
Hamilton Burger played by William Talman
Lt. Arthur Tragg played by Ray Collins
Lt. Andy Anderson played by Wesley Lau
Judge played by Kenneth MacDonald
Sgt. Brice played by Lee Miller (II)
Courtroom Spectator played by Bert Stevens
Lt. Tragg played by Ray Collins
Judge played by S. John Launer
Autopsy Surgeon played by Jon Lormer
Man played by Billy Halop
Sergeant Landro played by Mort Mills
Police Sgt. Brice played by Lee Miller (II)
Bartender played by Lewis Charles
Bank Teller played by John Alvin
Policeman played by Seamon Glass
Commentator played by William Woodson
Receptionist played by Pepper Curtis
Watchman played by Henry Rowland
Diver played by Dick Geary
Interne played by Richard Emory

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Season 6 Videos

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Season 6 Quotes

06x19 - The Case of the Surplus Suitor Season 6 / Episode 19: - The Case of the Surplus Suitor

Hamilton Burger: Well Miss Street, having you here just as a witness for the prosecution is a rare experience for both of us
Della Street: I'll try not to be hostile, Mr. Burger.
Hamilton Burger: Well... That would be a rare experience too.
06x19 - The Case of the Surplus Suitor Season 6 / Episode 19: - The Case of the Surplus Suitor

Sherman Hatfield: Mr. Gaussner, you may answer this question with a yes or a no or anyway you like. What were your feelings for Hollis Wilburn?
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Season 6 Trivia

  • Episode 17 - This was Paul Maxey's last appearance (He played the plump man and previously often played Santa). He passed away June 3rd four months later.
  • Episode 16 - Jerry Oddo's next to last appearance (which was also a Perry Mason episode The Case of the Floating Stones televised November 21, 1963, the day before the Kennedy assassination).
  • Episode 25 - This time Perry defends Perry! John Larkin played Perry Mason on radio.
  • Episode 15 - Patricia Breslin and Kent Smith would go on to work together in several episodes of the Peyton Place television program the following years.
  • Episode 07 - George E. Stone's final role.

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