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The New Perry Mason

  • 1973-1974
  • 1 season
  • CBS
  • Suspense, Drama

Revival of the long-running hit television series of the 1950s and '60s about Erle Stanley Gardner's brilliant defense attorney.

Season 1 Episode Guide

15 Episodes 1973 - 1974

Episode 1

The Case of the Horoscope Homicide

Sun, Sep 16, 1973 60 mins

Perry Mason takes the case of a wife accused of killing her astrology "expert" husband. Complicating matters is the fact that Perry is also a witness for the prosecution.

Episode 2

The Case of the Prodigal Prophet

Sun, Sep 23, 1973 60 mins

Episode 3

The Case of the Ominous Oath

Sun, Sep 30, 1973

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Episode 4

The Case of the Wistful Widower

Sun, Oct 7, 1973

Jerry Strand convinces Hank Carroll to switch identities with him. Hank finds a bundle of money in Strand's car, and goes after him. But Hank's car is a flaming wreck and the world thinks he is dead. He goes to Perry Mason for help.

Episode 5

The Case of the Telltale Trunk

Sun, Oct 14, 1973

The body of a millionaire shows up in Hong Kong after being missing for four years. Mason agrees to defend the man who admits to planning the deceased's murder but denies involvement in the death.

Episode 6

The Case of the Deadly Deeds

Sun, Oct 21, 1973

Mason's client, big time gambler Dan Haynes, is accused of murder. Mason and his team must craft a defense at the same time as trying to win a custody fight concerning Dan's daughter Hildy.

Episode 7

The Case of the Murdered Murderer

Sun, Oct 28, 1973 49 mins

The inventor of a revolutionary new camera not only has to deal with irate investors, but also a murder charge, standing over the corpse with the murder knife in his hand. Perry's case becomes more complicated by a second murder.

Episode 8

The Case of the Furious Father

Sun, Nov 11, 1973 60 mins

A colleague of Lt. Tragg's vows to get revenge against the mobster who beat the rap for killing his daughter. When the thug turns up dead, shot with the cop's gun, Tragg asks Perry to defend his friend.

Episode 9

The Case of the Cagey Cager

Sun, Nov 25, 1973

Perry refuses to press charges against college basketball star Randy Marlowe after the young man is arrested for breaking into the lawyer's car and stealing a radio. He winds up defending the 'Cagey Cager' in court on a murder charge, the victim being a duplicitous sports agent.

Episode 10

The Case of the Jailed Justice

Sun, Dec 2, 1973 60 mins

Perry has his hands full with Judge Daniels in more ways than one...first, he has to work to get a restraining order in a civil action, and second, he has to defend the obstinate jurist on a charge of killing his hated son-in-law.

Episode 11

The Case of the Spurious Spouse

Sun, Dec 9, 1973

Perry Mason encounters bigamy and blackmail in the midst of a political campaign.

Episode 12

The Case of the Frenzied Feminist

Sun, Dec 16, 1973 60 mins

A glamorous and provocative magazine editor Marian is accused of killing her boss after he gave a plum job to another woman. Perry agrees to take the troublesome case of defending her.

Episode 13

The Case of the Perilous Pen

Sun, Dec 30, 1973 60 mins

Defending a prisoner accused of murdering a guard, Perry sends Paul on an undercover mission as a transferred inmate to gain information.

Episode 14

The Case of the Tortured Titan

Sun, Jan 13, 1974

A flighty young woman, the assistant to a prominent architect, involves Perry in a case involving the architect being held in an institution and eventually to murder.

Episode 15

The Case of the Violent Valley

Sun, Jan 20, 1974 60 mins

Perry travels to the small town of Greenbriar to aid another lawyer in the defense of a poor janitor accused of murdering a hated ranch foreman.

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