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Perry Mason Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1958 - 1959
Episode 1
The Case of the Corresponding Corpse
Sat, Sep 20, 1958 60 mins
A mysterious phone call from a man whose funeral he attended three years before puts Mason on the trail of a blackmailer---and a murderer. Beaumont: Ross Elliott. Ruth: Joan Camden. Folsom: Vaughn Taylor. Laura: Jeanne Cooper.
Episode 2
The Case of the Lucky Loser
Sat, Sep 27, 1958 60 mins
The Constitutional provision concerning double jeopardy is examined as Mason tries to clear a young man who was convicted of manslaughter. Ted: Tyler MacDuff. Balfour: Richard Hale. Boles: Douglas Kennedy. Harriet: Patricia Medina.
Episode 3
The Case of the Pint-Size Client
Sat, Oct 4, 1958 60 mins
A boy's seemingly innocent inquiries provide Mason with a prelude to a series of baffling answers---and a murder trial. Nicky: Bobby Clarke. Anderson: James Anderson. Lois: Eleanor Audley. Burger: William Talman. Drake: William Hopper.
Episode 4
The Case of the Sardonic Sargeant
Sat, Oct 11, 1958 60 mins
The widow of an army officer hires Mason to clear her late husband of a murder charge. Dexter: Paul Picerni. McKnight: Lee Torrance. Kennedy: Grant Richards. Walker: Rand Harper. Helen: Lori March. Blake: Hal Torey.
Episode 5
The Case of the Curious Bride
Sat, Oct 18, 1958 60 mins
Blackmail, embezzlement and the legality of a marriage are elements in Mason's case. Mason: Raymond Burr. Rhoda: Christine White. Kane: Michael Emmet. Reynolds: John Hoyt. Carl: Casey Adams. Lane: Tommy Cook.
Episode 6
The Case of the Buried Clock
Sat, Nov 1, 1958 60 mins
A doctor goes on trial for murdering his blackmailing son-in-law. Mason: Raymond Burr. Hale: Paul Fix. Drake: William Hopper. Burger: William Talman.
Episode 7
The Case of the Married Moonlighter
Sat, Nov 8, 1958 60 mins
A teacher, struggling to stay ahead of his creditors by holding two jobs, retains Mason when he's accused of murder. Danny: Arthur Franz. Curran: Stacy Harris. Eileen: Anne Sargent. Linda: Frances Helm. Burger: William Talman.
Episode 8
The Case of the Jilted Jockey
Sat, Nov 15, 1958 60 mins
Defending a jockey charged with murder, Mason focuses his investigation on the suspect's unfaithful wife---who threatened to leave him if he didn't throw a race. Starr: Don Durant. Gloria: Barbara Lawrence. Burger: William Talman.
Episode 9
The Case of the Purple Woman
Sat, Dec 6, 1958 60 mins
Mason steps in when an alleged forgery of a valuable painting leads to the murder of an art dealer. Girard: George Macready. Evelyn: Bethel Leslie. Varner: Rhys Williams. Burger: William Talman.
Episode 10
The Case of the Fancy Figures
Sat, Dec 13, 1958 60 mins
Freed after five years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Martin Ellis faces a permanent return to jail when he's booked for murder. Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale. Brewster: Ralph Clanton. Jonathan Hyett: Frank Silvera.
Episode 11
The Case of the Perjured Parrot
Sat, Dec 20, 1958 60 mins
Mason, hired by a woman accused of murder, calls an unusual witness: the victim's parrot. Ellen: Jody Lawrence. Bascomb: Robert E. Griffin. Sprague: Jason Johnson. Sheriff: Frank Ferguson.
Episode 12
The Case of the Shattered Dream
Sat, Jan 3, 1959 60 mins
Mason's search for Sarah Werner's wayward husband leads him to a shattered diamond---and a corpse. Mason: Raymond Burr. Sarah: Osa Massen. Virginia: Virginia Vincent. Hugo: Kurt Kreuger. Irene: Marion Marshall. Burger: William Talman. Drake: William Hopper.
Episode 13
The Case of the Borrowed Brunette
Sat, Jan 10, 1959 60 mins
Mason is sought when a private detective who used highly unorthodox means to crack a case is murdered. Eve: Maggie Mahoney. Slater: Joe De Santis. Agnes: Sheila Bromley. Barbara: Adrienne Marden.
Episode 14
The Case of the Glittering Goldfish
Sat, Jan 17, 1959 60 mins
A greedy opportunist sets the scene for his own murder when he claims ownership of a formula painstakingly developed by two scientists. Wyatt: John Hudson. Rollins: Gage Clarke. Mason: Raymond Burr. Nora: Catherine McLeod. Donna: May Wynn.
Episode 15
The Case of the Footloose Doll
Sat, Jan 24, 1959 60 mins
Framed for embezzlement, Millie Crest finds herself charged with a more serious crime: murder. Senator: Barton MacLane. Mason: Raymond Burr. Wallace: John Bryant. Fern: Helene Stanley. Della: Barbara Hale. Drake: William Hopper.
Episode 16
The Case of the Fraudulent Photo
Sat, Feb 7, 1959 60 mins
A corrupt political machine tries to sabotage Mason's defense of a DA charged with murdering a blackmailer. Harris: Hugh Marlowe. Mason: Raymond Burr. Scott: Bartlett Robinson. Leora: Carole Mathews. Helen: Carol Nugent. Eva: June Clayworth.
Episode 17
The Case of the Romantic Rogue
Sat, Feb 14, 1959 60 mins
Blackmail plus extortion equal murder in this story of a fortune hunter and the wealthy woman he plans to marry. Chandler: John Bryant. Helen: Marion Ross. Irene: Jean Willes. Mason: Raymond Burr. Della: Barbara Hale.
Episode 18
The Case of the Jaded Joker
Sat, Feb 21, 1959 60 mins
Singer Frankie Laine as a comedian whose try for a comeback is blocked by a double-crossing agent and a murder charge. Buzzie: Bobby Troup. Goff: Harry Jackson. Mason: Raymond Burr. Sheila: Martha Vickers. Burger: William Talman.
Episode 19
The Case of the Caretaker's Cat
Sat, Mar 7, 1959 60 mins
Mason's client: a caretaker charged with murder. Mason: Raymond Burr. Hing: Benson Fong. Baxter: Anthony Jochim. Della: Barbara Hale. Tragg: Ray Collins. Burger: William Talman. Drake: William Hopper.
Episode 20
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop
Sat, Mar 14, 1959 60 mins
Mason uses chesslike strategy to defend a young girl who's a pawn in a $1,000,000 inheritance swindle. Mallory: Vaughn Taylor. Lang: Ken Lynch. Janice: Joan Vohs. Charles: Carl Benton Reid. Carole: Rebecca Welles.
Episode 21
The Case of the Lost Last Act
Sat, Mar 21, 1959 60 mins
A theatrical investor's past association with racketeers makes him the suspect when a playwright is murdered. Brooks: Stacy Harris. Royce: Jerome Cowan. Burger: William Talman. Drake: William Hopper.
Episode 22
The Case of the Bedeviled Doctor
Sat, Apr 4, 1959 60 mins
A stolen tape recording being used for blackmail leads to murder---with Mason's client the prime suspect. Heywood: Phillip Terry. Craig: Dick Foran. Mason: Raymond Burr. Burger: William Talman.
Episode 23
The Case of the Howling Dog
Sat, Apr 11, 1959 60 mins
Mason's defense in an offbeat murder trial involves a howling dog, an impersonation and a secretary who wears glasses she doesn't need. Mason: Raymond Burr. Evelyn: Ann Rutherford. Forbes: John Holland. Thelma: Fintan Meyler. Polly: Elaine Edwards.
Episode 24
The Case of the Calendar Girl
Sat, Apr 18, 1959 60 mins
A has-been football player, a shady politician and three fierce dogs play key roles in the murder trial of a contractor. Mason: Raymond Burr. Andrews: John Anderson. Borden: George Neise. Burger: William Talman. Beatrice: Evelyn Scott.
Episode 25
The Case of the Petulant Partner
Sat, Apr 25, 1959 60 mins
Mason cuts through a wave of circumstantial evidence to clear a man accused of murdering his business partner's self-seeking wife. Bright: R.G. Armstrong. Clark: William H. Wright. Roper: Myron Healey. Sims: Francis J. McDonald.
Episode 26
The Case of the Dangerous Dowager
Sat, May 9, 1959 60 mins
A child-custody hearing becomes a murder trial, with Mason's client the defendant. Sylvia: Patricia Cutts. Manning: Michael Dante. Mason: Raymond Burr. Barker: Robert Strauss. Burger: William Talman. Drake: William Hopper. Della: Barbara Hale.
Episode 27
The Case of the Deadly Toy
Sat, May 16, 1959 60 mins
Mason steps in when a jealous suitor's campaign of vindictive harassment leads to murder. Claire: Mala Powers. Selkirk: Dennis Patrick. Benedict: Robert Rockwell. Burger: William Talman. Della: Barbara Hale. Drake: William Hopper.
Episode 28
The Case of the Spanish Cross
Sat, May 30, 1959 60 mins
Juvenile delinquent Jimmy Morrow's efforts to reform suffer a setback when he's charged with homicide. Jimmy: Peter Miles. Mrs. Runyan: Linda Watkins. Runyan: Donald Randolph. Mason: Raymond Burr. Karr: Jacques Aubuchon. Wormser: Jonathan Hole.
Episode 29
The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom
Sat, Jun 13, 1959 60 mins
A beautiful blonde detective, unversed in professional ethics, exasperates Mason, who is trying to clear an accused murderer. Virginia: Joan Tabor. Ethel: K.T. Stevens. Lorrie: Betsy Jones Moreland. Livesey: Neil Hamilton. Della: Barbara Hale.
Episode 30
The Case of the Lame Canary
Sat, Jun 27, 1959 60 mins
Mason's defense of a young woman accused of murdering her husband revolves around an injured canary that witnessed the crime. Prescott: William Kendis. Ruth: Stacy Graham. Mason: Raymond Burr. Harry: James Philbrook. McLain: Biff Elliot. Della: Barbara Hale.