Perry Mason: Season 3
Perry Mason Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 26 episodes. The cases of master criminal defense form the core of the television series. Perry Mason is a master criminal defense attorney who takes on challenging cases. Throughout the season, various individuals find themselves accused of crimes, and almost anyone is capable of a crime under certain circumstances. As a mystery, drama, and crime television
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Perry Mason operates as a master criminal defense attorney.
- The series focuses on mystery, drama, and crime investigations.
- Cases involve individuals who may be capable of a crime under certain circumstances.
- The overarching saga spans multiple episodes dealing with complex legal challenges.
Season overview
Perry Mason Season 3 continues the overarching saga across 26 episodes. The cases of master criminal defense form the core of the television series. Perry Mason is a master criminal defense attorney who takes on challenging cases. Throughout the season, various individuals find themselves accused of crimes, and almost anyone is capable of a crime under certain circumstances. As a mystery, drama, and crime television production, the show follows the legal investigations and courtroom battles led by Mason. The narrative focuses on uncovering the truth behind complex criminal charges, defending innocent clients, and exposing actual perpetrators through careful legal maneuvering and investigative work. Each episode presents a unique set of circumstances, testing the skills and dedication of the defense team as they navigate the intricacies of the law and human behavior.
Episode Guide
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The Case of the Spurious Sister
Oct 3, 1959 · 53 min
Bruce Chapman returns home early from a business trip to find that his wife, Marie, wants a divorce. Chapman is shocked at this turn of events because just before he left on his tr
The Case of the Watery Witness
Oct 10, 1959 · 52 min
Lorna Thomas is a has-been actress who once gave up her baby for adoption and lived to regret it. George Clark discovers that his wife might be Lorna's long-lost daughter and begin
The Case of the Garrulous Gambler
Oct 17, 1959 · 53 min
Larry Benton is a hard luck guy. When he gets in an argument in a poker game and knocks Mike Granger out cold, his "friends" inform him that Granger is dead. Unbeknownst to Larry,
The Case of the Blushing Pearls
Oct 24, 1959 · 51 min
Mitsuo Kamuri has been seeing a great deal of Grover Nichols, son of wealthy businessman Hudson Nichols. Nichols doesn't approve of his son's relationship, and when Mitsuo is "caug
The Case of the Startled Stallion
Oct 31, 1959 · 53 min
Wealthy rancher John Brant forecloses on Jo Ann Blanchard's mortgage and takes possession of her prized stallion. Jo Ann goes to Perry for help in getting the horse back but soon n
The Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma
Nov 14, 1959 · 52 min
Frank Thatcher is involved in a hit-and-run accident but does not report it. He uses Paul Drake to take care of the aftermath of the incident. Later, Thatcher is found dead in th
The Case of the Golden Fraud
Nov 21, 1959 · 52 min
Richard Vanaman is up for a promotion at his investment firm but is sabotaged and framed for murder.
The Case of the Bartered Bikini
Dec 5, 1959 · 52 min
Wally Dunbar seeks Perry's help in securing ownership of his new summer line of swimwear but the sketches are stolen and worse yet, chief designer Rick Stassi is murdered. Wally's
The Case of the Artful Dodger
Dec 12, 1959 · 53 min
Allen Sheridan has more enemies than you can shake a stick at—and he's due to inherit the healthy sum of $162,000.00. When Allen turns up dead, his cousin Sarette becomes the prime
The Case of the Lucky Legs
Dec 19, 1959 · 52 min
Marjorie Cluny wins a contest for best looking legs sponsored by Frank Patton of Stellar Productions. Her prize is a trip to Hollywood and a role in Patton's next picture. Unfortun
The Case of the Violent Village
Jan 2, 1960 · 51 min
Perry goes on a fishing trip in a small Sierra Nevada town with his old friend, Sheriff Gene Norris but, as usual, manages to get sidetracked into another murder case when Phil Bee
The Case of the Frantic Flyer
Jan 9, 1960 · 53 min
A double cross, a double murder, a plane crash, missing money, and yet another innocent widow charged with crimes she didn't commit are the elements of this case.
The Case of the Wayward Wife
Jan 23, 1960 · 53 min
Ben Sutton is listed as the author of a best-selling book describing his experiences in a Korean POW camp. When the real author is released from an Army hospital, Sutton is slain b
The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor
Jan 30, 1960 · 52 min
DA Hamilton Burger asks Perry to defend an old friend who once saved his life in a boating accident ten years before. The old friend of Burger's is now facing a murder charge.
The Case of the Gallant Grafter
Feb 6, 1960 · 53 min
Corporate intrigue is the backdrop of this episode, when embezzling accountant Robert Doniger is murdered and Edward Nelson is charged with his murder.
The Case of the Wary Wildcatter
Feb 20, 1960 · 53 min
Charles Houston cleverly gets away with killing his wife by making it look like she died in a car accident. Then a wildlife photographer shows up with the murder on film, and Charl
The Case of the Mythical Monkeys
Feb 27, 1960 · 51 min
Author Mauvis Meade sends her secretary, Gladys Doyle, out to a mountain cabin to pick up a package. Gladys gets lost and her car gets stuck in the mud. She then walks to a cabin l
The Case of the Singing Skirt
Mar 12, 1960 · 52 min
The Big Barn is a gambling casino run by George Anclitis. Things are going well at the Big Barn, until George's second banana, Slim Marcus, botches a crooked card game and is expos
The Case of the Bashful Burro
Mar 26, 1960 · 53 min
Perry arrives in the gold mining town of Placer City looking for an old prospector to subpoena for testimony. He then get involved in a murder case when one of the participants in
The Case of the Crying Cherub
Apr 9, 1960 · 51 min
A valuable Matisse painting is stolen from a museum. When the thief is found murdered museum employee June Sinclair and her boyfriend David Lambert are charged with the crime.
The Case of the Nimble Nephew
Apr 23, 1960 · 52 min
Mason is sought out by land tycoon Adam Thompson, who suspects one of his nephews of rifling the house safe. The twist? The land tycoon's next in command is found dead, after it'
The Case of the Madcap Modiste
Apr 30, 1960 · 53 min
After one of the biggest names in fashion is poisoned after embarassing her husband on TV, the husband is not rightly the prime suspect.
The Case of the Slandered Submarine
May 14, 1960 · 53 min
Commander Jerome Burke is assisting the police in the investigation of the murder of a café singer. Later, Commander James Page is found dead in the captain's quarters of the Navy
The Case of the Ominous Outcast
May 21, 1960 · 52 min
When a notorious bank robber's son returns to his hometown it seems as though everyone is interested in missing loot supposedly hidden by the man's father. This leads to murder. Pe
The Case of the Irate Inventor
May 28, 1960 · 53 min
James Frazer wants a divorce and his cheating wife refuses to give him one. She's also stealing the plans to his invention in order to bait her engineer lover into staying around.
The Case of the Flighty Father
Jun 11, 1960 · 53 min
18 year-old Trudy's mother has died leaving her $10 million and suddenly men claiming to be her long-lost father are coming into town. The only one who could identify the real fat