Season 3

1959-1960

70. The Case of the Spurious Sister - 10/3/59

A man is charged with his wife's murder,

but she isn't really dead.

Bruce ChapmanKarl Weber (defendant)
Marie Sprague ChapmanPeggy Knudsen (victim)
Ralph HibberlyJames Seay
JudgeS. John Launer

71. The Case of the Watery Witness - 10/10/59

George Clark believes that his wife may

be the wife of a famous actress.

Lorna ThomasFay Wray (victim)
Fred BushmillerDouglas Dick
Tony RaeburnLester Vail
George ClarkJohn Bryant (defendant)
JudgeCharles J. Conrad

72. The Case of the Garrulous Gambler - 10/17/59

A man, Larry Benton has been forging checks

to pay off his gambling debts.

Steve BentonDick Foran (defendant)
Ben WallaceSteve Brodie
Mike GrangerGordon Wynn (victim #1)
John Nelson Bradley alias Johnny ClayTony Travis (victim #2)
JudgeMorris Ankrum

73. The Case of the Blushing Pearls - 10/24/59

Several strings of pearls hold

the key to a murder case.

Mitsou KamuriNobu McCarthy (defendant)
Hudson NicholsRalph Dumke
Ito KamuriRollin Mariyama (victim)
Municipal judgeJohn Gallaudet

74. The Case of the Startled Stallion - 10/31/59

Jo Ann Blanchard can not pay her mortgage so

John Brant takes her race horse as payment.

Earl MauldinPaul Richards
John BrantTrevor Bardette (victim)
Jo Ann BlanchardPatricia Hardy (defendant)
Trial judgeMorris Ankrum

75. Paul Drake's Dilemma - 11/14/59

Paul is charged with murder after getting

mixed up in a hit and run accident.

Frank ThatcherBruce Gordon (victim)
Joe MarsdenRobert Lieb
JudgeKenneth MacDonald
Margo (Paul's secretary)Ann Bellamy

76. The Case of the Golden Fraud - 11/21/59

A competition for an executive position in

an investment firm leads to murder.

Richard VanamanArthur Franz (defendant)
Henry NobleNeil Hamilton
Elliot HaleAlex Gerry
Sylvia WellesJoyce Meadows (victim)
Judge Thomas J. HoodS. John Launer

77. The Case of the Bartered Bikini - 12/5/59

A girl suspected of stealing swimsuit samples

from her boyfriend is charged with murder.

Madge WainwrightJune Vincent
Kitty WynneTerry Huntingdon (defendant)
Rick StassiStephen Bekassy (victim)
JudgeRichard Gaines

78. The Case of the Artful Dodger - 12/12/59

Allen Sheridan had alot of enemies and was about

to inherit $162,000.  Perry must figure out which

of his relatives murdered him.

Allen SheridanWilliam J. Campbell (victim)
Joyce FultonPatricia Donahue
Sarette WinslowLurene Tuttle (defendant)
JudgeNelson Leigh

79. The Case of the Lucky Legs - 12/19/59

Marjorie Cluny is given a phony hollywood contract and

the man responsible for her troubles is found dead.

Frank PattonDouglas Evans (victim)
James R. BradburyJohn Archer
Marjorie Cluny BradburyLisabeth Hush (defendant)
JudgeS. John Launer

80. The Case of the Violent Village - 1/2/60

Phil Beecher is accused of murder.  The victim is

the sister of the girl that was killed in

a car accident he was responsible for.

Phil BeecherRay Hamphill (defendant)
Sheriff Eugene NorrisBarton MacLane
Norm ThurstonBart Burns
Charlotte NorrisIna Victor (victim)
JudgeWillis Bouchey

81. The Case of the Frantic Flyer - 1/9/60

A man plans his own death in a plane crash,

but someone else ends up murdered.

Howard WaltersSimon Oakland (victim)
Carol TaylorRebecca Welles (defendant)
Zachary DavisJames Bell
JudgeRichard Gaines

82. The Case of the Wayward Wife - 1/23/60

Ben Sutton claims to be the author of a book about his

Korean war experiences, but he is a

fraud and soon killed.

Arthur PoeMarshall Thompson
Sylvia SuttonBethel Leslie (defendant)
Ben SuttonRichard Shannon (victim)
JudgeKenneth MacDonald

83. The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor - 1/30/60

Hamilton Burger asks Perry to defend a friend of his.

Jefferson PikeJ. Pat O'Malley (defendant)
Vita CulverRuta Lee
Denver LeonardWalter Coy (victim)
Hal KirkwoodDabbs Greer
JudgeS. John Launer

84. The Case of the Gallant Grafter - 2/6/60

Battle for the control of a company with

a blackmailer threatening to expose

Ed Nelson lead to murder.

Arthur SiddonsCharles Aldman
Edward NelsonHerbert Rudley (defendant)
Robert DonigerPhillip Terry (victim)
JudgeNelson Leigh

85. The Case of the Wary Wildcatter - 2/20/60

Roger Byrd has Charles Houston killing his wife on tape.

Madelyn TerryBarbara Bain
Charles HoustonByron Palmer (victim)
Lucky SterlingDouglas Kennedy
Paula WallaceLori March (defendant)
JudgeRichard Gaines

86. The Case of the Mythical Monkeys - 2/27/60

Someone is after a secratary with a mysterious package.

Mauvis MeadeBeverly Garland
Gladys DoyleLouise Fletcher (defendant)
Viola Pedley ManleyJoan Banks
Casper PedleyNorman Fell
JudgeNelson Leigh

87. The Case of the Singing Skirt - 3/12/60

Betty Roberts is set up by her boss to

take the rap for a crime.

Betty RobertsJoan O'Brien (defendant)
Joseph "Slim" MarcusH. M. Wynant
Vivian EnnisJeanne Moody (victim)
JudgeRichard Gaines

88. The Case of the Bashful Burro - 3/26/60

Only a  prospector's donkey knows where

the real murderer may be.

Gerald NortonRay Stricklyn (defendant)
Crawford WrightBen Wright
Ken BascombeHugh Sanders (victim)
District Attorney WilliamsHoward Wendell
JudgeLewis Martin

89. The Case of the Crying Cherub - 4/9/60

June Sinclair and Dave Lambert are accused of first

stealing a painting and then end up

defendants in a murder case. 

David LambertJoe Maross (defendant)
June SinclairMala Powers (defendant)
Liza Carson LambertCarmen Philips (victim)
Museum guard Thomas ClarkThomas McBride
JudgeRichard Gaines

90. The Case of the Nimble Nephew - 4/23/60

Adam Thompson's plans to uncover one of his

nephew's plans ends up with a man murdered.

Harry ThompsonBert Convy (defendant)
Frank Jarrett, alias Norman JustineCrehan Denton (victim)
Ellen FosterLinda Leighton
JudgeS. John Launer

91. The Case of the Madcap Modiste - 4/30/60

Charles Pierce is accused of his wife's murder

after they have an argument on television.

Flavia Halliday PierceMarie Windsor (victim)
Charles PierceJohn Conte (defendant)
Leona DurantDorothy Neumann
Hope SutherlandLeslie Parrish
Deputy district attorney Stewart LinnLes Tremayne
JudgeMorris Ankrum

92. The Case of the Slandered Submarine - 5/14/60

Murder takes place on a submarine and a sailor is

charged with his captain and a nightclub

entertainer's murder.

Commander James PageHugh Marlow (victim)
Seaman Robert ChapmanJack Ging (defendant)
Gordon RussellRobert H. Harris
Commander DriscollEdward Platt
Captain HortonFreeman Lush

93. The Case of the Ominous Outcast - 5/21/60

Bob Lansing wants to find some information on

his parents, but he is not welcomed into town

and is soon charged with murder.

J. J. FlahertyRobert Emhardt
Bob LansingJeremy Slate (defendant)
Tom QuincyDenver Pyle
Frederick BellHenry Norell (victim)
JudgeWillis Bouchey

94. The Case of the Irate Inventor - 5/28/60

When an inventor turns after a three

month absense his wife is killed.

James FrazerTom Coley (defendant)
Lois LangleyKasey Rogers
Thelma FrazerCe Ce Whitney (victim)
JudgeKenneth MacDonald

95. The Case of the Flighty Father - 6/11/60

Two men claim to be Trudy Holbrook's real father

and a large estate is involved in the puzzle.

Trudy HolbrookAnn Benton (defendant)
Jay Holbrook Number One (actual)Hayden Rorke
Lawrence KingFrancis X. Bushman (victim)
DavidHenry Beckman
Robert Smith, alias Jay Holbrook Number Two (impostor)Francis De Sales
JudgeGrandon Rhodes