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Season 6

1962-1963

154. The Case of the Bogus Books - 9/27/62

Joseph Kraft forges rare first editions of books

in order to make money, but when someone

finds out he is murdered.

Ellen Carter--Phyllis Love (defendant)
Pete Norland--Adam West
Herbert Pickson--Woodrow Parfrey
Joseph Kraft--Maurice Manson (victim)
Judge--Kenneth MacDonald

155. The Case of the Capricious Corpse - 10/4/62

Carleton Gage supports an orphanage, but his two

beneficiaries plan to close it when they get

control of his estate.

Olive Omstead--Lori March
Joane Proctor--Jan Shepard (defendant)
Judge--Willis Bouchey
Ernest Demming--John Morley (victim)

156. The Case of the Playboy Pugilist - 10/11/62

Fight for control of a boxer leads

to murder.

Davey Carroll--Gary Lockwood
Lori Wilson Richards--Dianne Foster
Jo Sands--Dolores Michaels
Jimmy West--Robert Armstrong (defendant)
Tod Richards--Mark Roberts (victim)
Judge--John Gallaudet

157. The Case of the Double-Entry Mind - 10/18/62

A secratary uncovers a man's plans to

embezzle $200,000.

Clem "Sandy" Sandover--Stuart Erwin
Beth Sandover--Virginia Christine (defendant)
Lita Krail--Kathleen Hughes (victim)
Judge--Grandon Rhodes

158. The Case of the Hateful Hero - 10/25/62

A policeman's partner is suspected of his murder

after a running away from the scene of a robbery.

Officer James Anderson--Dick Davalos (defendant)
Jerel Leland--Leonard Stone
Judge--S. John Launer

159. The Case of the Dodging Domino - 11/1/62

A man is electrocuted in his bath tub on Haloween night.

A group of trick or treaters reveal

the true killer.

Damion White--David Hedison (defendant)
Mona Winthrop White--Ellen McRae/Burstyn
Jerry Janda--Robert H. Harris
Phil Schuyler--James Forrest (victim)
Judge--Barney Biro

160. The Case of the Unsuitable Uncle - 11/8/62

A man thought to have no money is found to have

$300,000 when he is murdered.

Harry Fothergill--Sean McClory (defendant)
Richard William "Dickie" Durham--Liam Sullivan (victim)
Gil Simpson--George Kane
Paula Durham--Barbara Parkins
Judge--Charles Irving
Night court judge--Paula Winslowe

161. The Case of the Stand-In Sister - 11/15/62

Two brothers, a mobster and a business man both claim

a girl as their daughter. 

John Gregory (Gregor Jahnchek)--G. Armstrong (defendant)
Nick Paolo--Peter Mamakos
Franz Moray--Steven Geray (victim)
Judge--S. John Launer

162. The Case of the Weary Watchdog - 11/29/62

Della's friend Janet Brent is in trouble and Della

asks Perry for help.

Janet Brent--Mala Powers (defendant)
Edward Franklin--John Dall (victim)
Carlyle C. Change--Keye Luke
First judge--Tom Harkness
Second judge--Willis Bouchey

163. The Case of the Lurid Letter - 12/6/62

A letter causes trouble for a teacher when she is accused

of behaving improperly with a couple of her students.

Jane Wardman--Mona Freeman (suspect)
Judge Edward Dally--Edgar Buchanan
Everett Rixby--Robert Rockwell
Gus Wiler--Chris Alcaide (victim)

164. The Case of the Fickle Filly - 12/13/62

Brad Shelby buys Jennifers only possesion that she has left after her

father dies- a race horse and he is killed in return.

Roberta Harper--Lisbeth Hush
George Tabor--Jim Davis
Jennifer Wakely--Joan Freeman (defendant)
Brad Shelby--Bob McQuain (victim)
Judge--Frederic Worlock

165. The Case of the Polka Dot Pony - 12/20/62

Two girls claim to be Angela Fernaldi's daughter, she is

rich and must figure out which isn't just trying to get her money.

Bert Renshaw--Jesse White (victim)
The phony Angela Renshaw Fernaldi--Virginia Field
Maureen Thomas--Melinda Plowman (defendant)
Judge--Morris Ankrum

166. The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe - 1/3/63

A woman takes up shoplifting in order to protect her

gambling brother George.

Sarah Breel--Lurene Tuttle (defendant)
Pete Chennery--Leonard Nimoy
Austin Cullins--Blair Davies (victim)
Judge--Charles Irving

167. The Case of the Bluffing Blast - 1/10/63

Someone tries to kill Linda Blake after she comes to town

and claims to be the daughter of a rich man that died

a couple of years before. Floyd Grant claims she

is not the man's daughter and he ends up murdered.

Floyd Grant--Bill Williams (victim)
Clay Elliot--Peter Breck
Linda Blake--Antoinette Bower (defendant)
Donella Wynn Lambert--Mary La Roche
Judge--Bill Zuckert

168. The Case of the Prankish Professor - 1/17/63

A professor, Ronald Hewes stages his own shooting

death in class, his wife is charged with his murder

and it is revealed that he stole the idea for his

book from a former student.

Esther Metcalf--Constance Towers
Laura Hewes--Patricia Breslin (defendant)
Professor Ronald Hewes--Barry Atwater (victim)
Sally Lawrence Sheldon--Joyce Van Patten
Judge--John Gallaudet

169. The Case of Constant Doyle - 1/31/63

Constance Doyle takes Cal Leonard's case after he is

charged with murdering his cousin.

Constant Doyle--Bette Davis
Cal Leonard--Michael Parks (defendant)
Liza Givney--Frances Reid
Fred McCormick--Neil Hamilton
Steven Arthur--Jerry Oddo (victim)
Judge--Willis Bouchey

170. The Case of the Libelous Locket - 2/7/63

Janice Norland confesses to killing her blackmailer, but

his body is missing.

Professor Edward Lindley--Michael Rennie
Vivian Cosgrave--Ruta Lee
Sidney Hawes--Harry Von Zell
Janice Norland--Patricia Manning (defendant)
Raul Perez--Carlos Romero (victim)
Judge--S. John Launer

171. The Case of the Two-Faced Turn-A-Bout - 2/14/63

A minister is killed and Elihu Laban is arrested for

his murder.

Bruce Jason--Hugh O'Brian
Conrad Vucolo--Hugh O'Brian
Garrett Richards--Trevor Bardette
Elihu Laban--Abraham Sofaer (defendant)
Ulric Zenas--Werner Klemperer
Judge--Kenneth MacDonald
Franz Shreck--Charles H. Radilac (victim)

172. The Case of the Surplus Suitor - 2/28/63

Paul Drake helps out attorney Sherman Hatfield

when he defends his client Hollis Wilburn of

a murder charge.

Sherman Hatfield--Walter Pidgeon
Hollis Wilburn--Joyce Bulifant (defendant)
John Wilburn--Carl Benton Reid (victim)
Vernon Elliot--Linden Chiles
Gage McKinney--Hayden Rorke

173. The Case of the Golden Oranges - 3/7/63

A dog helps solve a murder.

Sandra Keller--Natalie Trundy (defendant)
Gerald Thornton--Arch Johnson (victim)
Courtney Osgood--Henry Norel
Edward Doyle--Lee Van Cleef
Judge Stanley--Charles Irving
Judge Gry--Nolan Leary

174. The Case of the Lawful Lazarus - 3/14/63

Trevor Harris has been declared legally dead and shows

up when his wife is on her death bed.

Trevor Harris--David McLean (defendant)
Nora Kasner--Maria Palmer
Edgar Thorne--Philip Bourneuf (victim)
Judge--Morris Ankrum

175. The Case of the Velvet Claws - 3/21/63

Perry is involved in a murder case when Harrison Burke is

worried about his political future after being photographed

leaving a gambling joint.

Carl Griffin--Wynn Pearce
George C. Belter--Richard Webb (victim)

176. The Case of the Lover's Leap - 4/4/63

Roy and Valerie Comstock plan to put one over on

Peter Brent, but pretty soon Roy is dead and

Peter is charged with his murder.

Roy Comstock--John Conte (victim)
Peter Brent--Carleton Carpenter (defendant)
Wille--Richard Jaeckel judge-John Gallaudet
Divorce judge--Ken Renard

177. The Case of the Elusive Element - 4/11/63

A man tries to frame his wife and business partner

for his murder, but he really ends up dead.

Austin Lloyd--Gerald Mohr (victim)
Dwight Garrett--Douglas Henderson (defendant)
Ned Chase--Douglas Dick
Judge--S. John Launer

178. The Case of the Greek Goddess - 4/18/63

A woman is murdered after she opposes the relationship

of her daughter with an older man.

John Kenyon--John Larkin (defendant)
Cleo Grammas--Faith Domergue (victim)
Dan O'Malley--John Anderson
George Spangler--George Kennedy
Judge--Willis Bouchey

179. The Case of the Skeleton's Closet - 5/2/63

Cliffside Heights is exposed by Richard Harris and

there is a whole community that had a reason to kill him.

Richard Harris--Michael Pate (victim)
Margaret Layton--Peggy McCay (defendant)
Harry Collings--Frank Aletter

180. The Case of the Potted Planter - 5/9/63

Frances Walden pays her nephew to have an affair

with her brother's wife.

Frances Walden--Constance Ford
Martin Walden--Robert Bray (victim)
Chris Hearn--Harry Lauter
Nelson Tarr--Joe Maross (defendant)
Judge--Jamie Forster

181. The Case of the Witless Witness - 5/16/63

A judge is accused of murder after a man threatens to expose him

and threaten his nomination for lieutenant governor.

Judge Daniel Redmond--Robert Middleton (defendant)
Gus Sawyer--Jackie Coogan
Victor Kendall--David White
Marian Lamont--Florida Friebus
Martin Weston--Vaughn Taylor (victim)
Judge--Grandon Rhodes

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