Season 8

1964-1965

212. The Case of the Missing Button - 9/24/64

Button Blake is missing and since she is the heir

to a four million dollar inheritance everyone

wants custody of her.

Janice BlakeJulie Adams
Dirk BlakeEd Nelson (defendant)
Button BlakeClaire Wilcox
Vince RomeAnthony Eisley
Naomi SutherlandLyse D'Anjou
Judge NorrisOtto Kruger
Trial judgeCharles Irving

213. The Case of the Paper Bullets - 10/1/64

A woman believes her husband may be a murderer

and covers up for him.

Jason FosterRichard Anderson
Susan FosterLynn Loring
Harry MardigPatrick McVey
Margaret FosterJan Shepard (defendant)
CartwellArthur Space
David CartwellStewart Moss (victim)
JudgeJason Johnson

214. The Case of the Scandalous Sculptor - 10/8/64

A blackmailing model  is murdered.

Everett StantonStuart Erwin
Mona Stanton HarveyJune Lockhart (defendant)
Hannibal HarveySean McClory
Bonnie DunbarSue Ane Langdon (victim)
JudgeWillis Bouchey

215. The Case of the Sleepy Slayer - 10/15/64

Rachel Gordon shoots her uncle, but is not

arrested for his murder.

Rachel GordenPhyllis Hill
Bruce JayJohn Napier (defendant)
Abner GordonRichard Hale (victim)
JudgeMorris Ankrum

216. The Case of the Betrayed Bride - 10/22/64

A woman marries a much younger man right after her

husband died in Europe.

Marie Claudel DuboisAnn Farge (defendant)
Pierre DuboisMichael Forest (victim)
Nellie Meacham DuboisJeanette Nolan
JudgeGrandon Rhodes

217. The Case of the Nautical Knot - 10/29/64

Rick Scott was given a mining business from his uncle,

but Rick is injured and his uncle wants the business back.

Harvey ScottTom Tully (victim)
Joanna Monford ScottAnne Whitfield (defendant)
Pamela BlairLisa Gaye
Rick ScottHenry Brandt
JudgeKenneth MacDonald

218. The Case of the Bullied Bowler - 11/5/64

A closed bowling alley leads to murder.

Joe KellyMike Connors
Doctor Max TaylorMilton Selzer (victim)
Bill JarisRobert Harland (defendant)
Jack BakerCharles Gray
JudgeJohn Gallaudet

219. The Case of A Place Called Midnight - 11/12/64

The murder of an army officer causes Perry to stay in

Europe and investigate.

Alan DurfeeGerald Mohr
Frank AppletonRobert Emhardt
Inspector HurtWerner Klemperer
Captain Joe FarrellJim Davis (victim # 1)
Dr. Franz KleinmanIvan Triesault (victim # 2)

220. The Case of the Tragic Trophy - 11/19/64

Tony Fry uses his fiancée for publicity  and

ends up murdered.

Anthony FryRichard Carlson (victim)
Kathy James alias Kathy AndersMimsy Farmer (defendant)
Howard StarkJohn Fiedler
JudgeKenneth MacDonald

221. The Case of the Reckless Rockhound - 11/26/64

An emblezzler claims half a shoe box full of

uncut diamonds for himself.

Reba BurgessAudrey Totter (defendant)
KinderDoug Lambert
Carl BascomJeff Corey (victim)
JudgeHarry Stanton

222. The Case of the Latent Lover - 12/3/64

A failed attempt at holding up a bank leads to

murder.

Eric PollardLloyd Bochner
Sybil PollardMarion Moses (victim)
Roy GalenJason Evers (defendant)
Judge AlderDouglas Dumbrille
Trial judgeCharles Irving

223. The Case of the Wooden Nickels - 12/10/64

Paul needs Perry's help while doing some work

for Minerva Doubleday.

Homer DoubledayWill Kuluva
Minerva DoubledayPhyllis Love (defendant)
Howard HopkinsMurray Matheson
George ParsonsHunt Powers (victim)
JudgeGrandon Rhodes

224. The Case of the Blonde Bonanza - 12/17/64

A contract requiring Dianne Adler to gain weight seems

suspicous to Della so she asks Perry

for advise.

Dianne AdlerMary Ann Mobley (defendant)
DillardMichael Constantine
George Adler alias WinlockBruce Gordon
Harrison BoringPaul Gilbert (victim)
JudgeJohn Gallaudet

225. The Case of the Ruinous Road - 12/31/64

Joe Marshall suspects someone in the Pierce Construction

Company of fixing the budget.

Quincy DavisGrant Williams
Adam ConradAllen Case (defendant)
Joe MarshallBert Breed (victim)
Archer OsmondBarton MacLane
JudgeWillis Bouchey

226. The Case of the Frustrated Folk Singer - 1/7/65

A girl's agent is murdered.

"Jazbo" WilliamsGary Crosby
Amy Jo JenningsBonnie Jones (defendant)
Lester CrawfordMark Goddard
Harry BronsonRobert H. Harris (victim)
Lionel AlbrightRichard Garland
Natalie GrahamLee Meriwether
JudgeS. John Launer

227. The Case of the Thermal Thief - 1/14/65

Lona Upton helps a friend out and winds

up dead in return.

Ken KramerBarry Sullivan
Lola UptonKathie Browne (defendant)
Roland CanfieldRichard Eastham
Maxine NicholsBetty Ackerman (victim)
JudgeS. John Launer

228. The Case of the Golden Venom - 1/21/65

The man that a woman suspects of killing her son

turns up dead.

Tony ClausNoah Beery
Lucille ForrestFrances Reid (defendant)
Ralph DayArthur Malet (victim)
JudgeKenneth MacDonald

229. The Case of the Tell-Tale Tap - 2/4/65

Clyde Darrell is in the middle of a frame up. 

Since he is the only one that signs the checks

he is the obvious suspect when his

secretary is murdered.

Clyde DarrellLinden Chiles (defendant)
Archer BryantRoland Winters
Glen HolmanH. M. Wynant (victim # 1)
Vera WynneJeanne Bal (victim # 2)
JudgeS. John Launer

230. The Case of the Feather Cloak - 2/11/65

Perry, Paul and Della's trip to Hawaii for an unrelated case

turns into murder.

Jarvis LoganJohn van Dreelen
Douglas KellandMichael Dante (victim)
Anona GilbertWende Wagner (defendant)
Judge KeeArthur Wong

231. The Case of the Lover's Gamble - 2/18/65

Perry is involved with murder when a secratary is

concerned about her employer killing his wife.

Estelle Murphy alias Frances StarkElizabeth Perry
Freddy FellHal Peary
Betty KasterMargaret Bly (defendant)
Doctor Philip StarkDonald Murphy (victim)
JudgeGrandon Rhodes

232. The Case of the Fatal Fetish - 3/4/65

Hamilton Burger is the target of a blackmailer after

his assistant becomes involved with a woman.

Mignon GermaineFay Wray
Carina WileenKaren Steele (victim)
Curt OrdwayAlan Hewitt
Larry GermaineGary Collins (defendant)
Judge PennerJohn Gallaudet

233. The Case of the Sad Sicilian - 3/11/65

Tensions between two families end up with one boy dead

and a boy from the other family charged with murdering him.

Paulo PorroFabrizio Mioni (defendant)
Enrico BacioAnthony Caruso (victim)
JudgeCharles Irving

234. The Case of the Murderous Mermaid - 3/18/65

Reggie Lansfield is saved by Charlie Shaw after

trying to swim across the Catalina Channel.

Victoria Dawn (Hamilton)Patrice Wymore (victim)
Charlie ShawBill Williams
Reggie LansfieldJean Hale (defendant)

235. The Case of the Careless Kitten - 3/25/65

A siamese kitten helps out in a murder case.

Matilda ShoreLouise Latham
Helen KendallJulie Sommars
Thomas LinkAllan Melvin

236. The Case of the Deadly Debt - 4/1/65

A man is charged with the murder of a mobster

that his father owed money to.

Carl TalbertChris Robinson
Steve RadomGregory Morton (victim)
Kitty DelaneyJoan Huntington
Danny TalbertRobert Quarry (defendant)
JudgeWillis Bouchey

237. The Case of the Gambling Lady - 4/8/65

A gambling wife is murdered and her husband

accused of the crime.

Pete WarrenPeter Breck (defendant)
Myrna WarrenMyrna Fahey (victim)
Irene PrentissRuta Lee
Jacob LeonardKevin Hagen
JudgeKenneth MacDonald

238. The Case of the Duplicate Case - 4/22/65

Herbie Cornwall's wife is cheating on him with

just about every man in the office and he

finds out.  He also finds $72,000 in his

briefcase to add to his troubles.

Herbie CornwallMartin West (defendant)
Charlie DavisSteve Ihnat
Millie CornwallSusan Bay (victim)
JudgeDouglas Dumbrille

239. The Case of the Grinning Gorilla - 4/29/65

Della buys a dead woman's diary and is offered

$1,000 for it after, then a scientist is killed

by a gorilla.

Nathan FallonVictor Buono
Josephine KemptonLurene Tuttle (defendant)
Mortimer HersheyGavin MacLeod

240. The Case of the Wrongful Writ - 5/6/65

Ward Toyma, a lawyer gets mixed up in an illegal

shipment of wepons and murder.

Ward ToyamaJames Shigeta (defendant)
Esther Norden Katherine Squire
Frank Jones alias JensenDouglas Henderson (victim)
Judge Edward SimpsonBill Zuckert

241. The Case of the Mischievous Doll - 5/13/65

A blackmailing private detective and mistaken identity

keep Perry puzzled.

Clyde JasperBen Cooper
Minerva Minden alias Dorrie AmblerMary Mitchell (defendant)
Joe BillingsPhil Arthur (victim # 1)
Rita JasperAllyson Ames (victim # 2)
First judgeCharles Martin
Second judgeKenneth MacDonald