Perry Mason: Season 4
- 1960
- 28 episodes
- 52m
Season 4 of Perry Mason premiered on September 17, 1960 and has 28 episodes, from "The Case of the Treacherous Toupee" to "The Case of the Guilty Clients". The last episode aired on June 10, 1961.
Where to watch Perry Mason
In the United States, you can stream Perry Mason on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and YouTube TV. It is on streaming services in 3 countries.
Episodes
Episode 1The Case of the Treacherous ToupeeAired September 17, 1960
Tyrannical company president Hartley Bassett returns home after being presumed dead for two years. His first act is to fire Peter Dawson which makes Dawson the prime suspect when Bassett is found dead with two bullet holes in him.
Guest stars
- Robert Redford Dick Hart
- Bert Freed Ken Woodman
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Hal Smith Supper Club Owner
- Philip Ober Peter Dawson
- Lee Miller Sgt. Brice
- Jonathan Hole Stanley Roderick
- Frank Wilcox Judge
Episode 2The Case of the Credulous QuarryAired September 24, 1960
Perry defends Richard Hammond who is charged with killing his former girlfriend by running over her with his car.
Guest stars
- Renee Godfrey Miss Winslow
- Vinton Hayworth Marvin Claridge
- Willis Bouchey Judge
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Nan Peterson Barbara Claridge
- Fred Graham Fire Chief
- Walter Reed Alexander Hill
- Lee Miller Police Sgt. Brice (uncredited)
Episode 3The Case of the Ill-Fated FakerAired October 1, 1960
Jim Ferris is having an affair with his uncle's bored young wife. They concoct a scheme to finagle $80,000.00 from the uncle by faking a kidnapping. Things go horribly wrong when secretary Betty Wilkins, acting as a go-between, is charged with the murder of Jim Ferris.
Guest stars
- Kenneth Tobey Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Sue Randall Betty Wilkins
- S. John Launer Judge
- Howard Petrie Carl Gorman
- William Campbell Jim Ferris
- James Anderson Stan Piper
- Tyler McVey Harold Ames
Episode 4The Case of the Singular DoubleAired October 8, 1960
Perry is accused of obstructing justice in this case when he defends a woman who had previously faked her own suicide by running her empty car off a cliff. It seems as though the police found the body of another woman in the wreckage.
Guest stars
- Alan Baxter Whitney Locke
- Connie Hines Lucy Stevens
- Harry Townes A.D.A. Grosvenor Cutter
- Andrea King Catherine Locke
- Michael Fox Autopsy Surgeon
Episode 5The Case of the Lavender LipstickAired October 15, 1960
An heiress to a cosmetics company is charged with the murder of the company's owner.
Guest stars
- Patricia Breslin Karen Lewis
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- John Lupton Peter Nichols
- Nelson Leigh Judge John Davis
- Whit Bissell Max Pompey
- Joe Maross A.D.A. Ernest Helming
- Rita Lynn Myra Heston
- Lee Miller Sgt. Brice (uncredited)
Episode 6The Case of the Wandering WidowAired October 22, 1960
When a man accused of a murder is freed from prison upon newly discovered eyewitness testimony, it starts a chain reaction of blackmail and murder.
Guest stars
- Coleen Gray Lorraine McClaine Kendall
- Stephen Talbot Jimmie Kendall
- Marguerite Chapman Faye Donner
- Max Showalter Burt Stokes
- Dean Harens Riley Morgan
- Paul Langton Assistant D.A. Bertram Telford
- Richard Gaines Judge
- Hal Taggart Court Clerk (uncredited)
Episode 7The Case of the Clumsy ClownAired November 5, 1960
A circus clown is charged with the murder of its part owner when a gun is slipped to him during a gun act.
Guest stars
- Kenneth Tobey Deputy D.A. Jack Alvin
- Robert Clarke Jerry Franklin
- Margaret Hayes Joyce Gilbert
- Lillian Bronson Judge
- Ken Curtis Tim Durant
- Douglas Henderson Felix Heidemann
- Jon Lormer Autopsy Surgeon
Episode 8The Case Of The Provocative ProtégéAired November 12, 1960
Washed up pianist David Carpenter is knocked out and pushed over a cliff for insurance money. Carpenter's beautiful protege, Donna Ross, immediately comes under suspicion by the police.
Guest stars
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Kathie Browne Donna Loring Ross
- Virginia Field Anita Carpenter
- Donald Foster James Gracie
- Robert Karnes Deputy D.A. Chamberlin
- Jon Lormer Autopsy Surgeon
Episode 9The Case of the Nine DollsAired November 19, 1960
Perry's fishing trip to Scotland is interrupted by seven year old Peggy Smith. Peggy is living at a boarding school and searching for her identity since she has no idea who her real parents are. After searching into the matter, Perry comes to believe that Peggy is the daughter of Clark Lawson and Margaret Jeffers Lawson. Margaret was the daughter of wealthy Courtney Jeffers who disowned her after she eloped with Clark. Both parents died shortly after Peggy was born. Jeffers, a mean and miserable old man, has his heart warmed after meeting Peggy and changes his will to leave everything to her. The next day, he is found dead, killed by a blow from a poker.
Guest stars
- John Banner A. Tobler
- Nelson Leigh Judge
- Fred Essler Mr. Kringle
- Francis X. Bushman Courtney Jeffers
- Eleanor Audley Headmistress Lorimer
- Robert Karnes Deputy D.A. Chamberlin
- Margaret Field Linda Osborne
- Jeanette Nolan Martha Benson
Episode 10The Case of the Loquacious LiarAired December 3, 1960
Lester Martin's life takes a horrible turn for the worse when a man breaks into his apartment, forces him at gun-point to drink half a bottle of Scotch, and then drives him into the country. Lester's circumstances then go from awful to good grief when he's charged with the murder of his step-father who was trying to takeover the family boat company.
Guest stars
- Regis Toomey Sam Crane
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Michael Fox Dr. Hoxie
- Jeanne Baird Marge Fuller
- S. John Launer Judge
- Dorothy Adams Wilma Stone
- Lurene Tuttle Emma Bailey
- Bruce Gordon Judson Bailey
Episode 11The Case of the Red Riding BootsAired December 10, 1960
Ann Farwell is miserable over the separation of her parents. Things aren't made any better when her father starts seeing Rita Conover, a scheming woman half his age. When Rita turns up dead both Ann and her mother think the other committed the crime which causes Perry great difficulty in defending the ranch hand who's been charged.
Guest stars
- Corey Allen Rennie Foster
- Willis Bouchey Judge
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Sarah Seegar Miss Pennock
- Richard Deacon Wilmer Beaslee
- Elen Willard Ann Farwell
- Reba Waters Kathy Jergens
- Bill Idelson Autopsy Surgeon
Episode 12The Case of the Larcenous LadyAired December 17, 1960
A suburban town mayor's secretary is accused of murdering the mayor's wife, who was engaging in blackmail to further her husband's career.
Guest stars
- Robert Brown Frank Sykes
- Ellen Drew Julia Webberly
- Christopher Dark Prosecutor Thorne
- Edward Platt Tom Stratton
- William Boyett Police Sgt. Ralph Reynolds
- Louise Fletcher Susan Connolly
- Arthur Franz Mayor James M. Henderson
- Patricia Huston Mona Henderson
Episode 13The Case of the Envious EditorAired January 7, 1961
Slimy publishing tycoon Donald Fletcher buys controlling interest in a respectable but financially troubled publishing house. Fletcher turns things upside down by turning the publications into scandal sheet featuring photographs of scantily clad women. Edmond Aitken, whose family once owned the publishing house, wants to oust Fletcher but Perry tells him he has no legal basis on which to do so. Not to worry. Fletcher is found murdered in his apartment but the prime suspect is Aitken's wife, Alyce, whom Fletcher had been blackmailing over lurid photos Alyce made during her younger days.
Guest stars
- James Coburn Donald Fletcher
- Philip Abbott Edmond Aitken
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Paul Lambert Ben Nicholson
- Virginia Carroll Mrs. Welch
- Dave Willock Philip Robinson
- S. John Launer Judge
- Vinton Hayworth Wendell Harding
Episode 14The Case of the Resolute ReformerAired January 14, 1961
Perry represents a citizen's group in hearings on a proposed aqueduct to be named after county engineer William Harper Caine. Perry gets a stop work order until a section of the proposed location can be checked for an underground spring. Eventually, Caine needs Perry's help when he's accused of murdering Roger Quigley, the project's chief contractor.
Guest stars
- Hardie Albright Supervisor Albert Johnson
- Diana Millay Debra E. Bradford
- Richard Eastham Deputy D.A. Parness
- Bert Stevens Ronald Arthur
- James Westerfield Roger Quigley
- Byron Palmer Charles Sistrom
- John Hoyt William Harper Caine
- Phillip Terry Lawrence Kent
Episode 15The Case of the Fickle FortuneAired January 21, 1961
Ralph Duncan is a civil servant whose job is to inventory the estates of wealthy decedants. One day, he returns home with $153,000.00 worth of old greenbacks he discovered while going through a recently deceased old woman's home. Duncan took the money on a lark and was planning to return it the next day but his shifty cousin decides to purloin the bundle. Duncan is then accused of theft and later murder.
Guest stars
- Cathy O'Donnell Norma Brooks
- Connie Cezon Gertie
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Liam Sullivan Lloyd Farrell
- Philip Ober Albert Keller
- Vaughn Taylor Ralph Duncan
- Virginia Christine Helen Duncan
- Michael Fox Autopsy Surgeon
Episode 16The Case of the Waylaid WolfAired February 4, 1961
Womanizing playboy Loring Lamont has his sights set on Arlene Ferris, his father's shapely secretary. He lures her to his beachfront bachelor pad with seduction on his mind. Arlene slaps the rotter and flees taking Loring's car back into town. Things then go from awful to good grief for poor Arlene. After her departure someone stabs Loring to death and she's suspect number one.
Guest stars
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Benson Fong Colong Kim
- Rebecca Welles Edith Bristol
- Elizabeth Harrower Woman Apartment Manager
- Andra Martin Arlene Ferris
- Robert Karnes Deputy D.A. Victor Chamberlin
- Lee Miller Sgt. Brice
- Morris Ankrum Judge
Episode 17The Case of the Wintry WifeAired February 18, 1961
Inventor Walter Randall wants a divorce from his cold-blooded wife Laura in order to be with Phyllis Hudson. Laura decides to get back at Walter by blackmailing one of his assistants into building a bomb that will destroy Walter's underwater sounding invention. While checking on the bomb in the warehouse, Laura is discovered by Phyllis and takes advantage of the situation by knocking her rival out. Phyllis manages to survive the explosion but she is later charged with Laura's murder.
Guest stars
- Barney Phillips Mr. Johnson
- Willis Bouchey Judge
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Michael Fox Dr. Hoxie
- Robert Karnes Deputy D.A. Victor Chamberlin
Episode 18The Case of the Angry Dead ManAired February 25, 1961
Willard Nesbitt faked his drowning death in a boating accident so his wife could collect the double indemnity life insurance money. Nesbitt thought he had only a short time to live anyway. When Nesbitt's crooked business partner, James Castle, illegally cuts "widow" Eve Nesbitt out of a protitable deal he must rise from the dead to warn her. Then someone kills the "dead man" for good. The police smell insurance fraud and Eve Nesbitt is their number one suspect.
Guest stars
- Gordon Jones Deputy Gillis
- Carol Ohmart Jenny Bartlett
- Naomi Stevens Fanny Werbler
- Edward Binns Lloyd Castle
- Wally Brown John Givney
- Gloria Talbott Eve Nesbitt
- Frank Ferguson Prof. Laiken
- Les Tremayne Willard Nesbitt
Episode 19The Case of the Blind Man's BluffAired March 11, 1961
Crooked jewelry store owner Karl Addison learns that he needs an operation which will temporarily blind him. Addison makes plans to rob his own store knowing that his sightlessness will provide him with a perfect alibi. Things go wrong when someone kills the scheming Addison and steals the already pinched jewels. James Kincannon enlists Perry's aid when he's charged with the crime.
Guest stars
- Benny Rubin Sassano
- Nelson Leigh Judge
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Merry Anders Adele Bentley
- Alexander Lockwood Doctor
- George Macready Charles Slade
- Jack Ging James Kincannon
- John Conte Karl Addison
Episode 20The Case of the Barefaced WitnessAired March 18, 1961
The setting in this episode is a small California town where because of a festival all men must wear beards. Paul Drake travels there to try to locate missing money which a former bank president embezzled. Paul eventually finds the money but he also finds a dead body as well. Perry arrives on the scene in order to straighten things out.
Guest stars
- Adam West Dan Southern
- Josephine Hutchinson Miss Sarah
- Russ Conway Fred Swan
- Malcolm Atterbury Alfred Needham
- Paul Fix Prosecutor Hale
- Roy Roberts W. L. Picard
- Enid Jaynes Iris McKay
- Eloise Hardt Marta Wiltern
Episode 21The Case of the Difficult DetourAired March 25, 1961
Contactor Pete Mallory is charged with the murder of a vacation resort developer.
Guest stars
- Jeff York Pete Mallory
- Jason Evers Stuart Benton
- Michael Masters Driver
- Mort Mills Sergeant Landro
- Bert Freed Harry Parker
- Neil Hamilton Jim Ames
- S. John Launer Judge Ryder
Episode 22The Case of the Cowardly LionAired April 8, 1961
Hilde Fursten and Tony Osgood work at the San Diego Zoo. When a new baby monkey is found missing, Hilde Fursten is blamed by Dr. Walther Braun, a visiting dentist. Boris Zelbowski also works at the zoo and is dating Frieda Crawson, Dr. Braun's nurse. That evening, Dr. Braun arrives at the zoo to perform oral surgery on a lion and is found dead in the lion's cage. Tony Osgood is accused of the murder when a witness sees someone wearing Tony's blue sportcoat near the lion's cage at the time.
Guest stars
- Bert Remsen Police Lt. White
- O.Z. Whitehead Harry Beacom
- Ralph Manza Dr. Prince
- Paul Birch Security Officer Frank Crawford
- Carol Eve Rossen Hilde Fursten
- Eddie Quillan Bookkeeper Abner Keller
- Betty Lou Gerson Trudie Braun
- Bill Quinn First Judge
Episode 23The Case of the Torid TapestryAired April 22, 1961
Hard luck Claude Demay was sent up for six years in prison for starting a fire in a warehouse containing the valuable Nathan Claver art collection. After his release, Demay devises a plan to expose the real criminal, Leonard Voss, and prove his innocence. He tediously weaves a perfect imitation of a valuable tapestry supposedly lost in the fire and barters this tapestry to Voss in exchange for an original Buddah statue. Demay knows that the statue will prove that the collection was not destroyed in the fire and will expose Voss as the real criminal. Unfortunately, Voss is murdered before the trade takes place and Demay is arrested for another crime he didn't commit.
Guest stars
- Syd Saylor Charlie, Watchman
- Percy Helton Pawnbroker
- Conrad Nagel Nathan Claver
- Robert H. Harris Claude Demay
- Paula Raymond Brenda Larkin
Episode 24The Case of the Violent VestAired April 29, 1961
Advertising executive Herman Albright is in the wrong place at the wrong time wearing the wrong clothes. These mistakes cost poor Herman his life in a case of mistaken identity. Perry is called on to defend the fashion model charged with the crime. It seems as though Herman had been hitting on her for quite a while with no success.
Guest stars
- Frank Jenks Walter Clemens the Bartender
- Erik Rhodes Herman Albright
- Sonya Wilde Joy Lebaron
- George E. Stone Court Clerk
- Bill Erwin Superintendent
- Myrna Fahey Grace Halley
- Barbara Pepper Mrs. Diamond
- Hayden Rorke Walter Caffrey
Episode 25The Case of the Misguided MissileAired May 6, 1961
Jerry Reynolds, an old war buddy of Perry's, is accused of killing an officer at Vandenburg Air Force Base during the investigation into some mysterious missile crashes.
Guest stars
- Richard Arlen Dr. Harrison
- Jeanne Bal Helen Rand
- James B. Sikking Civilian Engineer Bert Springer
- Med Flory Capt. McVey
- George N. Neise George Huxley
- Bruce Bennett Dan Morgan
- Robert Rockwell Maj. Jerry Reynolds
- Simon Oakland Capt. Mike Caldwell
Episode 26The Case of the Duplicate DaughterAired May 20, 1961
A mixed up mess awaits Perry as he struggles to put all the pieces together. Blackmail, murder, a boyfriend who spent the night, all add up to one great case.
Guest stars
- Anne Helm Glamis Barlow
- Willis Bouchey Judge
- Kaye Elhardt Muriell Gilman
- Michael Fox Dr. Hoxie
- Don Dubbins Hartley Elliott
- Don C. Harvey Sheriff
- Dick Whittinghill Glenn McCoy
- Harlan Warde Alan Connors
Episode 27The Case of the Grumbling GrandfatherAired May 27, 1961
A young man has his head turned by, whatelse, a woman. In his haste to protect her, and her good name, the source of her pain turns up dead.
Guest stars
- Otto Kruger J. J. Gideon
- Fifi D'Orsay Woman Witness
- Dub Taylor Stroller
- Frances Rafferty Sue Franks
- Maura McGiveney Waitress
- Gavin MacLeod Lawrence Comminger
Episode 28The Case of the Guilty ClientsAired June 10, 1961
Lola and Jeff Bronson are going through a divorce and can't wait to be rid of each other until Bill Ryder sabotages Jeff's business and makes a play for Lola. Ryder is then found dead with three bullet holes in his body and Jeff and Lola are the two prime suspects. Now they battle to cover for each other .
Guest stars
- Faith Domergue Conception O'Higgins
- Guy Mitchell Bill Ryder
- Lisa Gaye Lola Bronson
- Grandon Rhodes Divorce Judge
- Ben Wright Clarence Keller
- Charles Bateman Jeff Bronson
- Barbara Stuart Violet Ryder
