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 CarterPhyllis Love (defendant)
Pete NorlandAdam West
Herbert PicksonWoodrow Parfrey
Joseph KraftMaurice Manson (victim)
JudgeKenneth 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 OmsteadLori March
Joane ProctorJan Shepard (defendant)
JudgeWillis Bouchey
Ernest DemmingJohn Morley (victim)

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

Fight for control of a boxer leads

to murder.

Davey CarrollGary Lockwood
Lori Wilson RichardsDianne Foster
Jo SandsDolores Michaels
Jimmy WestRobert Armstrong (defendant)
Tod RichardsMark Roberts (victim)
JudgeJohn 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" SandoverStuart Erwin
Beth SandoverVirginia Christine (defendant)
Lita KrailKathleen Hughes (victim)
JudgeGrandon 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 AndersonDick Davalos (defendant)
Jerel LelandLeonard Stone
JudgeS. 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 WhiteDavid Hedison (defendant)
Mona Winthrop WhiteEllen McRae/Burstyn
Jerry JandaRobert H. Harris
Phil SchuylerJames Forrest (victim)
JudgeBarney 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 FothergillSean McClory (defendant)
Richard William "Dickie" DurhamLiam Sullivan (victim)
Gil SimpsonGeorge Kane
Paula DurhamBarbara Parkins
JudgeCharles Irving
Night court judgePaula 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 PaoloPeter Mamakos
Franz MoraySteven Geray (victim)
JudgeS. 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 BrentMala Powers (defendant)
Edward FranklinJohn Dall (victim)
Carlyle C. ChangeKeye Luke
First judgeTom Harkness
Second judgeWillis 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 WardmanMona Freeman (suspect)
Judge Edward DallyEdgar Buchanan
Everett RixbyRobert Rockwell
Gus WilerChris 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 HarperLisbeth Hush
George TaborJim Davis
Jennifer WakelyJoan Freeman (defendant)
Brad ShelbyBob McQuain (victim)
JudgeFrederic 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 RenshawJesse White (victim)
The phony Angela Renshaw FernaldiVirginia Field
Maureen ThomasMelinda Plowman (defendant)
JudgeMorris 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 BreelLurene Tuttle (defendant)
Pete ChenneryLeonard Nimoy
Austin CullinsBlair Davies (victim)
JudgeCharles 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 GrantBill Williams (victim)
Clay ElliotPeter Breck
Linda BlakeAntoinette Bower (defendant)
Donella Wynn LambertMary La Roche
JudgeBill 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 MetcalfConstance Towers
Laura HewesPatricia Breslin (defendant)
Professor Ronald HewesBarry Atwater (victim)
Sally Lawrence SheldonJoyce Van Patten
JudgeJohn 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 DoyleBette Davis
Cal LeonardMichael Parks (defendant)
Liza GivneyFrances Reid
Fred McCormickNeil Hamilton
Steven ArthurJerry Oddo (victim)
JudgeWillis 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 LindleyMichael Rennie
Vivian CosgraveRuta Lee
Sidney HawesHarry Von Zell
Janice NorlandPatricia Manning (defendant)
Raul PerezCarlos Romero (victim)
JudgeS. 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 JasonHugh O'Brian
Conrad VucoloHugh O'Brian
Garrett RichardsTrevor Bardette
Elihu LabanAbraham Sofaer (defendant)
Ulric ZenasWerner Klemperer
JudgeKenneth MacDonald
Franz ShreckCharles 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 HatfieldWalter Pidgeon
Hollis WilburnJoyce Bulifant (defendant)
John WilburnCarl Benton Reid (victim)
Vernon ElliotLinden Chiles
Gage McKinneyHayden Rorke

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

A dog helps solve a murder.

Sandra KellerNatalie Trundy (defendant)
Gerald ThorntonArch Johnson (victim)
Courtney OsgoodHenry Norel
Edward DoyleLee Van Cleef
Judge StanleyCharles Irving
Judge GryNolan 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 HarrisDavid McLean (defendant)
Nora KasnerMaria Palmer
Edgar ThornePhilip Bourneuf (victim)
JudgeMorris 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 GriffinWynn Pearce
George C. BelterRichard 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 ComstockJohn Conte (victim)
Peter BrentCarleton Carpenter (defendant)
WilleRichard Jaeckel judge-John Gallaudet
Divorce judgeKen 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 LloydGerald Mohr (victim)
Dwight GarrettDouglas Henderson (defendant)
Ned ChaseDouglas Dick
JudgeS. 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 KenyonJohn Larkin (defendant)
Cleo GrammasFaith Domergue (victim)
Dan O'MalleyJohn Anderson
George SpanglerGeorge Kennedy
JudgeWillis 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 HarrisMichael Pate (victim)
Margaret LaytonPeggy McCay (defendant)
Harry CollingsFrank 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 WaldenConstance Ford
Martin WaldenRobert Bray (victim)
Chris HearnHarry Lauter
Nelson TarrJoe Maross (defendant)
JudgeJamie 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 RedmondRobert Middleton (defendant)
Gus SawyerJackie Coogan
Victor KendallDavid White
Marian LamontFlorida Friebus
Martin WestonVaughn Taylor (victim)
JudgeGrandon Rhodes