Episode
Perry Mason: The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal
Overview
A casual pen pal relationship leads to insider information and murder.
Details
- Series
- Perry Mason
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1962-02-10
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal is Episode 20 in Season 5 of Perry Mason. It aired on 1962-02-10. The runtime is 51 min.
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Episode 19: The Case of the Glamorous Ghost
Eleanor Corbin pleads amnesia after police find her running and screaming through the woods near her apartment building. Her loss of memory is of little help to her when she is later charged with murder.
Episode 21: The Case of the Mystified Miner
Mason tries to clear his young, naive woman client, a corporate executive secretary, as a twisting and wheeling plot of murder, kidnapping, and embezzlement unfolds.
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