Episode
Perry Mason: The Case of the Bountiful Beauty
Overview
20-year-old Deborah Dearborn has just written a best selling novel about a cold and calculating woman who bears a strong resemblance to her boyfriend's stepmother. Now Deborah is living at a beach house in Malibu and in the process of selling the rights to her book to a movie producer. Then the stepmother, Stephanie Carew, appears on the scene threatening to sue for libel. When Stephanie's dead body is found floating in a swimming pool, Deborah is charged with the crime.
Details
- Series
- Perry Mason
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1964-02-06
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
The Case of the Bountiful Beauty is Episode 17 in Season 7 of Perry Mason. It aired on 1964-02-06. The runtime is 51 min.
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