Episode
Perry Mason: The Case of the Missing Button
Overview
A man's campaign to prove his estranged wife an unfit mother is interrupted when he's arrested for murder.
Details
- Series
- Perry Mason
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1964-09-24
- Runtime
- 52 min
Episode context
The Case of the Missing Button is Episode 1 in Season 8 of Perry Mason. It aired on 1964-09-24. The runtime is 52 min.
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