Episode

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scarlet Scandal

Name: Perry Mason: The Case of the Scarlet Scandal
Released: 1966-02-20
Duration: 52 min
Cast: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins

Perry MasonSeason 91966-02-20

Overview

Another fishing trip goes awry for Perry when he's drawn into the murder of a woman who was killed while delivering a blackmail payment.

Details

Series: Perry Mason
Season: Season 9
Episode: Episode 20
Air date: 1966-02-20
Runtime: 52 min

Episode context

The Case of the Scarlet Scandal is Episode 20 in Season 9 of Perry Mason. It aired on 1966-02-20. The runtime is 52 min.

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Episode 19: The Case of the Sausalito Sunrise 1966-02-13 | 52 min An art dealer and his girlfriend are arrested for a two murders related to a series of hijacks. Paul goes undercover to ferret out the hijacking ring and Perry finds himself staring face down the barrel of a gun pointed by a killer even he never considered.

Episode 21: The Case of the Twice-Told Twist 1966-02-27 | 51 min Perry plays Mr. Brownlow to young Lenny Beale who's involved with a gang of teenage car strippers. Lenny wants to quit the gang but when his boss, Bill Sikes, turns up murdered the police theorize that Lenny killed him in revenge for Sikes shooting his girlfriend.

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Episode 22: The Case of the Avenging Angel 1966-03-13 | 52 min Perry must defend a goofy, untalented British kid whom someone thinks has the talent to be a pop singer but in reality couldn't get in the door of American Idol. Then someone bumps off a shady promoter and the would be pop idol gets blamed.

Episode 17: The Case of the Vanishing Victim 1966-01-23 | 52 min Dr. Stacey Fielding takes off for Salt Lake City on business. When his plane crashes, Veronal poisioning is found in the body. Miriam Fielding is arrested since the last thing the good doctor drank was whiskey from a flash she had given him. Upon further investigation, Miriam is cleared when it's discovered that the man who really perished in the crash was Al Dolby, the plane mechanic. But where is Dr. Fielding and who did the poisoning?

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Episode 24: The Case of the Fanciful Frail 1966-03-27 | 52 min Things keep going from awful to good grief for poor Ethel Andrews. First she's left at the altar by her fiancé, Bruce Strickland, who also let's her take the blame for a $50,000 securities theft since her signature was on the transfer authorization. Ethel decides to leave town but nearly has an accident with a car driven by Peggy Sutton. Peggy, it seems, is on the run from a hired killer. Ethel foolishly agrees to swap identities with Peggy but then Peggy perishes in a car accident. Ethel then finds $50,000.00 in the trunk of Peggy's car and makes the mistake of informing Bruce Strickland who turns up murdered. Perry sends Paul Drake up to Lake Tahoe to find out about Peggy Sutton but it might be too late because the noose is getting pretty tight around poor Ethel's neck.

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