Episode
Perry Mason: The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper
Overview
Gossip columnist Danny Shine is a real scumbag. Even his own mother would disown him. So it's no surprise when he turns up shot to death in his car one night after a party at Alex Tanner's house. Danny's assistant, Greg Stanley, is arrested for the murder. Tanner can provide Stanley with an alibi except for one thing--his baby has been kidnapped and if he testifies the child will die.
Details
- Series
- Perry Mason
- Season
- Season 9
- Episode
- Episode 29
- Air date
- 1966-05-15
- Runtime
- 52 min
Episode context
The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper is Episode 29 in Season 9 of Perry Mason. It aired on 1966-05-15. The runtime is 52 min.
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Episode 28: The Case of the Positive Negative
Retired general Roger Brandon is set to head an anti-crime commission to investigate racketeering in a notoriously corrupt town. Rackets boss George Emory claims to have compromising photos of Brandon's young wife, Laura. Emory threatens to launch a smear campaign against Laura unless Brandon refuses the assignment. Brandon calls Emory's bluff and accepts the assignment but then Emory turns up murdered. Guess who gets charged with the crime?
Episode 30: The Case of the Final Fadeout
A nasty actor with a lot of enemies is murdered. Perry gets his accused killer off the hook but then HE turns up dead and an aging, eccentric actress is blamed for that one. Are there two murderers on the loose or are both the work of one person?
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