As of July 2026, Perry Mason Season 5 aired in 1961 with 30 episodes — streaming now on Amazon Prime Video. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Perry Mason Season 5

1961 30 Episodes Mystery · Drama ⭐ 8/10

Perry Mason Season 5 has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available on and . A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 138 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Watch Raymond Burr work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

There is a reason Perry Mason Season 5 keeps coming up in conversation. The plotting gives Perry Mason Season 5 its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. Season 5 of Perry Mason includes 30 episodes. It aired from September 1961 to May 1962. This season stars Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale and William Hopper. Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1961. What makes Perry Mason Season 5 hold up is that the resolution matters less than how the characters get there. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

If you cannot walk away from a good mystery, Perry Mason Season 5 will keep you hooked. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Raymond Burr anchors it, but the writing does the real work. If you are going to commit to one crime drama this month, make it this one.

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🎬 Perry Mason Season 5 — Episode Guide

E1
The Case of the Jealous Journalist
1961-09-02
The drowning death of a newspaper executive during a fishing trip sets off all kinds of repercussions at the newspaper itself.
E2
The Case of the Impatient Partner
1961-09-16
Paint manufacturer Amory Fallon suspects that his partner Ned Thompson is behind a mysterious fire and explosion.
E3
The Case of the Missing Melody
1961-09-30
Perry and Della attend the wedding of Polly Courtland to Eddy King. The ceremony is halted at the altar when Polly begins screaming, "No! No!" and hurriedly exits the church. It seems as though Polly had spotted slimy George Sherwin holding an envelope containing photos of her younger sister checkin...
E4
The Case of the Malicious Mariner
1961-10-07
During a terrible storm at sea, First Officer Jerry Griffin dumps a million dollars worth of goods into the sea in order to lessen the chances of his cargo freighter sinking. Once on shore, Jerry is hauled before a maritime court which holds him responsible for the loss of the cargo. Captain Bancrof...
E5
The Case of the Crying Comedian
1961-10-14
Comic Charlie Hatch learns that the woman he loved and lost, Anne Gilrain, has escaped from a sanitarium to which she was forced to commit herself by her husband, Tom. When Tom Gilrain is murdered, Charlie is afraid that Anne did the deed and sets himself up as a likely suspect to protect her. Perry...
E6
The Case of the Meddling Medium
1961-10-21
Phony psychic Phillip Paisley meets a grisly death when an elevator that has been tampered with crashes. In the climactic scene Perry sets up another fantastic demonstration to prove his client innocent and expose the real culprit.
E7
The Case of the Pathetic Patient
1961-10-28
Perry finds himself defending Dr. Wayne Edley who has been accused of committing two murders.
E8
The Case of the Traveling Treasure
1961-11-04
Perry and Paul are all set to go deep see fishing on a boat owned by their friend, Scott Cahill, but when Cahill's regular customer wants the boat for the weekend they have to charter another. Later, Perry gets word that the Coast Guard has boarded Cahill's vessel looking for stolen gold. They found...
E9
The Case of the Posthumous Painter
1961-11-11
Artist Jack Culross fakes his own suicide and sees the sales of his paintings go through the roof. His only problem was that he forgot to inform his wife Edna of the scheme. After Edna sees a completed painting of Jack's that she knows he didn't finish while he was "alive" she gets wise. Edna manage...
E10
The Case of the Injured Innocent
1961-11-18
A really weird courtroom confession scene highlights this episode about the murder of a race car driver.
E11
The Case of the Left-Handed Liar
1961-11-25
Health club instructor Ward Nichols wants to marry the daughter of his employer, Bernard Daniels, but Ward's estranged wife, Veronica, is pressuring him for money and claiming to be pregnant. Things blow up in everyone's face when Bernard is found crunched with a dumbbell at the club. Perry, as usua...
E12
The Case of the Brazen Bequest
1961-12-02
Charles Cromwell, the president-elect of Euclid College, worries that some less than stellar moments from his past will be exposed when Maisie Freitag arrives on the scene to make an unusual beguest to the college. Needless to say, murder eventually finds its way to the campus.
E13
The Case of the Renegade Refugee
1961-12-09
A journalist is murdered while tracking an ex-Nazi war criminal who may be posing as an executive at a company called Space Associates, Ltd.
E14
The Case of the Unwelcome Bride
1961-12-16
Wealthy Walter Frazer has always blamed his daughter-in-law Sue Ellen for his son Gregson's failures. You can only imagine how he feels when Sue Ellen is accused of Gregson's murder.
E15
The Case of the Roving River
1961-12-30
Perry is hired to help settle a land dispute in the Manzana Valley but the key witness is blown up by a homemade bomb. As usual, Perry's client is accused of the crime.
E16
The Case of the Shapely Shadow
1962-01-06
Naive secretary Janice Wainwright carries out boss Morley Thielman's orders and places a briefcase containing more than $100,000.00 in a train station locker. Then she waits for the arrival of Thielman's ex-wife but Lt. Tragg arrives instead with an arrest warrant for Janice on the charge of murderi...
E17
The Case of the Captain's Coins
1962-01-13
Historian Phillip Andrews tries to make a case that his fiancee, Evelyn Faraday, is entitled to a share of a shipping company fortune. Phillip then finds himself accused of murdering the company's top man.
E18
The Case of the Tarnished Trademark
1962-01-20
Axel Norstaad sells his much respected furniture trademark to Martin Somers, described by some as the slide trombone of the furniture business. Somers immediately begins stripping the company of its assets and churning out inferior products. Axel protests these developments vehemently and when Somer...
E19
The Case of the Glamorous Ghost
1962-02-03
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.
E20
The Case of the Poison Pen-Pal
1962-02-10
A casual pen pal relationship leads to insider information and murder.

🎭 Cast of Perry Mason Season 5

Raymond Burr
Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
Barbara Hale
Barbara Hale
Della Street
William Hopper
William Hopper
Paul Drake
William Talman
William Talman
Hamilton Burger
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
Lieutenant Tragg

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