Perry Mason - Season 5 - Eps 23: The Case of the Absent Artist
Cartoonist Pete Manders is elated when the owner of the comic strip "Zingy" offers to sell him the strip for a song. Pete is less than elated when he learns that his girlfriend Leslie is running away to Europe with Gabe Phillips, the strip owner. When Phiilips is murdered, Pete is charged with the crime and retains Perry's services. Investigating the case, Perry soon discovers that the deceased Phillips was leading a double life.
About Perry Mason

Title: Perry Mason
First Air Date: 1957-09-21
Last Air Date: 1966-05-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.7/10 (from 123 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 10
Total Episodes: 271
Network: CBS
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Paisano Productions, TCF Television Productions, CBS
Synopsis
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
Cast

Raymond Burr
Perry Mason

Barbara Hale
Della Street

William Hopper
Paul Drake

William Talman
Hamilton Burger

Ray Collins
Lieutenant Tragg