Perry Mason - Season One, Vol. 2
starring: Raymond Burr, William Hopper, Barbara Hale, William Talman, Ray Collins
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20 one-hour episodes from the first seasonStudio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 06/12/2007Rating: Nr
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The second volume of season 1 of Perry Mason fleshes out the splendid entire first year of the show, a masterpiece of '50s film noir and crisp, savvy TV writing. Raymond Burr's unflappable defense attorney Perry Mason is equal parts P.I., father confessor, and yes, judge, jury, and executioner. The crimes include murder most foul, and lots of that sordid specter that haunted people pre-internet: blackmail. Everyone has a motive, and everyone in the harsh light of Los Angeles seems to have something to hide. The boxed set contains the remaining 21 episodes of the first season, with highlights like "The Case of the Lonely Heiress," in which detective and Mason sidekick Paul Drake tracks down a rich woman, who is then suddenly accused of the murder of the man who tried to find her. Some episodes haven't aged well (one involves Mason interviewing a "schizophrenic" woman on the witness stand, interviewing "both" her personalities). But overall, the writing and the assured ambience of the series, and Burr's commanding presence, make Perry Mason among TV's topnotch armchair crime series. --A.T. Hurley
20 one-hour episodes from the first seasonStudio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 06/12/2007Rating: Nr
Amazon.com:
The second volume of season 1 of Perry Mason fleshes out the splendid entire first year of the show, a masterpiece of '50s film noir and crisp, savvy TV writing. Raymond Burr's unflappable defense attorney Perry Mason is equal parts P.I., father confessor, and yes, judge, jury, and executioner. The crimes include murder most foul, and lots of that sordid specter that haunted people pre-internet: blackmail. Everyone has a motive, and everyone in the harsh light of Los Angeles seems to have something to hide. The boxed set contains the remaining 21 episodes of the first season, with highlights like "The Case of the Lonely Heiress," in which detective and Mason sidekick Paul Drake tracks down a rich woman, who is then suddenly accused of the murder of the man who tried to find her. Some episodes haven't aged well (one involves Mason interviewing a "schizophrenic" woman on the witness stand, interviewing "both" her personalities). But overall, the writing and the assured ambience of the series, and Burr's commanding presence, make Perry Mason among TV's topnotch armchair crime series. --A.T. Hurley
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - My wife love's it
My wife is a big Perry Mason fan and she watches every DVD than I can get on the B&W versions.
Rating: - great oldies
I just love the old series. Like seeing all the cars and styles of that era. Good mysteries, Perry can solve everything!!I like that they have not been updated to color, still black and white.
Rating: - One of the best
How could anyone not like Perry Mason. What else can I say? It is just one of the best shows ever. You can watch it again and again and still not remember the ending of an episode, making it new every time. It chronicles a time period that I would have liked to live in Los Angeles.
Rating: - It's Perry Mason!
It is classic TV at it's best.Paymond Burr is Perry Mason, and durned good, too.I haven't seen anything that matches it on todays "modern" TV shows, except Law and Order comes closest.But not too close ;-)
Rating: - Season 1 Volume 2
Love the noir feel to this show and the old cars !
This volume is still very well made and the picture and sound of the DVDs are great !
- My wife love's itMy wife is a big Perry Mason fan and she watches every DVD than I can get on the B&W versions.
- great oldiesI just love the old series. Like seeing all the cars and styles of that era. Good mysteries, Perry can solve everything!!I like that they have not been updated to color, still black and white.
- One of the bestHow could anyone not like Perry Mason. What else can I say? It is just one of the best shows ever. You can watch it again and again and still not remember the ending of an episode, making it new every time. It chronicles a time period that I would have liked to live in Los Angeles.
- It's Perry Mason!It is classic TV at it's best.Paymond Burr is Perry Mason, and durned good, too.I haven't seen anything that matches it on todays "modern" TV shows, except Law and Order comes closest.But not too close ;-)
- Season 1 Volume 2Love the noir feel to this show and the old cars !
This volume is still very well made and the picture and sound of the DVDs are great !
