Perry Mason - Season Two, Vol. 1
starring: Raymond Burr, William Hopper, Barbara Hale, William Talman, Ray Collins
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A collection of 15 gripping cases from season 2Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 06/19/2007Run time: 773 minutes
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There's something about Perry! Perry Mason, as a canny 14-year-old remarks in the episode "The Case of the Pint-Sized Client," is "the best lawyer in town." Here's the evidence. In 15 chronological second-season episodes from the classic series by which all lawyer shows are judged, Los Angeles attorney Perry Mason successfully defends a host of clients so seemingly guilty that Nancy Grace would have had them incarcerated by the first commercial break. Created by Erle Stanley Gardner, Mason was already a popular character in books, films, and radio before coming to television in 1957, and Raymond Burr, usually typecast as a heavy in feature films, did Mason justice (Mason was ranked 28th on the Bravo network's list of television's 100 best characters). Punctuating his sentences with that dramatic intake of breath, Burr's Mason exudes gravitas and expertise. He gets capable support from Barbara Hale as his secretary, Della Street, and William Hopper as private detective Paul Drake.
In what may be television's most thankless role, William Talman costars as district attorney Hamilton Burger, who nearly every week loses what looked to be an open-and-shut case, usually as the result of some dramatic surprise witness (in one episode, a parrot!), an unorthodox legal maneuver, or a cross-examination courtroom confession ("I didn't mean to kill him, your honor"). There is no delving into Mason's private life, although one episode hints at Mason being something of a ladies man. When Della suggestively tells him a new client is in his waiting room, he replies, "Blonde or brunette?" Cleverly plotted, and infused with a palpable noir sensibility , Perry Mason holds up as more than TV Land nostalgia, although it is fun to see such familiar faces as Jesse "the Maytag Repairman" White, Edgar Buchanan (Petticoat Junction), and Joseph Kearns and Herbert Anderson from Dennis the Menace. No extras, but these entertaining episodes will definitely please the court. --Donald Liebenson
A collection of 15 gripping cases from season 2Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 06/19/2007Run time: 773 minutes
Amazon.com:
There's something about Perry! Perry Mason, as a canny 14-year-old remarks in the episode "The Case of the Pint-Sized Client," is "the best lawyer in town." Here's the evidence. In 15 chronological second-season episodes from the classic series by which all lawyer shows are judged, Los Angeles attorney Perry Mason successfully defends a host of clients so seemingly guilty that Nancy Grace would have had them incarcerated by the first commercial break. Created by Erle Stanley Gardner, Mason was already a popular character in books, films, and radio before coming to television in 1957, and Raymond Burr, usually typecast as a heavy in feature films, did Mason justice (Mason was ranked 28th on the Bravo network's list of television's 100 best characters). Punctuating his sentences with that dramatic intake of breath, Burr's Mason exudes gravitas and expertise. He gets capable support from Barbara Hale as his secretary, Della Street, and William Hopper as private detective Paul Drake.
In what may be television's most thankless role, William Talman costars as district attorney Hamilton Burger, who nearly every week loses what looked to be an open-and-shut case, usually as the result of some dramatic surprise witness (in one episode, a parrot!), an unorthodox legal maneuver, or a cross-examination courtroom confession ("I didn't mean to kill him, your honor"). There is no delving into Mason's private life, although one episode hints at Mason being something of a ladies man. When Della suggestively tells him a new client is in his waiting room, he replies, "Blonde or brunette?" Cleverly plotted, and infused with a palpable noir sensibility , Perry Mason holds up as more than TV Land nostalgia, although it is fun to see such familiar faces as Jesse "the Maytag Repairman" White, Edgar Buchanan (Petticoat Junction), and Joseph Kearns and Herbert Anderson from Dennis the Menace. No extras, but these entertaining episodes will definitely please the court. --Donald Liebenson
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Customer Reviews
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- Very Enjoyable
My husband and I have been working our way through all the Perry Mason DVDs and are enjoying them immensely.The mysteries are interesting and engaging.We love to watch the 1950's fashions and settings.This DVD did not disappoint.
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- The good ole days
You will not be disappointed with these Perry Mason DVD's. It will remind you of the way it used to be.
Rating: - Another great season
I have purchased both the vol.1 and vol.2 of the second season and have found them to be very entertaining and consider them to be among the classics of early television. They have a real noir atmosphere and even some jazz thrown in with the score, especially the case of the jaded joker with jazzman Bobby Troupe. Great character actors that we've seen in other films, most notably, Jerome Cowan from the Maltese Falcon and as Dagwood Bumsteads boss, Mr. Radcliffe. A lot of bickering from others about ... Read More
Rating: - Perry Mason the best
i have collected all but one of the Perry Mason series. Hopefully soon
i will be able to get that one...Classic TV is all we watch at Prime Time.
Perry Mason is one of the best shows on dvd..
Rating: - The Original Courtroom Drama
These fifteen TV films from the late 1950s are based on the simplified and condensed versions of the novels by Erle Stanley Gardner. The books are more complete and informative and tell stories about life that is not experienced by most people. The books can tell you why certain things are done, the films only show you what happened. They tell about "ropers", rough or smooth shadows, and how to evade surveillance and avoid leaving a back trail. Some may question the legality and ethics of Perry Mason's ... Read More
- Very EnjoyableMy husband and I have been working our way through all the Perry Mason DVDs and are enjoying them immensely.The mysteries are interesting and engaging.We love to watch the 1950's fashions and settings.This DVD did not disappoint.
- The good ole daysYou will not be disappointed with these Perry Mason DVD's. It will remind you of the way it used to be.
- Another great seasonI have purchased both the vol.1 and vol.2 of the second season and have found them to be very entertaining and consider them to be among the classics of early television. They have a real noir atmosphere and even some jazz thrown in with the score, especially the case of the jaded joker with jazzman Bobby Troupe. Great character actors that we've seen in other films, most notably, Jerome Cowan from the Maltese Falcon and as Dagwood Bumsteads boss, Mr. Radcliffe. A lot of bickering from others about ... Read More
- Perry Mason the besti have collected all but one of the Perry Mason series. Hopefully soon
i will be able to get that one...Classic TV is all we watch at Prime Time.
Perry Mason is one of the best shows on dvd..
- The Original Courtroom DramaThese fifteen TV films from the late 1950s are based on the simplified and condensed versions of the novels by Erle Stanley Gardner. The books are more complete and informative and tell stories about life that is not experienced by most people. The books can tell you why certain things are done, the films only show you what happened. They tell about "ropers", rough or smooth shadows, and how to evade surveillance and avoid leaving a back trail. Some may question the legality and ethics of Perry Mason's ... Read More
