Perry Mason - Season Two, Vol. 2
starring: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, William Talman, Ray Collins
directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen, Arthur Hiller, Arthur Marks, Buzz Kulik, Gerd Oswald
directed by: Andrew V. McLaglen, Arthur Hiller, Arthur Marks, Buzz Kulik, Gerd Oswald
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Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 11/13/2007
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We strenuously object! Raymond Burr was conspicuously and criminally missing on Entertainment Weekly's list of the top 100 TV icons. This is a TV Land injustice, but this four-disc set of episodes that complete season 2 lays the groundwork for an appeal. Burr was honored with an Emmy for his commendable work this season as Los Angeles defense attorney Perry Mason, as was Barbara Hale, who portrayed his faithful secretary Della Street. Who knows how many impressionable viewers Burr inspired to become lawyers with his masterful portrayal of the unflappable, incorruptible Mason? No matter how much evidence district attorney Hamilton Burger (William Talman) and Lt. Tragg (Ray Collins) collect, and no matter how damning it is, it will usually collapse once Perry gets the real guilty party to break down on the witness stand or, in one case, in a beatnik hangout. In "The Case of the Lame Canary," a woman is discovered over her dead husband's body, gun in hand, and burning a stack of letters. "If she has any sense, she's at the airport waiting for the first plane out of the country," someone cattily remarks. Nope, she has better sense than that; she's at Perry's office.
Filmed in black and white, Perry Mason has a seductive noir sensibility. Here in sunny California are convoluted cases involving corruption, blackmail, scandal, revenge, and greed. Perry, with the help of private detective Paul Drake (William Hopper), sorts it all out, and in the episode codas, further parses the evidence ("I still don't see what put you on the right track" is a typical query) in inscrutable ways that invite replay. Beyond the pleasure of watching an actor thoroughly embody his character, it's also fun to spot familiar character actors. "The Case of the Petulant Partner" stars Will Wright, who played mean old Ben Weaver on the early seasons of The Andy Griffith Show, and that's a rather fetching Marion "Mrs C." Ross from Happy Days in "The Case of the Romantic Rogue." The episodes crackle with some old-school, hard-boiled dialogue. Almost worth the price of the set is hearing Lt. Tragg make with the beat talk in "The Case of the Jaded Joker." "I'm one of the cool ones," he jokes with Della and Perry. "I don't dig slick chicks trying to goof me up, daddy-o." Once again, this set is guilty of providing no extra features, but we'll let them off with a warning. This time. --Donald Liebenson
Studio: Paramount Home VideoRelease Date: 11/13/2007
Amazon.com:
We strenuously object! Raymond Burr was conspicuously and criminally missing on Entertainment Weekly's list of the top 100 TV icons. This is a TV Land injustice, but this four-disc set of episodes that complete season 2 lays the groundwork for an appeal. Burr was honored with an Emmy for his commendable work this season as Los Angeles defense attorney Perry Mason, as was Barbara Hale, who portrayed his faithful secretary Della Street. Who knows how many impressionable viewers Burr inspired to become lawyers with his masterful portrayal of the unflappable, incorruptible Mason? No matter how much evidence district attorney Hamilton Burger (William Talman) and Lt. Tragg (Ray Collins) collect, and no matter how damning it is, it will usually collapse once Perry gets the real guilty party to break down on the witness stand or, in one case, in a beatnik hangout. In "The Case of the Lame Canary," a woman is discovered over her dead husband's body, gun in hand, and burning a stack of letters. "If she has any sense, she's at the airport waiting for the first plane out of the country," someone cattily remarks. Nope, she has better sense than that; she's at Perry's office.
Filmed in black and white, Perry Mason has a seductive noir sensibility. Here in sunny California are convoluted cases involving corruption, blackmail, scandal, revenge, and greed. Perry, with the help of private detective Paul Drake (William Hopper), sorts it all out, and in the episode codas, further parses the evidence ("I still don't see what put you on the right track" is a typical query) in inscrutable ways that invite replay. Beyond the pleasure of watching an actor thoroughly embody his character, it's also fun to spot familiar character actors. "The Case of the Petulant Partner" stars Will Wright, who played mean old Ben Weaver on the early seasons of The Andy Griffith Show, and that's a rather fetching Marion "Mrs C." Ross from Happy Days in "The Case of the Romantic Rogue." The episodes crackle with some old-school, hard-boiled dialogue. Almost worth the price of the set is hearing Lt. Tragg make with the beat talk in "The Case of the Jaded Joker." "I'm one of the cool ones," he jokes with Della and Perry. "I don't dig slick chicks trying to goof me up, daddy-o." Once again, this set is guilty of providing no extra features, but we'll let them off with a warning. This time. --Donald Liebenson
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- Memories of Days With My Grandmother
Perry Mason was my grandmother's favorite show.I used to watch them with her. Even though she was 88 and I was 18 it made a bond between us.To be able to collect all of the shows, I enjoy the hairstyles, clothes, the interiors , not to mention those fabulous cars !!!And I get to see Southern Califonia the way it looked in the 50's and 60's.when I lived there.Amazon enables me to bring it all back. That in itself rates five stars !!! The dvd's come in original packaging and perfect condition. ... Read More
Rating: - Flawless image quality
This, along with all the other Perry Mason sets, has exceptional picture quality. Worth every cent.
Rating: - Perry Mason Continues To Entertain
Perry Mason is one of the few tv series that entices me to purchase all of the DVD sets.They are good quality and even though each DVD set is only half a season it still has 15-20 episodes at around 50 minutes per episode. Even with them being dated from the 50's, I still find them entertaining.Most of the time they are dramatic and sometimes they're just a hoot, but they are reminiscent of a somewhat simpler era, which can be comforting in this day and age.I would recommend them to a anyone who ... Read More
Rating: - As good as it gets !
I only have 3 episodes left on S2V2 and don't want to watch them for a while because I will not buy Season 3 due to the price.
Hopefully season 4 will be coming out soon and I pray CBS/Paramount will not screw with anything on it including the music or price.
This season 2 was just fantastic !!
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- Perry Mason Season 2
This series is extremely well done and always surprises whenthe villian is identified.Compared to the current TV lineup, this series is by far more enjoyable, and far more watchable.
WDF
Ft. Myers, FL
- Memories of Days With My GrandmotherPerry Mason was my grandmother's favorite show.I used to watch them with her. Even though she was 88 and I was 18 it made a bond between us.To be able to collect all of the shows, I enjoy the hairstyles, clothes, the interiors , not to mention those fabulous cars !!!And I get to see Southern Califonia the way it looked in the 50's and 60's.when I lived there.Amazon enables me to bring it all back. That in itself rates five stars !!! The dvd's come in original packaging and perfect condition. ... Read More
- Flawless image qualityThis, along with all the other Perry Mason sets, has exceptional picture quality. Worth every cent.
- Perry Mason Continues To EntertainPerry Mason is one of the few tv series that entices me to purchase all of the DVD sets.They are good quality and even though each DVD set is only half a season it still has 15-20 episodes at around 50 minutes per episode. Even with them being dated from the 50's, I still find them entertaining.Most of the time they are dramatic and sometimes they're just a hoot, but they are reminiscent of a somewhat simpler era, which can be comforting in this day and age.I would recommend them to a anyone who ... Read More
- As good as it gets !I only have 3 episodes left on S2V2 and don't want to watch them for a while because I will not buy Season 3 due to the price.
Hopefully season 4 will be coming out soon and I pray CBS/Paramount will not screw with anything on it including the music or price.
This season 2 was just fantastic !!
- Perry Mason Season 2This series is extremely well done and always surprises whenthe villian is identified.Compared to the current TV lineup, this series is by far more enjoyable, and far more watchable.
WDF
Ft. Myers, FL
