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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
Courtroom drama at it's best!, August 24, 2007
For nine seasons Raymond Burr ruled the courtroom in "Perry Mason." After serving for almost two decades as a "heavy" in Hollywood noir films, Burr was cast against type as the thoughtful, dogmatic Mason. Burr is surrounded with a first-class supporting cast here -- Barbara Hale as faithful "Della Street," William Hopper as the wise-cracking, woman chasing P.I. "Paul Drake," William Talman as long-suffering D.A. "Hamilton Burger," and Orson Welles favorite Ray Collins as "Lt. Tragg." Along the way you'll enjoy seeing classic T-Bird's and Corvette's, girls in tight-fitting sweaters, and dozens of plot twists and turns. In fact, you won't totally know "who done it" until Perry sweats a confession out of some oily character or shapely dame with about three minutes remaining -- the way crime dramas are supposed to play out. In this set you'll catch terrific character actors Hugh Marlowe, Leo Gordon, Ken Lynch, John Agar, Mala Powers, John Anderson, Dick Foran, R.G. Armstrong, and crooner Frankie Laine. Snap up more of "Perry" today!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
Verdict is guilty, of wanting this dvd, August 20, 2007
Sfter getting the three previous sets, I heartily and eagerly await this arrival. The writing is still crisp with great plots and some excellent banter. You just know Perry is going to win, but what trick or strategy will he use to save his innocent client? The actors whon appeared on this show made these characters their own. As Hamilton Burger and Inspector Tragg, William Talman and Ray Collins are perfect. It is hard to believe that Raymond Burr first wanted the role of Burger. Who better than Barbara Hale and William Hopper as Della Street and Paul Drake. Throw in performances by some old time stars, suchas Robert Armstrong from "King Kong", and new up and coming stars like Barbara Eden or Angie Dickinson and you have a real slice of television history. This is the godfather of the lawyer drama.
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10 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
Slow but sure..., July 26, 2007
The long awaited Season 2, Vol. 2 is finally in the works. Since this is surely a big money maker for Paramount, it would be nice if they would hurry production somewhat, but "Better late than never"...
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