Perry Mason: Season 6, Vol. 2

Bette Davis, Michael Rennie, Hugh O'Brien...in early 1963 these were big stars. So with Perry (Raymond Burr) recuperating from some illness, the gang at Paisano Productions spared no expense getting credible substitutes for the ailing star. Actually, and to my surprise, it worked. In the Case of Constant Doyle, one of only three episodes not titled "Case of the" with the "the" underlined, Bette Davis stars as the widow and law partner of a great lawyer who undertakes to represent a young man accused of, what else, murder. Better yet the murder is connected to one of her husbands old clients. The CEO gives sage advice like, there are opportunities for women lawyers in divorces and juvenile justice. Bette, a veritable Portia, tears up the prosecution as neatly as Perry ever did, undoubtably causing young girls of the sixties to wonder if there could be life at the bar for them. Consider that when I entered law school in 1972 we had 9 women in a class of 200, yet by the time I left three years later the entering class was 35% female. Many of us were there because of Perry which makes the Bette Davis episode intriguing. Michael Rennie, the space man from The Day the Earth Stood Still takes over a case where one of the suspects could be a "Martian nine feet tall." Don't tell me the writers didn't have fun with that line. Hugh O'Brien plays Bruce Jason, an OSS operative implicated in an assassination plot but nonetheless defending the accused. The foreign actors, hired for the shoot, marvelously overacted like they were still doing war-era B movies. O'Brien, for his part, was familiar to all TV viewers of the time as the star of Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp . As good as these interludes are, Perry does return for his courtroom heroics, and the bathrobe cameos are soon forgotten. This set however is a tribute to the producers and writers of the best lawyer show of the 20th century.

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Best of the lawyer shows television produced for broadcast, Perry Mason Season 6 vol 2 expands the Paramount season series with this selection of shows from '62-'63 and among the programs in this set includes guest stars such as Michael Rennie, Bette Davis, Walter Pigeon and Hugh O'brien trying their talents as members of the bar association while Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) languishes for some unknown reason in the hospital, leaving his prowess of protecting and defending accused murders to those four stars stepping in to support his legal office and keep Della Street ( Barbara Hale) and Paul Drake (William Hopper) employed. As always William Talman's lurking somewhere in background trying to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory against Mason and his conrades. It's Perry Mason at his best, a favorite TV series and best of the best lawyer shows.

This series has always been a favorite of mine. I saw them when they first came out; I saw them as re-runs;and I now see them on DVD. Raymond Purr is my cat Edgar's favorite. He loves sitting in my lap to watch the courtroom dramas unfold. He had a particular complaint about this set, though. The first few episodes do not show Mason at all. The defense attorneys are played by famous "guest stars." Otherwise, these are most enjoyable, although it is obvious that whoever put this show together knew very little about actual courtroom procedure. Today I enjoy them as a kind of time capsule - a remote view of the late 50's and early '60's and the kind of society that existed, so different from our current one, such a short time ago.

Excellent series. I bought this because Barry Atwater is in it. Disc 1: The Case of the Prankish Professor, The Case of Constant Doyle, The Case of The Libelous Locket, The Case of The Tow-Faced Turn-a-bout; Disc 2: The Case of The Surplus Suitor, The Case of The Golden Oranges, The Case of The Lawful Lazarus, The Case of The Velvet Claws; Disc 3: The Case of The Lover's Leap, The Case of The Elusive Element, The Case of The Greek Goddess; Disc 4: The Case of The Skeleton's Closet, The Case of The Potted Planter, The Case of The Witless Witness

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I love this late 50s/early 60s courtroom TV series. Marvellous acting, beautifully restored footage, fiendishly clever plots and great acting. What more could anyone ask for? Especially at this bargain price. Excellent prints.

A Great Volume to add to your Perry Mason Collection. With Guest appearances by Bette Davis, Walter Pidgeon and more. Episodes include: Disc 1 The Case of The Prankish Professor The Case of the Constant Doyle The Case of The Libelous Locket The Case of The Two-Faced Turn-a-bout Disc 2 The Case of The Surplus Suitor The Case of the Golden Oranges The Case of The Lawful Lazarus The Case of the Velvet Claws Disc 3 The Case of The Lover's Leap The Case of The Elusive Element The Case of The Greek Goddess Disc 4 The Case of The Skeleton's Closet The Case of The Potted Planter The Case of The Witless Witness You're sure to enjoy this four disc set of Perry Mason!!!!

I have all of the Perry Mason series DVDs and love them all! I will admit I have yet to get into this volume because it was released so closely behind Volume 1 (October 2011) and still have some episodes to watch there, but I know Vol. 2 will not disappoint. I enjoy picking out stars as fledgling actors in these episodes -- Adam West, Jeanne Cooper, Denver Pyle, Jackie Coogan, DeForest Kelley, Ruta Lee, and many others. The good thing about the Perry Mason series is that you can pick up any season and watch and be extremely pleased. They didn't do too many behind the scenes of the courtroom story-lines so you won't need to start from the beginning. Raymond Burr only gets better and better at his work as Perry Mason as the years to by. I'm looking forward to spending time over the holidays watching my favourite TV lawyer win more cases!

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