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DVD : Perry Mason - Season One, Vol. 1In association with Amazon.comstarring: Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, Willian Talman, William Hopper directed by: Robert Ellis Miller, Ted Post, James Goldstone, Jack Arnold, Don Weis  List Price: $38.99 Amazon.com's Price: $25.49 You Save: $13.50 (35%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Paramount EAN: 0097368878143 Format: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, Full Screen, NTSC Label: Paramount/CBS Manufacturer: Paramount/CBS Number Of Discs: 5 Number Of Items: 5 Publisher: Paramount/CBS Region Code: 1 Release Date: July 11, 2006 Running Time: 60 minutes Studio: Paramount/CBS Theatrical Release Date: September 21, 1957 Sales Rank: 1516 MPN: PARD887814D Related Items:
Editorial Review: Album Description: Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street and investigator Paul Drake, he often finds that by digging deeply into the facts, startling facts can be revealed. Often relying on his outstanding courtroom skills, he often tricks or traps people into unwittingly admitting their guilt. The series began in 1957, running until 1974, and later revived in a series of TV movies. In over 270 episodes, Perry never lost a case! Amazon.com: There was a time when the defense attorney was a heroic everyman, not the butt of bad jokes; think Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, and, of course, Raymond Burr's incomparable Perry Mason. The first season of Perry Mason, which launched in 1957 on CBS, shows just how dramatic a "law and order" show could be. Shot in lush black and white, on film, the episodes have been lovingly restored (including lost minutes hacked from reruns to accommodate commercials). The story arcs and atmosphere feel more like film noir (Perry Mason + Philip Marlowe = separated at birth?) than early TV. The cast was stellar, including Burr's Emmy-winning Perry Mason, the indefatigable lawyer who takes tough cases no one else will touch. Burr's chemistry crackles from episode 1 with his costars, including Barbara Hale as secretary Della, William Hopper as private detective Paul Drake, and William Talman as Hamilton Burger, the well-meaning but overmatched district attorney. While it's true that the last-minute witness-stand confessions strain some credulity, the case-cracking, character development, and dialogue set a high bar for the legal shows that followed. "The Case of the Negligent Nymph," for instance, involves a comely young woman--and murder suspect--fished out of the Pacific; Mason deadpans to Drake, "Call off the search, Paul; we've landed our mermaid." The shows unfold at a leisurely pace, and yet don't rely on the overly expositive dialogue that, say, Law & Order does; the viewer learns a lot about each case simply as it happens. The set contains the first 19 episodes of the first season and will hook you, even if you're not a procedural buff. --A.T. Hurley Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Overpriced but excellentI bought the full season one and two (four DVD sets) and enjoyed them immensely. The quality is excellent, significantly better than the original TV broadcasts. While it is indeed regrettable that these are being distributed in half-season sets for vastly more money than other comparable TV shows, at least they have been remastered. True fans will appreciate the quality. Note that [...] will sell you the entire 12 seasons for only [...] shipping. Unwilling to wait for seasons 3 ... Read More Rating:  - Good vintage TVIf you like good solid TV, where the good guys get off and the bad guys get punished, you'll love this. Della, Paul and Perry always get things straightened out. If your taste turns to moral ambiguity, crooked cops and lawyers,and lovable bad guys, you may not appreciate this show. The picture quality is very good, the acting solid, and the sound very HiFi. Rating: - I love it, but Ramond Burr is the whole show in this first seasonI'm old enough to have watched the last couple of seasons of Perry Mason when they were first on, but not old enough to have seen the first season. Many of these episodes were not familiar from my having watched episodes in the syndication package over the years, which made it more interesting to watch them now. Compared with later seasons, Perry seems to take things a bit more into his own hands in these episodes. He's as much a private detective as a defense attorney. Burr was a superb actor ... Read More Rating: - Perry Mason Season 1 Volume 1This is wonderful. It is in the original B&W. Because the jacket is in color, I thought it was a colorized version, but I wanted the original B&W and I am so pleased with the clarity, sound, and memories. I intend to buy future Perry Mason DVD"s. This is a wonderful gift. Thank you. Rating: - Indict me Please Mr MasonPerry Mason, a mans man, a lawyer to die for, or without. Perry Mason always had something up his sleeve. Della Street, his high profile secretary, I still think they should have hooked up. Of course, who can forget Paul Drake, Mr Suave. Great series Worth getting. The show the made Law and Order Browse for similar items by category:
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