Perry Mason: Season 2, Vol. 2 [4 Discs] (DVD) (Eng)

Despite a less than spectacular showing during its first season, the marathon courtroom series Perry Mason quickly built up an enthuastic following, and by Season Two the series was ranked 19th in TV's "Top 25", just one notch below the western Cheyenne. Joining stars Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William Hopper, Ray Collins and William Talman this season is an impressive guest lineup. Edgar Buchanan (Petticoat Junction) and Joe Kearns ("Mr. Wilson" on Dennis the Menace are seen in "The Case of the Perjured Parrot", with the voice of Mel Blanc as the title character. Future Happy Days mom Marion Ross is Perry's client in "The Case of the Romantic Rogue". Singer Frankie Laine and jazz great Bobby Troup figure prominently in "The Case of the Jaded Joker". Longtime movie favorite Ann Rutherford (one of Scarlett O'Hara's sisters in Gone with the Wind) is in "The Case of the Howling Dog"; and the ubiquitous Tom Browne Henry, who'd once been Raymond Burr's teacher at the Pasadnea Playhouse, shows up in "The Case of the Dubious Bridegroom". Finally, real-life jockey (and TV quiz show winner) Billy Pearson essays the title role in "The Case of the Jilted Jockey". Perry Mason's prestige received an enormous boost this season when both Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale received Emmy awards for their work. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi