The other day we
had the scoop on content info for CBS/Paramount's just-announced
April 8 release of the
Perry Mason - 50th Anniversary Edition DVD package. Now we have exclusive new details for you, providing each of the episode titles plus all the particulars of the bonus material.
Our new info comes directly from Jim Davidson, who was a co-producer on the project. Jim Davidson was the founder (and past president) of the National Association for the Advancement of Perry Mason, and currently runs
the Classic TV Info website. Jim worked on this with award-winning DVD Producer Paul Brownstein (
The Twilight Zone, The Dick Van Dyke Show and
Get Smart DVD sets). When Paul's involved, you just KNOW it's going to be something special, and this 4-disc set is no different:
- Episodes, with introductions by Barbara Hale ("Della Street"):
- The Case of the Wary Wildcatter (with Barbara Bain)
- The Case of the Treacherous Toupee (with Robert Redford)
- The Case of the Envious Editor (with James Coburn)
- The Case of the Barefaced Witness (with Adam West)
- The Case of the Counterfeit Crank (with Burt Reynolds)
- The Case of the Shoplifter's Shoe (with Leonard Nimoy)
- The Case of Constant Doyle (with Bette Davis)
- The Case of the Deadly Verdict (Mason loses a case)
- The Case of the Bountiful Beauty (with Ryan O'Neal)
- The Case of the Twice-Told Twist (the only color episode)
- The Case of the Dead Ringer (Raymond Burr plays a dual role)
- The Case of the Final Fade-Out (with Dick Clark and Erle Stanley Gardner)
- Perry Mason Returns (1985 TV-movie revival)
- Special Features:
- Screen Tests (5/24/1956)
- Raymond Burr as Hamilton Burger
- William Hopper as Perry Mason
- Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
- Featurette: "The Case of Erle Stanley Gardner"
- Interviews with Barbara Hale, producer-director Arthur Marks, and CBS executive Anne Nelson
- Syndication Promos
- Raymond Burr by Charlie Rose on CBS Nightwatch
- Raymond Burr interviewed by Charles Collingwood on Person to Person
- Clip from Stump the Stars with the cast of Perry Mason
- Photo Gallery
As you see, the set includes episodes and bonus material not previously released on DVD. This sounds like a must-have for any fan of classic television, and we're extremely grateful to Jim for filling us in on the details. You can pre-order this great-sounding package right now, at the Amazon link below, for just $34.99!
