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Perry Mason Season Two!

By Dennis Dermody

Perry Mason Season Two (Part Two) is out from Paramount and when I hear that intro music I get an instant boner. The memorable theme was composed by Fred Steiner who did the Star Trek theme not to mention The Bullwinkle Show. I love these mysteries. Based on the character created by Erle Stanley Gardner, Perry Mason (played wonderfully by Raymond Burr) was an unbeatable attorney with his trusted gorgeous secretary Della Street (Barbara Hale) and crafty private detective Paul Drake (William Hopper -- who usually greets Della with a "Hi beautiful!" when he enters the office). But the shows are wonderfully plotted and constructed mysteries filled with '50s B-actors that repeatedly show up playing sleazy dames or oily bad guys. It's also amazing about the output -- this is the second half of the second season and there are 15 episodes! Some of the titles are wonderful: The Case of The Stuttering Bishop, The Case of ohe Dangerous Dowager, The Case of the Lame Canary. They're so much fun and look great on DVD.

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