Perry Mason: Seasons 1-7

The Classic Courtroom Drama
Perry Mason Seven Season Pack

The "Perry Mason" TV show lasted nine seasons, a record in that era. Few TV series lasted longer. Erle Stanley Gardner was "the World's Greatest Author" in his time, his books outsold the combined totals of his competitors. His stories were as stylized as baseball games. Season 1 used 36 of his novels for its 39 episodes, Season 2 used 15 of his novels for the 30 episodes. That was over half of his Perry Mason novels. The original novels are better. The films were the simplified and condensed versions of the novels, or new material. The later episodes became a formula where someone would confess in court at the end of the story. No story ever dealt with a false confession as in the 1947 movie "Boomerang". In its day "Perry Mason" was criticized for never losing a case. What is the record for most police TV shows?

Gardner's novels educated the readers by using examples from law and science or new technology. He dedicated novels to an...

Perry Mason Sesons 1-7
I love the Perry Mason series. I grew up watching him weekly. I have only viewed five seasons so far.

I had only a problem with one of the discs so far, it was grainy then-then ran for a moment and finally it got better. I wish each disc set was enclosed in the box set like the first two seasons were.

Yes, I would recommend this product to others.

Perry Mason Series
I am an old Perry Mason fan. I recommend this to anyone who is also a fan. It is a compact collection and I no longer have to DVR or record the replays of the series

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