The Hollywood characters are exaggerated stereotypes especially Dearborn's agent. I have watched this episode a number of times and it gets funnier each time Gideon Long's office looks like a Paris hotel room from the 1930s. His lawyer on the other end of the squawk box reminds me of the guy in Charlie's Angels. The neighbor who testifies takes the whole camp thing to another level.
The Dearborn and Carew (Ryan O'Neal) characters get lost in this whole thing which is definitely dominated by exaggerated Hollywood types. Mason and Burger play the straight characters in this entertaining piece of camp.. The hats that some of women wore were right out of era long gone and just so Hollywood. The Rubin Carson character; i.e., Dearborn's agent, was the star of this episode for his over the top exaggeration of a Hollywood Agent. A young Ryan O'Neal most assuredly appealed to the teenage set
In summary, The Perry Mason series did a number of Hollywood related episodes and this was one of the more entertaining Won't have you rolling in the aisle as they say but will definitely create more than a few chuckles.
The Dearborn and Carew (Ryan O'Neal) characters get lost in this whole thing which is definitely dominated by exaggerated Hollywood types. Mason and Burger play the straight characters in this entertaining piece of camp.. The hats that some of women wore were right out of era long gone and just so Hollywood. The Rubin Carson character; i.e., Dearborn's agent, was the star of this episode for his over the top exaggeration of a Hollywood Agent. A young Ryan O'Neal most assuredly appealed to the teenage set
In summary, The Perry Mason series did a number of Hollywood related episodes and this was one of the more entertaining Won't have you rolling in the aisle as they say but will definitely create more than a few chuckles.