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• Actors: Gene Barry, Dick Clark, Virginia Grey, Spike Jones, Gena Rowlands
• Format: Box set, Black & White, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Restored
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: G (General Audience)
• Studio: VCI Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Run Time: 800 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001F7XHYI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,688 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Burke's Law: Season One Volume Two" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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"One of these days," remarks rumpled veteran Los Angeles police sergeant Les Hart (Regis Toomey), "we'll find ourselves with a nice, easy case." But open and shut cases are no fun, and for Burke's Law, one of the most offbeat and still entertaining cop shows ever, the more bizarre and baffling the case, the better, as witness these 16 star-studded episodes that complete Season One. Millionaire playboy Amos Burke (Gene Barry in his Golden Globe-winning role) has his hands full, not just juggling the unending parade of afternoon delights who demand his attention (the randy Burke "swings like a circus trapeze"), but also with the tryst-interrupting phone calls summoning him to a crime scene. This is murder, Southern California-style: A pop artist impaled on one of his own paintings, a fashion house owner found dead in an elevator full of mannequins, and an "ordinary" suburban housewife strangled in her shower. Produced by Aaron Spelling, Burke's Law anticipates his The Love Boat with its eclectic roster of guest stars who portray colorful characters and shady suspects. Each episode is brimming with show business legends in the twilights of their careers (Betty Hutton, Buster Keaton, Jayne Mansfield, Spike Jones), indelible character actors (Jim Backus, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavettes), future stars (Barbara Eden, William Shatner, Elizabeth Montgomery) and cult faves (Tura Satana from Russ Meyer's Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!). But Amos Burke is the real character and the real deal. "A good civil servant doesn't rest until the job is done," is just one of his aphorisms that comprise "Burke's Law." Barry gets able support from Gary Conway as Det. Tim Tilson, Burke's hunky, hotshot protégé, and Leon Lontoc as Henry, who chauffeurs Burke's Rolls Royce. Burke's Law is stylish, sexy, and smart. Harlan Ellison peppers his witty script for "Who Killed Andy Zygmunt" with clever wordplay (when asked his opinion on pop art, Burke replies, tongue in cheek, "He's a nice enough old fellow"), literary and pop culture references, and sly digs at the art world and children's television. For more retro fun, each of this set's four discs contains as a bonus vintage commercials for Crest, Green Mint mouthwash, (the "clean taste of confidence"), L&M Cigarettes, Schick Stainless Steel blades and more. But Burke's Law is no '60s relic. Today's prime time cops should be so cool. --Donald Liebenson

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BURKE'S LAW SEASON ONE VOL 2 - DVD Movie

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Burke's Law Season One Part Two ... Gene Barry ... VCI Ent. (2008)", November 15, 2008

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J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burke's Law: Season One Volume Two (DVD)

VCI Entertainment presents "BURKE'S LAW-SEASON ONE - VOLUME TWO" (20 September 1963) (Dolby digitally remastered) --- On 4 DVD's 16 episodes exceptional quality, produced by Aaron Spelling --- Burke's Law is a detective series which ran on ABC from 1963 to 1966 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s --- The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire Los Angeles Chief of Detectives, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce --- The best of the Cary Grant clones was Gene Barry --- In his career Barry was a male model, had good breeding and seductive whiskey voice --- Barry was also TV's greatest reactors --- With a multitude of comic takes that was perfect for Amos Burke, who had to confront an unending series of eccentric subjects --- Yet he could turn around and romance the ladies or get tough with the tough guys. And he was a good enough actor to hold up his end when the heavy dramatics intervened.

The 1964 Golden Globe Winner best TV Show & Best Male TV Stars --- Capt. Amos Burke (Gene Barry) was a Los Angeles chief of detectives who was also a millionaire with a chauffeur driven Rolls Royce, a mansion, and a high wheeling lifestyle --- The hallmarks of this series were glamorous, sophisticated settings, unusual twists on formula homicide plot lines, and big name guest stars --- After a couple of seasons, its format was radically revamped. Burke left the police force and became an agent for US Intelligence --- At that point, the show's name changed to "Amos Burke--Secret Agent". Burke's adventures were briefly revived in 1994, under the original title.

In the original series, other characters were Detective Tim Tilson (Gary Conway), Detective Les Hart (Regis Toomey), and Sergeant Ames (Eileen O'Neill). In several episodes Anne Francis appeared as female detective Honey West, which led to a short-lived spin-off series --- The musical score for Burke's Law was largely the work of Herschel Burke Gilbert, whose middle name was coincidentally the same as the character of the series --- The role of Amos Burke actually predated Barry's series, having been played by Dick Powell on an episode of The Dick Powell Show in 1961 --- The first incarnation of the series was produced by Powell's company, Four Star Television --- (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Under the production staff of:
Don Weis - Director (13 episodes, 1963-1965)
Jerry Hopper - Director (11 episodes, 1964-1965)

the cast includes:
Gene Barry ... Capt. Amos Burke / ... (81 episodes, 1963-1966)
Gary Conway ... Det. Tim Tilson (64 episodes, 1963-1965)
Regis Toomey ... Det. Les Hart (64 episodes, 1963-1965)
Leon Lontoc ... Henry (64 episodes, 1963-1965)
Eileen O'Neill ... Sgt. Gloria Ames / ... (33 episodes, 1963-1965)
Michael Fox ... M. E. George McLeod / ... (25 episodes, 1963-1965)

SEASON ONE VOLUME TWO - EPISODES AND AIRDATES:

Episode 18: Who Killed Madison Cooper? [24 January 1964]

Episode 19: Who Killed April? [31 January 1964]

Episode 20: Who Killed Carrie Cornell? [14 February 1964]

Episode 21: Who Killed His Royal Highness? [21 February 1964]

Episode 22: Who Killed Marty Kelso? [28 February 1964]

Episode 23: Who Killed Avery Lord? [6 March 1964]

Episode 24: Who Killed Andy Zygmunt? [13 March 1964]

Episode 25: Who Killed the Paper Dragon? [20 March 1964]

Episode 26: Who Killed Molly? [27 March 1964]

Episode 27: Who Killed WHO IV? [3 April 1964]

Episode 28: Who Killed Annie Foran? [10 April 1964]
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Episode 29: Who Killed My Girl? [17 April 1964]

Episode 30: Who Killed the Eleventh Best Dressed Woman in the World? [24 April 1964]

Episode 31: Who Killed Don Pablo? [1 May 1964]

Episode 32: Who Killed 1/2 of Glory Lee? [8 May 1964]

SPECIAL FEATURES
BIOS:
1. Gene Barry
Date of Birth: 14 June 1919 - New York, New York
Date of Death: Still Living

2. Gary Conway
Date of Birth: 4 February 1936, Boston, Massachusetts
Date of Death: Still Living

3. Regis Toomey
Date of Birth: 13 August 1898, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Date of Death: 12 October 1991 - Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California

SPECIAL BONUS FEATURES:
1. Episode Selection
2. Vintage Television Commercials
3. Attractive 'Holofoil' packaging
4. "Space-saving" 14mm Amaray style DVD case
5. Both picture and sound have been digitally restored from 35mm fine grains

Hats off and thanks to Robert Blair and his staff at VCI Entertainment --- VCI was named in Variety and Hollywood Reporter as the first company to produce and release motion pictures directly to the home marketplace --- order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment where there are plenty of copies available on DVD, stay tuned once again for top notch releases --- VCI are experts in releasing long forgotten films and treasures to the collector -- looking forward to more Nostalgic Collections.

Total Time: 800 mins on DVD/VHS ~ VCI Entertainment 8530 ~ (11/18/2008)

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If I knew then what I know now., December 20, 2008

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William C. Ajello (Highlands, NJ - Gateway to the shore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burke's Law: Season One Volume Two (DVD)

As a DVD collector, space is critical to me, the packaging for this volume of Burke's Law was nothing short of perfect. They should have packaged the first volume like this also.

* All 4 discs in one package

* Slimmer case

As far as the Episodes?, they were great, I finished Volume two last night. If you were a fan of this show in the 60's, I can tell you, it hasn't lost any of it's greatness and the vintage commercials, while some were snoozers to watch, were tinged with nostalgia.

If you like 60's crime shows, you need this in your DVD collection - Bill's Law.

************** 2011 UPDATE *************

As of me updating this review on September 17th, 2011, The studio, VCI Entertainment, has failed to release Season 2 or any of the remaining Seasons of "Burke's Law", this is TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE to me as I have Season One sitting on my DVD rack collecting dust and no other season to show for it.
What I did do is write to them and they informed me that CBS/Fox had the rights to the show now but then my life took over and had more important stuff to do, If I knew this was going to happen, I wouldn't have bought season one in the first place...............Lesson learned.
And now that Gene Barry has passed away, you would think they would want to get the rest of the seasons out there for his fans to enjoy, but apparently not.
Well BL has made me a little more careful in purchasing TV shows when they come out, now I wait until subsequent seasons come out before I start buying them, easier that way, saves me aggravation.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!, March 3, 2009

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This review is from: Burke's Law: Season One Volume Two (DVD)

I had actually been searching for a company to put out DVD's of "Burke's Law" and all of a sudden there they were (at least Season 1). I have been thrilled with both volumes of that first season. I remembered this show being on TV in the 60's and loving it and to go back and view the shows again has been wonderful. All the characters: Capt. Burke, Tim, & Les are there in their respective roles making the show special. Gene Barry was created for this part of the rich, debonaire, handsome police captain and he carries the part well. Someone always has to be the murder victim in each show of course but murder is never glorified. It is the old "Who DunIt" format that I like. If you remember this show and liked it then these DVD's are for you.