I received Season 1 DVDs just last week; by the time I got to Volume 2, I knew I would have to watch them again. If you're a fan of Old Hollywood, you can get so caught up in naming the guest stars and marveling at the glamorous women/clothes, that when the murderer and the motive is revealed, you forgot what you saw/heard about the victim, during the first 2 minutes of the episode.
These are fun to watch and I really don't want to provide any "spoilers". Basically, a nice, small-town, plain-Jane young lady (one suspect described her as UGLY a few times) named Holly Howard gets the beauty treatment (via a benefactor) and is on her way to stardom with a modeling contract (which could lead to an acting gig), when she is "snuffed out".
Captain Burke kisses two of the guest stars and utters four of his laws: "Never box with a senior citizen." "Never eat little, round pancakes when you're in a hurry." "Always be punctual where a beautiful girl is concerned." "In cases of homicide, check out the facts one at a time, slow & easy."
Besides series-regular, Regis Toomey, three of the guest stars were born in the late 1800's: Zasu Pitts, Jay C. Flippen, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. It must have been a real treat for newcomers like series-regular Gary Conway to reap the benefit of their acting experience, professional savvy, and hear their recounts of working with/being around DeMille, Bogart, or Will Roger, Sr. (Will Rogers, Jr. is in this one, as well).
These are fun to watch and I really don't want to provide any "spoilers". Basically, a nice, small-town, plain-Jane young lady (one suspect described her as UGLY a few times) named Holly Howard gets the beauty treatment (via a benefactor) and is on her way to stardom with a modeling contract (which could lead to an acting gig), when she is "snuffed out".
Captain Burke kisses two of the guest stars and utters four of his laws: "Never box with a senior citizen." "Never eat little, round pancakes when you're in a hurry." "Always be punctual where a beautiful girl is concerned." "In cases of homicide, check out the facts one at a time, slow & easy."
Besides series-regular, Regis Toomey, three of the guest stars were born in the late 1800's: Zasu Pitts, Jay C. Flippen, and Sir Cedric Hardwicke. It must have been a real treat for newcomers like series-regular Gary Conway to reap the benefit of their acting experience, professional savvy, and hear their recounts of working with/being around DeMille, Bogart, or Will Roger, Sr. (Will Rogers, Jr. is in this one, as well).
