Beethoven (film) Jones as Dr. Herman Varnick. It features music composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Principal photography began on May 1, 1991, in Los Angeles, California. A group of puppies are stolen from a pet store by two thieves. A St. Bernard escapes and sneaks into the Newtons' home. The workaholic father, George Newton, doesn't want the responsibility of owning a dog, but his wife, Alice, and their children, Ryce, Ted and Emily, convince him. When Emily plays a portion of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony on the piano, he barks along and they name him Beethoven. Beethoven helps the children overcome
The Case of the Howling Dog the dog for a lookalike. He gives Bessie the dog and orders her not to tell anyone what really happened. Perry later tells Della that he is sure that whatever Bessie did was in self-defense. On October 23, 2012, Warner Home Video released the film on DVD in Region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection alongside "The Case of the Curious Bride", "The Case of the Lucky Legs", "The Case of the Velvet Claws", "The Case of the Black Cat" and "The Case of the Stuttering Bishop" in a set entitled "Perry Mason: The Original Warner Bros. Movies Collection". This