Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host

1993 1h 36m EN

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 12

DramaTV MovieMysteryCrime

Synopsis

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Dr Sheila Carlin is good friends with Della who calls Perry in when she is being pestered by someone. On the theory that it could be somebody that she works with at a radio stations she arranges Perry to be interviewed by Winslow Keene who is also the station's owner. Winslow enrages the rest of the talk show hosts on the station by informing them of changes that he is making to their time slots. That night, Winslow is shot by a hit man hired by someone at the station and Sheila is set up for the murder. She calls in Perry and as usual Perry, Della and Ken swing into action to find out who really did it.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
Barbara Hale
Della Street
William R. Moses
Ken Malansky
Regis Philbin
Winslow Keene
Cristina Ferrare
Judith Jansen
Montel Williams
Boomer Kelly
Alan Blumenfeld
Russell Farnsworth
Fritz Coleman
Fritz Moore

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writers: Dean Hargrove, Joel Steiger, William Read Woodfield
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Perry Mason TV Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Christian I. Nyby II, shot by Robert Seaman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Fred Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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ERA

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Editor Nell Arnold shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale and William R. Moses carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0107813 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Christian I. Nyby II directs. Robert Seaman behind the camera. Fred Steiner scores. Nell Arnold cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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133 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "The Perry Mason TV Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Christian I. Nyby II, shot by Robert Seaman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Fred Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Nell Arnold shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale and William R. Moses carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0107813 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.