Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin

1991 1h 40m EN

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 10

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Synopsis

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David Katz is a world famous magician and he comes to Denver with his group to perform for a charity gala for disabled children. Also there is Perry and Della as all three are supporters of the charity. Kate Ford, an assistant with an arrogant attitude, tells David that she is, from now on, going to do an illusion in which an assistant is raised in a glass coffin only to disappear when the coffin is opened up in the air (while the assistant climbs out before the coffin is raised.) After a one night stand with David, Kate is pregnant and she blackmails David with this. David and his wife Judy can't have children so that comes as a double blow to them. However Kate, with her attitude, creates much hatred at her from the rest of the group. At the gala, the glass coffin is raised but when it opens Kate's dead body falls to the ground - strangled.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
Barbara Hale
Della Street
William R. Moses
Ken Malansky
Nancy Lee Grahn
Kate Ford
John Karlen
Jake Morrison
Peter Scolari
David Katz
Dennis Lipscomb
Max LeMar
Julie Sommars
Betty Farmer

Credits

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Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writers: Brian Clemens
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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

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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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DIRECTOR

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Editor Carter DeHaven 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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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102659 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Christian I. Nyby II directs. Robert Seaman behind the camera. Fred Steiner scores. Carter DeHaven cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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135 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 Carter DeHaven 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: tt0102659 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.