Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

1987 1h 40m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 10

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Synopsis

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Perry is suing a gutter trash newspaper that is running a story about a love affair between him and Della. The editor also has "dirt" files on an Army General, his banker and other "clients". All of them make little-concealed verbal threats to him at a party but the person that hated him most is a female reporter who the editor had just fired from the paper for attempting to write a serious story. She threatens him and soon after the editor is found, floating in his pool, shot. The reporter is arrested for the crime and Perry, who has a personal stake in this matter, with the aid of Della and Paul set out to solve the mystery. But the other suspects just want the case over with and will go to any lengths to protect their pasts and their secrets

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raymond Burr
Perry Mason
Barbara Hale
Della Street
William Katt
Paul Drake Jr.
Robert Guillaume
Harlan Wade
Morgan Brittany
Marianne Clayman
Eugene Butler
Nick Moretti
René Enríquez
Oscar Ortega
George Grizzard
Dr. Clayman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christian I. Nyby II
Writers: Anthony Spinner
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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39 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 Arch Bryant. 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 David Solomon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0093724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

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. Arch Bryant behind the camera. Fred Steiner scores. David Solomon cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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139 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 Arch Bryant. 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 David Solomon 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 Katt carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0093724 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.