Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
Overview
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
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.775 |
Directed By
Christian I. Nyby II
Crew
Christian I. Nyby II
Erle Stanley Gardner
Paul Staheli
Franklin Thompson
Billy Ray Smith
James Emerson
Dick DeBenedictis
Douglas O'Kane
Arch Bryant
Peter Katz
Fred Silverman
David Solomon
Dean Hargrove
Charlie Helms
Daniel McKinny
Philip Saltzman
Susan MacDonald-Petersen
Gary Grillo
Ronn Rynhart
Reuben Cannon
Paul Staples
Dee Sandella
Judee Guilmette
Bradford Lipson
Fred Steiner
Fred Vicarel
Anthony Spinner
Joel Steiger
Judith Scheurwater
Robert Benjamin
David Solomon
Carol Dudley
Patti Dallas
Randy Holland
Gail Joyce Fortmuller
Brenda Moen
Wayne Fitzgerald
David J. Kimball
Stan Jones
Gregory H. Watkins
Sam Horta
Karen Beard
Maria Ciambriello
Mike Moder
Donna Colabella
Ray O'Reilly
Norman Webster
Jeff Glasser
Hal Harrison
Dennis Smith
Robert Benevides
Carter DeHaven
TOP 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
Wings Hauser
Capt. James Rivers
Yaphet Kotto
General Sorenson
Susan Wilder
Michelle Benti
David Ogden Stiers
Michael Reston
Ben Slack
Frank Peterson
Wiley Harker
Cyril Enright
Dennis Hayden
The Animal
Philip LeStrange
Collier Jennings
James McEachin
Harry Forbes
Pam Ward
Judge Eleanor Daniels
Ed O'Brien
Lt. Peter Donahue
Dan Kopper
Rick Conner
Pat Mahoney
Colonel Macauley
G. Larry Butler
Storyteller #1
Keith Williams
Bar Customer
Bill Higham
Reporter (uncredited)
Kerrie Keane
(uncredited)
Victor Morris
Policeman (uncredited)
Antonino Garcia Tony
Reporter (uncredited)
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