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Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

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1987 | 100 min | Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Best for readers who like to compare the book and the screen version and anyone drawn to the darker side of the street. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes. Liked The Naked City? This is a good next one.
The mood
Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace
Lets scenes breathe, at 1 hr 40 min.
What might put you off
Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.

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

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Christian I. Nyby II

  • Raymond BurrPerry Mason
  • Barbara HaleDella Street
  • William KattPaul Drake Jr.
  • Robert GuillaumeHarlan Wade
  • Morgan BrittanyMarianne Clayman
  • Eugene ButlerNick Moretti
  • René EnríquezOscar Ortega
  • George GrizzardDr. Clayman
  • Wings HauserCapt. James Rivers
  • Yaphet KottoGeneral Sorenson