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TVMovie #8: The Case of the
Avenging Ace
Original Airdate: 2/28/88
Summary Edit
Air Force Lt. Col. Kevin Parks was convicted for the murder of a woman with whom he was alleged to be having an affair. When his conviction was brought to the Court of Appeals, Perry Mason was the Associate Justice there. The appeal was not successful and Parks went to prison.
Eighteen months later a new witness comes forward and a second appeal is filed. By this time Mason has left the bench and he is retained as Counsel for the second appeal. The new witness is murdered and Parks is the one charged with the crime.
Credits Edit
Opening
Perry Mason
The Case of THE AVENGING ACE
Starring
Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale as Della Street
William Katt as Paul Drake, Jr.
Guest Stars
Erin Gray as Captain Terry O'Malley
Larry Wilcox as Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Parks1
Charles Siebert as Jason Sloan2
James Sutorius as Attorney Mark Egan
Arthur Taxier as Ellis Milbourne3
James McEachin as Police Sergeant Clifford Brock
Don Galloway as General Hobart
Richard Sanders as Chester Lackberry
Gary Hershberger as Lieutenant Wilkins4
and David Ogden Stiers as (D.A.) Michael Reston
special guest star Patty Duke as Althea Sloan
Music by Dick DeBenedictis
(Original Perry Mason Theme by Fred Steiner)
Editor
David Solomon
Art Director
Paul Staheli
Director of Photography
Arch Bryant
Produced by Peter Katz
Supervising Producer
Joel Steiger
Executive Supervising Producer
Philip Saltzman
Written by Lee David Zlotoff
Based upon characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner
Directed by Christian I. Nyby, II
Trailing
Executive Producers
Dean Hargrove & Fred Silverman
Associate Producer
David Solomon
Executive Consultant
Franklin Thompson
Co-Starring
James McIntire as Daryl Herley5
Joel Colodner as Lester Mc Carren6
Pam Ward as Judge Eleanor Daniels
Tony Higgins as Lieutenant Grahm
Featuring
Regina Krueger as Shannon Parks
Dotty Coloroso as Amy Beth Sawyer7
Michael X. Martin as Captain Petersen
Caitlin O'Connell as Denise Mc Carren
Sue Hoffman as Laundress
Tupper Cullum as Deputy #1
Wendelin Harston as Jury Foreman
Burt Goodman as Judge Hoffman
Uncredited Actors
Antonino Garcia Tony as Henchmen
Casting by Reuben Cannon & Associates C.S.A. & Carol Dudley
Unit Production Manager
Billy Ray Smith
1st Assitant Director
Gary Grillo
2nd Assitant Director
Gail Fortmuller
Costume Designer by Ronn Rynhart
Women's Costumer by Judith Scheurwater
Men's Costumer by Kelly King
Make-Up
Dee Sandella & Patti Dallas
Hair Stylists
Judee Guilmette & Brenda Moen
Construction Coordinator
Randy Holland
Special Effects Coordinator
Paul Staples
Transportation Coordinator
Robert Benjamin
Set Decorator
Charlie Helms
Property Masters
MacDonald-Petersen
Production Sound Mixer
James Emerson
Gaffer
Brad Lipson
Key Grip
Fred Vicarel
2nd Unit Director of Photography
Dan McKinny
1st Camera Assitant
Douglas O'Kane
Production Consultant
Robert Benevides & RB Productions
Production Auditor
Norman Webster
Script Supervisor
Jeff Glasser
Production Coordinator
Andrea Korkut
Location Manager
Karen Beard
Production Executive
Donna Colabella
Post-Production Supervisor
Hal Harrison
Assistant Editor
Leslie Sackheim
Main Title Design
Wayne Fitzgerald
Legal Advisor
Dennis Smith
Sound Effects
Horta Editorial
Supervising Sound Editor
Sam Horta
Re-Recording by Lorimar Studios
Re-Recording Sound Mixers
Gregory H. Watkins & Neil Brody C.A.S. & Ray O'Reilly C.A.S
Music Supervision
Do Re Me Music
Music Editor
Stan Jones
© Copyright MCMLXXXVIII Viacom Productions, Inc
Thanks to The United States Air Force and the Colorado Air National Guard
Executive In Charge of Production Mike Moder
(1) as the first decedent's secret lover as alleged by witness (2)
(2) and as the first decedent's employer & secret admirer
(3) as Althea Sloan's brother, Ellis Milbourne & Frank Johnson
(4) and as the first decedent's secret lover
(5) as the first decedent's boyfriend
(6) as the witness & second decedent
(7) as the first decedent
Trivia Edit
James McEachim returns as Lt. Brock . As noted he had played an entirely different character in the previous installment; thus the movies "managed" something that the series avoided (despite hundred of guest appearances over the years): having an actor move from a recurring role to a one-time role and then back into the recurring role again. Notcom, 062722.
Comments Edit
By this point, viewers have probably given up any hope of a semblance of continuity even within the same show: we learn - or maybe it's relearn (the "Perry Mason Returns" Movie hasn't aired recently and my memory of it has faded over the years) - that he was, apparently, a judge in Colorado - which is consistent with the settings, if not the opening credits - and yet he seems to live somewhere else...since every movie ends with him and Della having to "catch a flight." Whatever. If anyone wants to criticize these 80's-90's productions for slopiness or a lack of clear thinking, this geographic roulette - why not just film it in Denver and claim it's L.A. ?? - is a perfect place to start. Notcom, 062722.
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