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TVMovie #11: The Case of the
Musical Murder
Original Airdate: 4/9/89
Summary Edit
The director of a musical is called out of bed one night and is shot to death in the dark. When the murder weapon is found, it incriminates a former stagehand. Perry, as an eyewitness, believes the accused is innocent. (How did the gun come into his possession?) Perry takes the case to try to prove his client's innocence.
Credits Edit
Opening
Perry Mason
The Case of THE MUSICAL MURDER
Starring
Raymond Burr as Perry Mason
Barbara Hale as Della Street
Also Starring
Alexandra Paul as Amy Hastings, Ken's girlfriend
and William R. Moses as Ken Malansky
Special Guest Stars
Debbie Reynolds as Amanda Cody
Jerry Orbach as Blaine Counter, producer
and Dwight Schultz as Tony Franken, director
Guest Stars
Luis Avalos as Judge Robert Morano
Mary Cadorette Leslie Singer, Mel's wife
Alexa Hamilton as Kate Ferrar
Valerie Mahaffey as D.A. Barbara August
James McEachin as Lt Ed Brock
Jim Metzler as Johnny Whitcomb, stage manager
Lori Petty as Cassie, Parker's girlfriend
Henry G. Sanders as Harry
Raymond Singer as James Walton, writter
Philip Sterling as Mel Singer, composer
Music by Dick DeBenedictis
(Original Perry Mason Theme by Fred Steiner)
Editors
David Solomon & Carter DeHaven IV
Art Director
Paul Staheli
Director of Photography
Arch Bryant
Executive Supervising Producer
Joel Steiger
Supervising Producer
Robert Hamilton
Produced by Peter Katz
Written by George Eckstein
Based upon characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner
Directed by Christian I. Nyby, II
Trailing
Executive Producers
Dean Hargrove & Fred Silverman
Co-Producer
David Solomon
Co-Starring
Rick Aiello as Parker Newton, security guard
Wendelin Harston as Nurse
Featuring
Ron Headlee as Father Rooney
Bea Hurwitz as Vera Pitts
Kirk Nyby as Judge Douglas Daniels
Doug Stevenson as Walter Pitts
Sheila Ivy Traister as Owner
Richard Van Vleet as Attorney
Uncredited Actor
Antonino Garcia Tony as Stage Crew Technician
Casting by Reuben Cannon & Associates & Carol Dudley, C.S.A.
Unit Production Manager
Billy Ray Smith
1st Assitant Director
Gary Grillo
2nd Assitant Director
Gail Fortmuller
Costume Designer
Ronn Rynhart
Men's Costumer
Kelly A. King
Women's Costumer
Sharon T. Brunn
Make-Up
Dee Sandella & Patti Dallas
Hair Stylists
Judee Guilmette & Roseann Bigelow
Ms Reynolds Hairstyles by Sydney Guilaroff
Production Sound Mixer
James Emerson
Gaffer
Brad Lipson
Key Grip
Jerry Jencks
1st Camera Assitant
Douglas O'Kane
Script Supervisor
Jeff Glasser
Production Accountant
Debbie Nodella
Production Coordinator
Andrea Korkut
Set Decorator
Charlie Helms
Property Master
Jeff Petersen
Construction Coordinator
Randy Holland
Stunt Coordinator
Gary Jensen
Transportation Coordinator
Gil Talamantes
Location Manager
Karen Beard
Production Consultant
Robert Benevides RB Productions
Choreography by Doug Rogers
Asst Choreographer
Sandra Johnson
Legal Advisor
Dennis Smith
Main Title Design
Wayne Fitzgerald
Production Executive
Donna Colabella
Post-Production Supervisor
Hal Harrison
Assistant Editor
Leslie Sackheim
Post-Production Coordinator
David Rosenberg
Music Supervision
C. R. Cassey
Sound Effects
Horta Editorial
Supervising Sound Editor
Sam Horta
Re-Recording by Universal Studios
Re-Recording Sound Mixers
Rick Alexander & Joel Fein & James Bolt
Music Editorial
Do Re Me Music
Music Editor
Ted Roberts
© Copyright MCMLXXXIX Viacom Productions, Inc
Executive In Charge of Production Mike Moder
Trivia Edit
Christian I. Nyby, II is the director here and his son Kirkland Royal Nyby (credited as Kirk Nyby) plays a bit part as Judge Douglas Daniels during the proceedings where Ken Malansky, on his own, is the defense attorney. Kirkland had a small number of TV acting roles while he was attending Law School.
Comments Edit
There seems to be something weird going on with time. At one point, Cassie says, "it's almost 5:00". Right after, she gets fired for leaving early and her boss says that there's still half an hour left until closing. Assuming she gets off at 5:00, it's 4:30 at the latest, possibly earlier if she works past closing.In the next scene, Amy makes a call from a pay phone and says that it's 45 minutes until 6:00, meaning it is 5:15. Are we supposed to believe it took her 45 minutes, at minimum, to find a pay phone? Submitted by Apofisu 03/10/23
> In small- and perhaps unexpected - ways the movies are becoming products of their time with regard to technology, just like the original series: nowadays it might take 45 hours to find a payphone !! Notcom, 031023.
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