Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (TV 1990)

Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.

Director:

Ron Satlof

Writers:

Erle Stanley Gardner (characters), Dean Hargrove (story),

Stars:

Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William R. Moses

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raymond Burr	...	Perry Mason
Barbara Hale	...	Della Street
William R. Moses	...	Ken Malansky
Tim Reid	...	Jack Barnett
Alan Rachins	...	Sean Lassiter
Vanessa Williams	...	Terri Knight
Angela Bassett	...	Carla Peters
Alice Ghostley	...	Sarah McDevitt
Kene Holliday	...	Joe Dillon
Marilyn Jones	...	Becky Di Leo
Betsy Jones-Moreland	...	The Judge
James McEachin	...	Lt. Ed Brock
Arthur Rosenberg	...	The District Attorney
Rex Smith	...	Andy Sacks
Alan Stock	...	Harry Corcoran

Storyline

Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous discussion with her husband and her manager.

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Plot Keywords:

perry mason | sequel | courtroom | detective | character name in title

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 May 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Perry Mason - La dernière note

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dean Hargrove Productions, Fred Silverman Company, Viacom Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987)

User Reviews

Temperamental Diva Does Death

Off the bat I will say that Perry Mason: The Case Of The Silenced Singer is one of the more unusual entries in the Mason film series. It has a different twist to the normal ending that we expect from a Mason film.

The Perry Mason team is defending another attorney Tim Reid who is married to Dinah Ross like pop star diva, Vanessa Williams. Things haven't been going so good in the marriage of late, in fact Vanessa's becoming one royal temperamental piece of work. She's alienating a lot of her close friends. Which makes for a lot of potential murder suspects besides Reid when she winds up shot to death in their hideaway apartment.

It's the 911 tape of an anonymous witness calling in about a disturbance that sets Raymond Burr to thinking the police have the wrong man. Of course the discrepancies there might also have invoked some interest even among the satisfied homicide cop James McEachin. But then we wouldn't have the film.

When Burr sends Billy Moses off to investigate the discrepancies in the tape he has a very nice and whimsically funny scene with Alice Ghostley who's confronted the killer without realizing it. It's the highlight of the movie.

I think you'll like the different twist on the usual Mason ending here.