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Writers:
Robert Schlitt (written by)
Erle Stanley Gardner (characters)
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Release Date:
19 February 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
The owner of a cosmetics company is unveiling a new cream which she claims she's been using. She's been... more | add synopsis
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Conspirators Only Go Skin Deep more (2 total)

Cast

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Raymond Burr ... Perry Mason
Barbara Hale ... Della Street

William R. Moses ... Ken Malansky

Carmen Argenziano ... Asst. Dist. Atty. Mallars

Scott Thompson Baker ... Scott Collins
Jonathan Banks ... Dr. Willam Shell
Polly Bergen ... Barbara Fox

Morgan Fairchild ... Alana Westbrook
Michael Halsey ... Motor Garage Owner

Tippi Hedren ... Beverly Courtney
Betsy Jones-Moreland ... Judge Elinor Harrelson
Lauren Lane ... Lauren Kent
James McEachin ... Lt Brock
Patrick O'Neal ... Arthur Westbrook
David Warner ... Harley Griswold
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Runtime:
Germany:91 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Denver, Colorado, USA
Company:
Dean Hargrove Productions more

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Trivia:
Final TV role of Patrick O'Neal. more
Movie Connections:
Follows Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989) (TV) more

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Conspirators Only Go Skin Deep, 7 October 2008
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Author: bkoganbing from Buffalo, New York

Patrick O'Neal makes his second appearance in a Perry Mason mystery movie in The Case Of The Skin-Deep Scandal. In the first Perry Mason film, O'Neal was the victim for which Barbara Hale was arrested and Raymond Burr resigned from the bench to get back into private practice to defend his old girl Friday.

But in The Case Of The Skin-Deep Scandal O'Neal is in fact the defendant who is charged with the murder of his wife Morgan Fairchild. Fairchild is a beautiful and ruthless cosmetics Queen who built her empire on O'Neal's money. Now she's got all kinds of people who've been trampled on the way up and they're out for blood. O'Neal looks good for it because Fairchild's been keeping a boy toy played by Scott Thompson Baker on the side. But there are a host of other suspects as is always the case.

The Case Of The Skin Deep Scandal also marked the farewell performance of Patrick O'Neal who never failed to be good in a variety of roles he was cast in. My personal favorite with him has always been Alvarez Kelly where his performance of the unctuous Union Major stole the film from stars William Holden and Richard Widmark.

I think I can safely say that the murder involves two other members of the cast, one of whom kills the other in order to not risk exposure on the Fairchild murder. Billy Moses is also nearly killed by the same person and of course they both don't reckon with the research and deductive powers of ace defense attorney Perry Mason.

Some of the plot elements are borrowed from the Billy Wilder film, Fedora. This is one of the better Perry Mason mysteries, devoted fans will love it.

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