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Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star

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Actor Robert McCay (Joe Penny) intends to shoot talk-show host Steve Carr (Alan Thicke) with a gun filled with blanks on live television as a publicity stunt. However, when McCay pulls the prank, the gun is loaded with live ammo and he unknowingly kills Carr. Master lawyer Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) comes out of retirement to defend McCay with the aid of his secretary, Della Street (Barbara Hale). Mason and investigator Paul Drake Jr. (William Katt) try to determine who wanted Carr dead.

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Paul Chambers Movie Chambers Who cares if the plotting is a bit obvious and not nearly as accomplished as in the CBS series? Rated: B+ Jan 21, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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david h Wow I never realised that there were so many of these. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ron Satlof

Director

Raymond Burr

Perry Mason

Jennifer O'Neill

Alison Carr

Alan Thicke

Steve Carr

Joe Penny

Robert McCay

Ivan Dixon

Judge
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Synopsis Actor Robert McCay (Joe Penny) intends to shoot talk-show host Steve Carr (Alan Thicke) with a gun filled with blanks on live television as a publicity stunt. However, when McCay pulls the prank, the gun is loaded with live ammo and he unknowingly kills Carr. Master lawyer Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) comes out of retirement to defend McCay with the aid of his secretary, Della Street (Barbara Hale). Mason and investigator Paul Drake Jr. (William Katt) try to determine who wanted Carr dead.
Director
Ron Satlof
Producer
Barry Steinberg
Screenwriter
Anne Collins
Production Co
Viacom Productions, InterMedia Entertainment Company, Strathmore Productions
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 10, 2014
Runtime
1h 37m