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Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing

1992 · 91 min

A cozy, talky whodunit that ambles through galleries and courtrooms, solving the puzzle with gentle charm rather than urgency.

Directed by
Christian I. Nyby II
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William R. Moses
Overview
A painter, believed to be dead, returns to make allegations that a gallery owner is selling counterfeits of his work. Later, the artist is murdered.

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Directed by
Christian I. Nyby II
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Raymond Burr, Barbara Hale, William R. Moses
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • deception
  • art
  • justice
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery, tv movie
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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