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| Director: | Helaine Head | 
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| Writer: | Bruce Franklin Singer, Erle Stanley Gardner | 
| Staring: | 
| A former associate of Perry Mason returns to handle the defense of a world-class chess player accused of murdering a prominent TV personality. | |
| Release Date: | May 10, 1994 | 
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| Director: | Helaine Head | 
| Writer: | Bruce Franklin Singer, Erle Stanley Gardner | 
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | based on novel or book, murder, courtroom | 
| Production Companies | Viacom Productions, Dean Hargrove Productions, Fred Silverman Company | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $0
                Budget: $0  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 26, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
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| Hal Holbrook | William McKenzie | 
| Barbara Hale | Della Street | 
| William R. Moses | Ken Malansky | 
| Dixie Carter | Louise Archer | 
| Diahann Carroll | Lydia Bishop | 
| James Stephens | Daniel Kingman | 
| Molly Hagan | Laurel Crown | 
| James McEachin | Lt. Ed Brock | 
| Derek de Lint | Dr. Estes | 
| John Rubinstein | District Attorney | 
| Tristan Rogers | Duke Albert | 
| J.A. Preston | Man | 
| Barry Sattels | John Martine | 
| Michael Ensign | |
| Julio Oscar Mechoso | |
| Franklin Cover | |
| Kelly Mullis | Woman | 
| Robert Englund | Peter Cartwright | 
| Robin Leach | Adrian Lye | 
| Bruce Gray | Amos Moore | 
| Emily Kuroda | Dr. Nancy Lee | 
| Joe Wandell | Joe Chee | 
| Suzanne Collins | Housekeeper | 
| Kristof Konrad | Polish Speaker | 
| Johanna Morrison | Miss Coleman | 
| Karon Wright | Marjorie | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Joyce Burditt | Teleplay | 
| Helaine Head | Director | 
| Kelly Andrew King | Costume Supervisor | 
| Albert J. Salzer | Unit Production Manager | 
| Gary Jensen | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Bill Nicholson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Andy MacDonald | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Leon Ortiz-Gil | Editor | 
| Anthony C. Thorpe | Property Master | 
| Tom Meloeny | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Brad Michaelson | Second Second Assistant Director | 
| Tom May | Key Grip | 
| Diane Shatz | Makeup Artist | 
| Donna Colabella | Production Executive | 
| Paul Mason | Executive In Charge Of Production | 
| Bruce Franklin Singer | Story, Teleplay | 
| Wayne Fitzgerald | Main Title Designer | 
| Jory A. Beckert | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Mel Kekuewa | Gaffer | 
| Clare M. Corsick | Hairstylist | 
| Petra Jorgensen | Script Supervisor | 
| Andrea Nachman | Production Coordinator | 
| Ann Hagerman | Assistant Editor | 
| Bob King | Second Assistant Director | 
| Lee Nakahara | Camera Operator | 
| Dionne Smith | Makeup Artist | 
| Angela Spieles | Post Production Coordinator | 
| Jyl Moder | Costumer | 
| Frank Thackery | Director of Photography | 
| Dwight Williams | First Assistant Director | 
| Pamela Knapp | Production Accountant | 
| Dave West | Transportation Coordinator | 
| Ted Roberts | Music Editor | 
| Dale Allen Pelton | Production Designer | 
| Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration | 
| Brenda Blatt | Hairstylist | 
| Geoffrey R. Smith | Location Manager | 
| Edward Fowles | Construction Coordinator | 
| Robert Benevides | Production Consultant | 
| Robert Abbott | Production Sound Mixer | 
| Dennis Smith | Legal Services | 
| Hal Harrison | Executive In Charge Of Post Production | 
| Dick DeBenedictis | Music | 
| Erle Stanley Gardner | Novel | 
| Fred Steiner | Main Title Theme Composer | 
| Robert J. Ulrich | Casting | 
| Eric Dawson | Casting | 
| Carol Kritzer | Casting Associate | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Joel Steiger | Co-Executive Producer | 
| Fred Silverman | Executive Producer | 
| Barry Steinberg | Producer | 
| Joyce Burditt | Supervising Producer | 
| Dean Hargrove | Executive Producer | 
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