The Case Of The Murdered Madam (1987)

A public relations woman (Ann Jillian) invites four clients to a luncheon at her country house where the men will discuss a plan that will make all of them rich. What they don't know is that she's secretly taping the conversation for her own scheme. When she is later found murdered and the tapes missing, her husband (Vincent Baggetta) becomes the prime suspect. Enter Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) to defend him. Based on the character created by Erle Stanley Garner and directed by Ron Satlof (PERRY MASON RETURNS). The sixth Perry Mason movie (there were a total of 30) based on the Perry Mason series with Raymond Burr which ran from 1957 to 1966. This entry is middling and the mystery isn't particularly compelling. The most interesting character is the ex-brothel keeper now turned respectable public relations woman played by Ann Jillian but she's bumped off early in the film and is sorely missed. With Barbara Hale, William Katt, Bill Macy, John Rhys Davies, David Ogden Stiers, Daphne Ashbrook and James Noble.