It's another complicated case for Perry Mason, one where he meets his partner to be, William R. Moses ("Falcon Crest"), in a law school mock trial then ends up defending him for murder. Moses is accused of murdering John Allen Nelson, another law student, the son of one of Perry's oldest friends, Brian Keith. The suspects and participants in the case I rather shady, and subplots takes as always the film into a rather sordid territories, dealing with a situation involving video piracy, something you don't hear about it anymore. As usual Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale give commanding performances, not only mentors to the law students on screen but the actors on the sound stage.
As the cast credits roll, a sense of "who?" pops into the viewer's head although a few people are recognizable by face if not by name. Brian Backer is the young man threatened by people involved in the video piracy racket, and Marlene Warfield from the last season of "Maude" if the prosecutor here. Keith is the only guest star recognizable by name and face, playing a wealthy and powerful man unaware of the evil nature of his son. The victim, John Allen Nelson, was familiar to soap fans from the first two years of "Santa Barbara". This could have used a bit more character development or some of the other students, seen fighting amongst each other during a campus practice basketball game. It's interesting in its complex nature, because everything is wrapped up neatly and it doesn't end up being too convoluted.
As the cast credits roll, a sense of "who?" pops into the viewer's head although a few people are recognizable by face if not by name. Brian Backer is the young man threatened by people involved in the video piracy racket, and Marlene Warfield from the last season of "Maude" if the prosecutor here. Keith is the only guest star recognizable by name and face, playing a wealthy and powerful man unaware of the evil nature of his son. The victim, John Allen Nelson, was familiar to soap fans from the first two years of "Santa Barbara". This could have used a bit more character development or some of the other students, seen fighting amongst each other during a campus practice basketball game. It's interesting in its complex nature, because everything is wrapped up neatly and it doesn't end up being too convoluted.