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Diary of a Perfect Murder (1986) | Loggd

Diary of a Perfect Murder

1986 · 1h 40m

Directed by Robert Day

Diary of a Perfect Murder

This legal whodunit movie served as a pilot for the television series Matlock.

TV Movie Crime Drama Mystery

United States of AmericaEnglish

Cast and Crew

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

as Ben Matlock

Lori Lethin

Lori Lethin

as Attorney Charlene Matlock

Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

as Hazel

Steve Inwood

Steve Inwood

as Steve Emerson

Jack Bannon

Jack Bannon

as Paul Lockwood

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

as Tyler Hudson

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

as Ben Matlock

Lori Lethin

Lori Lethin

as Attorney Charlene Matlock

Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

as Hazel

Steve Inwood

Steve Inwood

as Steve Emerson

Jack Bannon

Jack Bannon

as Paul Lockwood

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

as Tyler Hudson

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Diary of a Perfect Murder

Runtime

1h 40m

Released

Genres

TV Movie Crime Drama Mystery

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Director

Diary of a Perfect Murder(1986)

March 3, 1986 · 1h 40m

This legal whodunit movie served as a pilot for the television series Matlock.

Cast and Crew

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

as Ben Matlock

Lori Lethin

Lori Lethin

as Attorney Charlene Matlock

Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

as Hazel

Steve Inwood

Steve Inwood

as Steve Emerson

Jack Bannon

Jack Bannon

as Paul Lockwood

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

as Tyler Hudson

Andy Griffith

Andy Griffith

as Ben Matlock

Lori Lethin

Lori Lethin

as Attorney Charlene Matlock

Alice Hirson

Alice Hirson

as Hazel

Steve Inwood

Steve Inwood

as Steve Emerson

Jack Bannon

Jack Bannon

as Paul Lockwood

Kene Holliday

Kene Holliday

as Tyler Hudson

Reviews

Popular Lists

Similar Movies

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A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Recommended Movies

Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage

Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery