Matlock (1986)

Genres - Drama, Crime  |   Sub-Genres - Courtroom Drama, Detective Film  |   Run Time - 120 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

"Not since Columbo has catching a killer been this clever!" That was the ad come-on for Diary of a Perfect Murder, a 1986 TV movie starring Andy Griffith as a homespun Georgia defense attorney. Griffith takes the case of a TV reporter (Steve Inwood) who has been accused of the murder of his ex-wife. In the tradition of Perry Mason, Matlock plays his cards close to the vest, then reveals the identity of the true murderer right in the courtroom. Sound familiar? It should: Diary of a Perfect Murder was the pilot film for Andy Griffith's still-running Matlock series.

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defense-attorney, reporter, courtroom, ex-wife, false-accusation, murder