Saturday, July 21, 2018

Case of the Wicked Wives

Shelley with Beverly Johnson, Kim Alexis, 
Maud Adams, Paul Sorvino and Kathy Ireland in a cast pic 
for A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives, 1993

In December of 1993, Shelley guest starred in a TV movie that was a tribute to Raymond Burr, one of Hollywood's most respected actors. Raymond Burr, who famously played Perry Mason in the TV series which ran from 1957 to 1966 and in 26 TV movies, died in September 1993. As a tribute to him, a Perry Mason TV movie entitled A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives was made. But to honor Burr's legacy, the part of Perry Mason wasn't recast. Instead, a new character was brought in, Anthony Caruso (played by Paul Sorvino) who was Mason's good friend. Cast regulars Barbara Hale and William Moses came back. And as guest stars, Supermodels were cast. Shelley Hack, Beverly Johnson, Kim Alexis, Maud Adams and Kathy Ireland played the "wicked wives." Eric Braeden and Paula Marsh rounded out the cast.