Murder by the Book

Mel Damski
1987-03-17


5.9
100 min

Mild-mannered mystery writer D. H. Mercer has become so immersed in his material that his creation, hard-boiled private eye Biff Deegan, constantly appears to him as a hallucination. Intent on getting rid of Biff, and replacing him with a more civilized detective, Mercer soon finds himself in a genuine mystery involving art fraud, murder, and a beautiful lady in peril.

Cast

Name Character Team
Robert Hays D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan Unowned
Catherine Mary Stewart Marissa Unowned
Christopher Murney Lt. Greenberg Unowned
Fred Gwynne Victor Greville Unowned
Celeste Holm Claire Unowned
Jonathan Moore Nicholas Rubinstein Unowned
Martin Neufeld Pete Unowned
Michael Copeman Unowned
Bunty Webb Unowned
Eric Keenleyside Unowned
Robin Ward Unowned
Eric Fink Unowned
Thick Wilson Unowned
Al Bernardo Unowned
Louis Di Bianco Unowned
Marc Gomes Unowned
Raymond Hunt Unowned
James Walton Unowned
Lynne Cormack Unowned
Lynne Gorman Unowned
Robbi Baker Unowned
Alan Rose Tony (uncredited) Unowned
Jacques Sandulescu Timothy (uncredited) Unowned
Lewis J. Stadlen Norman Wagstaff (uncredited) Unowned
Gavin Steed Roger Delacroix (uncredited) Unowned