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Murder by the Book
1 hour 40 minutes1987-03-17
5.9
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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
![Robert Hays](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qbfxPYo5eAsO8LGkOPei4o4SH92.jpg)
Robert Hays
D.H. 'Hank' Mercer / Biff Deegan
![Catherine Mary Stewart](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bnzxmEpVmQT29okflCNwwLA63rz.jpg)
Catherine Mary Stewart
Marissa
![Christopher Murney](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kvQoimcKxNX5ow2yOmwK0UnmkKv.jpg)
Christopher Murney
Lt. Greenberg
![Fred Gwynne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//nO5ufGwURxJ20zYnSgb6l4nYDQO.jpg)
Fred Gwynne
Victor Greville
![Celeste Holm](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xAiiBhvo3nHSCMcLfWQs2JNlVwh.jpg)
Celeste Holm
Claire
![Jonathan Moore](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jonathan Moore
Nicholas Rubinstein
![Martin Neufeld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//vFgAPMZEMyaRMcbBDwrEteXqGUv.jpg)
Martin Neufeld
Pete
![Michael Copeman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wfzPhnXabS50dpF23Ybz0CJtmsN.jpg)
Michael Copeman
![Bunty Webb](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bunty Webb
![Eric Keenleyside](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//n7CFXU0redDCSHuLIPIKg45M0Do.jpg)
Eric Keenleyside
![Robin Ward](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//e66Upz2A2pWGqSjoxR2r00b17xz.jpg)
Robin Ward
![Eric Fink](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Eric Fink
![Thick Wilson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Thick Wilson
![Al Bernardo](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Al Bernardo
![Louis Di Bianco](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3trabVKLgCrMWu5L6f0k2v0lzJG.jpg)
Louis Di Bianco
![Marc Gomes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cLxAKFoqqAjTUIIQDSl07rI2C52.jpg)
Marc Gomes
![Raymond Hunt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Raymond Hunt
![James Walton](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
James Walton
![Lynne Cormack](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//9ePiCxXiNYTIjBOkTesbLdaEAJf.jpg)
Lynne Cormack
![Lynne Gorman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//s7acpQaW5o34TjHVeS3MUPFktHZ.jpg)
Lynne Gorman
![Robbi Baker](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robbi Baker
![Alan Rose](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alan Rose
Tony (uncredited)
![Jacques Sandulescu](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4VSvBTIhD0xe3QtFnLhUE5ifpHw.jpg)
Jacques Sandulescu
Timothy (uncredited)
![Lewis J. Stadlen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5BCzGntqbxu1m09G2EP5MPQuqTO.jpg)
Lewis J. Stadlen
Norman Wagstaff (uncredited)
![Gavin Steed](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)