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Episode 5

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1975
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 13m
Harold Van Wick just loves inventing gadgets. But investing in new technology is sending his family's electronics company deep into the red. His mother-in-law decides to remove him as head of the company and threatens to show her daughter evidence of his infidelity. He thinks his inventions will help him commit the perfect murder. Later it seems his mother-in-law was shot by an intruder while he was at an art gallery. But clever gadgets aren't enough to fool the rumpled, redoubtable Lt. Columbo. (imdb)

Directed by:

Bernard L. Kowalski
Bernard-L-Kowalski
23 total credits
Credits include: Columbo, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Sssssss, Night of the Blood Beast and Death Lends a Hand

Writers:

Booker Bradshaw
Booker-Bradshaw
8 total credits
Credits include: Coffy, Playback, Lazer Tag Academy, Tenafly and The Horse Race
,
Dave Lewis
Dave-Lewis
3 total credits
Credits include: Klute, Playback and City on Fire

Starring:

Peter Falk
Peter-Falk
70 total credits
alk (September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films such as The Princess Bride, The Great Race and Next, and television guest roles and was nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960's Murder, Inc. and 1961's Pocketful of Miracles), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for Columbo) and the Golden Globe award once...(Wikipedia)
,
Gena Rowlands
Gena-Rowlands
53 total credits
Credits include: The Notebook, The Skeleton Key, Night on Earth, Paris, je t'aime and Taking Lives
,
Oskar Werner
Oskar-Werner
15 total credits
Credits include: Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Lola Montès and Ship of Fools
,
Martha Scott
Martha-Scott
22 total credits
Credits include: Ben-Hur, The Desperate Hours, Sayonara, The Turning Point and Our Town
,
Patricia Barry
Patricia-Barry
22 total credits
Credits include: Sea of Love, Kitten with a Whip, Playback, Crowhaven Farm and The Tattooed Stranger
,
Steven Marlo
Steven-Marlo
4 total credits
Credits include: Playback, Arnold, Stakeout on Dope Street and The Poet's Touch
,
Robert Brown
Robert-Brown-b
1 total credit
Credits include: Playback

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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1975
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 13m
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Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 59.38%
31 Jan 2024
55
30th
Nothing really special about this episode. The description makes you think it'd be some gadget guru, but really it's just showcasing the clap on lights craze of that period. The killer uses some camera trickery and gets caught simply for being careless.
12 Apr 2009
63
61st
Good. And nice guest stars (Rowlands and Werner).

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Bernard L. Kowalski
Bernard-L-Kowalski
23 total credits
Credits include: Columbo, Attack of the Giant Leeches, Sssssss, Night of the Blood Beast and Death Lends a Hand

Writers:

Booker Bradshaw
Booker-Bradshaw
8 total credits
Credits include: Coffy, Playback, Lazer Tag Academy, Tenafly and The Horse Race
,
Dave Lewis
Dave-Lewis
3 total credits
Credits include: Klute, Playback and City on Fire

Starring:

Peter Falk
Peter-Falk
70 total credits
alk (September 16, 1927 - June 23, 2011) was an American actor, best known for his role as Lieutenant Columbo in the television series Columbo. He appeared in numerous films such as The Princess Bride, The Great Race and Next, and television guest roles and was nominated for an Academy Award twice (for 1960's Murder, Inc. and 1961's Pocketful of Miracles), and won the Emmy Award on five occasions (four for Columbo) and the Golden Globe award once...(Wikipedia)
,
Gena Rowlands
Gena-Rowlands
53 total credits
Credits include: The Notebook, The Skeleton Key, Night on Earth, Paris, je t'aime and Taking Lives
,
Oskar Werner
Oskar-Werner
15 total credits
Credits include: Jules and Jim, Fahrenheit 451, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Lola Montès and Ship of Fools
,
Martha Scott
Martha-Scott
22 total credits
Credits include: Ben-Hur, The Desperate Hours, Sayonara, The Turning Point and Our Town
,
Patricia Barry
Patricia-Barry
22 total credits
Credits include: Sea of Love, Kitten with a Whip, Playback, Crowhaven Farm and The Tattooed Stranger
,
Steven Marlo
Steven-Marlo
4 total credits
Credits include: Playback, Arnold, Stakeout on Dope Street and The Poet's Touch
,
Robert Brown
Robert-Brown-b
1 total credit
Credits include: Playback

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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