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Episode 6

Short Fuse

Short Fuse

1972
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 15m
A chemical plant's director gets threats and issues threats, and one of the employees develops and plants a bomb in his car. When the car turns out to be missing, Columbo is called to find out what happened. (imdb)

Directed by:

Edward M. Abroms
Edward-M-Abroms
2 total credits
Edward M. Abroms has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Short Fuse, The Most Dangerous Match, Fires of Hell and Target: Steve Austin

Writers:

Lester Pine
Lester-Pine
8 total credits
Lester Pine has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Claudine, Short Fuse, Popi, A Man Called Adam and Wild Seed
,
Richard Levinson
Richard-Levinson
32 total credits
Richard Levinson has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, The Hindenburg, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Link
William-Link
31 total credits
William Link has 31 credits at Criticker, including: Columbo, Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
Jackson Gillis
Jackson-Gillis
19 total credits
Jackson Gillis has 19 credits at Criticker, including: Suitable for Framing, Short Fuse, Double Shock, Dagger of the Mind and Requiem for a Falling Star

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)
,
Anne Francis
Anne-Francis
58 total credits
Anne Francis has 58 credits at Criticker, including: Forbidden Planet, Bad Day at Black Rock, Funny Girl, Portrait of Jennie and Blackboard Jungle
,
James Gregory
James-Gregory
49 total credits
James Gregory has 49 credits at Criticker, including: The Manchurian Candidate, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, The Naked City, The Sons of Katie Elder and Nightfall
,
Roddy McDowall
Roddy-McDowall
127 total credits
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude "Roddy" McDowall (17 September 1928 - 3 October 1998) was an English-born actor and photographer. He was best known as Cornelius and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes film series. He began his long career as a child actor...(Wikipedia)
,
William Windom
William-Windom
54 total credits
William Windom has 54 credits at Criticker, including: Escape from the Planet of the Apes, True Crime, Sommersby, Brewster McCloud and She's Having a Baby
,
Ida Lupino
Ida-Lupino
79 total credits
Ida Lupino has 79 credits at Criticker, including: High Sierra, The Hitch-Hiker and On Dangerous Ground

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Short Fuse

1972
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 15m
Avg Percentile 57.33% from 57 total ratings

Ratings & Reviews

(57)
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Rated 04 Aug 2023
70
70th
An eccentric, arrogant killer and a good ending. What more can you ask for from Columbo? With a well executed killing and a business organization rampant with criminality, Columbo was going to have a tough time proving the killer was guiltier than any other possible suspect. Even getting caught red handed in the safehouse, the character had a personal excuse for their criminality.
Rated 04 Oct 2013
80
86th
Roddy McDowall is hilarious as a self righteous genius who thinks himself above everyone in his path. William Windom and Ida Lupino give great supporting roles as the various snakey lies twist in their ways, but the real star of the flick is the film's climax where Columbo unravels all of McDowall's close-knit cool on a tight alpine ride simply by tapping a cigar box. Brilliant.
Rated 06 Oct 2008
74
73rd
One of the better plots of Season 01, and while Columbo did expertly caught the culprit to his own satisfaction, he seemed to have ended the episode at a note where, had this gone to trial, it would definitely seem as if there wasn't enough evidence to convict Roddy McDowall's character.
Rated 01 Aug 2008
63
61st
For the most part, this is a below average Columbo; drags at parts and there's not much of a "fight", but it's worth watching if only for the delectable, very memorable ending.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Edward M. Abroms
Edward-M-Abroms
2 total credits
Edward M. Abroms has 2 credits at Criticker, including: Short Fuse, The Most Dangerous Match, Fires of Hell and Target: Steve Austin

Writers:

Lester Pine
Lester-Pine
8 total credits
Lester Pine has 8 credits at Criticker, including: Claudine, Short Fuse, Popi, A Man Called Adam and Wild Seed
,
Richard Levinson
Richard-Levinson
32 total credits
Richard Levinson has 32 credits at Criticker, including: Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, The Hindenburg, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Link
William-Link
31 total credits
William Link has 31 credits at Criticker, including: Columbo, Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
Jackson Gillis
Jackson-Gillis
19 total credits
Jackson Gillis has 19 credits at Criticker, including: Suitable for Framing, Short Fuse, Double Shock, Dagger of the Mind and Requiem for a Falling Star

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)
,
Anne Francis
Anne-Francis
58 total credits
Anne Francis has 58 credits at Criticker, including: Forbidden Planet, Bad Day at Black Rock, Funny Girl, Portrait of Jennie and Blackboard Jungle
,
James Gregory
James-Gregory
49 total credits
James Gregory has 49 credits at Criticker, including: The Manchurian Candidate, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, The Naked City, The Sons of Katie Elder and Nightfall
,
Roddy McDowall
Roddy-McDowall
127 total credits
Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude "Roddy" McDowall (17 September 1928 - 3 October 1998) was an English-born actor and photographer. He was best known as Cornelius and Caesar in the Planet of the Apes film series. He began his long career as a child actor...(Wikipedia)
,
William Windom
William-Windom
54 total credits
William Windom has 54 credits at Criticker, including: Escape from the Planet of the Apes, True Crime, Sommersby, Brewster McCloud and She's Having a Baby
,
Ida Lupino
Ida-Lupino
79 total credits
Ida Lupino has 79 credits at Criticker, including: High Sierra, The Hitch-Hiker and On Dangerous Ground

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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