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Episode 4

Suitable for Framing

Suitable for Framing

1971
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 16m
Noted art critic Dale Kingston kills his uncle for his valuable collection of paintings. Despite Columbo's suspicions, all the clues point to the dead man's ex-wife. (imdb)

Directed by:

Hy Averback
Hy-Averback
17 total credits
Credits include: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, A Stitch in Crime, Suitable for Framing, Chamber of Horrors and Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Writers:

Richard Levinson
Richard-Levinson
32 total credits
Credits include: Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, The Hindenburg, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Link
William-Link
31 total credits
Credits include: Columbo, Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
Jackson Gillis
Jackson-Gillis
19 total credits
Credits include: Suitable for Framing, Short Fuse, Double Shock, Requiem for a Falling Star and The Most Dangerous Match

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)
,
Kim Hunter
Kim-Hunter
45 total credits
Credits include: Planet of the Apes, A Streetcar Named Desire, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, A Matter of Life and Death and Beneath the Planet of the Apes
,
Don Ameche
Don-Ameche
59 total credits
Credits include: Trading Places, Cocoon, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Harry and the Hendersons and Oscar
,
Mary Wickes
Mary-Wickes
46 total credits
Credits include: Sister Act, 101 Dalmatians, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and Little Women
,
Barney Phillips
Barney-Phillips
22 total credits
Credits include: I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Ruby Gentry, Suitable for Framing, The True Story of Jesse James and The Naked Street
,
Ross Martin
Ross-Martin
23 total credits
Credits include: The Great Race, Experiment in Terror, Suitable for Framing, Conquest of Space and The Colossus of New York
,
Rosanna Huffman
Rosanna-Huffman
2 total credits
Credits include: Suitable for Framing and Tenafly
,
Joan Shawlee
Joan-Shawlee
21 total credits
Credits include: Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Irma la Douce, Willard and The Wild Angels
,
Vic Tayback
Vic-Tayback
37 total credits
Credits include: Papillon, Bullitt, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Suitable for Framing

1971
Drama, Crime
TV Episode
1h 16m
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Ratings & Reviews

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Average Percentile: 63.18%
04 Oct 2013
80
86th
Oh shit, is every episode of Columbo on Criticker?! BEST DAY EVER. This one is a blast with a truly despicable villain and a wonderful reveal at the end. I'm looking forward to watching many, many more of these.
03 Aug 2023
65
59th
A consistently good episode with a great performance from the killer. I think Columbo took a more passive role in this episode.
05 Aug 2020
70
56th
One of the more Sherlockian episodes but lacks standout moments expect the conclusion.
05 Jun 2012
83
80th
One of Columbo's best conclusions ever. Doh, Ross Martin did it?? Who knew???
05 Oct 2008
72
67th
An above-average Columbo, and finally some fight put up by the perpetrator in the end, rather than simply giving in as usual. Ross Martin played the murderer quite well.
29 Jul 2008
75
85th
Top notch Columbo! Hands down the best in the first season. Kingston (expertly played by Ross Martin) is more a criminal mastermind than you'd ever expect from an art critic, and Columbo's ruses to expose him are diabolical... it's a battle of giants.

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Hy Averback
Hy-Averback
17 total credits
Credits include: I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!, A Stitch in Crime, Suitable for Framing, Chamber of Horrors and Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Writers:

Richard Levinson
Richard-Levinson
32 total credits
Credits include: Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, The Hindenburg, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
William Link
William-Link
31 total credits
Credits include: Columbo, Murder by the Book, Murder, She Wrote, Prescription: Murder and Death Lends a Hand
,
Jackson Gillis
Jackson-Gillis
19 total credits
Credits include: Suitable for Framing, Short Fuse, Double Shock, Requiem for a Falling Star and The Most Dangerous Match

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)
,
Kim Hunter
Kim-Hunter
45 total credits
Credits include: Planet of the Apes, A Streetcar Named Desire, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, A Matter of Life and Death and Beneath the Planet of the Apes
,
Don Ameche
Don-Ameche
59 total credits
Credits include: Trading Places, Cocoon, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, Harry and the Hendersons and Oscar
,
Mary Wickes
Mary-Wickes
46 total credits
Credits include: Sister Act, 101 Dalmatians, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit and Little Women
,
Barney Phillips
Barney-Phillips
22 total credits
Credits include: I Was a Teenage Werewolf, Ruby Gentry, Suitable for Framing, The True Story of Jesse James and The Naked Street
,
Ross Martin
Ross-Martin
23 total credits
Credits include: The Great Race, Experiment in Terror, Suitable for Framing, Conquest of Space and The Colossus of New York
,
Rosanna Huffman
Rosanna-Huffman
2 total credits
Credits include: Suitable for Framing and Tenafly
,
Joan Shawlee
Joan-Shawlee
21 total credits
Credits include: Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Irma la Douce, Willard and The Wild Angels
,
Vic Tayback
Vic-Tayback
37 total credits
Credits include: Papillon, Bullitt, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Thunderbolt and Lightfoot

Franchise:

Columbo

Genres:

Drama, Crime, Mystery

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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