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Prescription: Murder (1968)

TV Movie  -  99 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery
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A psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.

Director:

Richard Irving

Writers:

Richard Levinson (teleplay), William Link (teleplay), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Peter Falk ...
Gene Barry ...
Katherine Justice Katherine Justice ...
William Windom William Windom ...
Nina Foch ...
Virginia Gregg Virginia Gregg ...
Miss Petrie
Andrea King ...
Cynthia Gordon
Susanne Benton Susanne Benton ...
The Blonde
Ena Hartman Ena Hartman ...
Nurse
Sherry Boucher Sherry Boucher ...
Air Hostess
Anthony James Anthony James ...
Tommy
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Storyline

Doctor Ray Flemming is a Psychiatrist, he is married to Carol who is a rich woman and one of his patients is Joan Hudson who is also his lover. Ray decides to murder his wife with Joan's help. And so he does, making sure he has a perfect alibi. Lt. Columbo is in charge of the investigation and he is almost sure that Doctor Flemming is guilty. So a duel starts between the cold Doctor and the seemingly naive detective. Written by Baldinotto da Pistoia  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Psychiatrist | Alibi | Detective | Investigation  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Columbo: Prescription Murder See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor) (as Technicolor ®)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Several different sources have different first names for Columbo. By focusing in on his badge he occasionally flashed, some say it was Frank some say it was Joseph. Trivial Persuit has it as Philip, which they got from a trivia book that purposely made it up to see if anyone was paying attention. The writers say he definitely was not given a first name. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Dr. Flemming smashes the balcony window, his shadow can be seen on the background, revealing it to be a simple backdrop. See more »

Quotes

Burt Gordon: I think a toast is in order. To our host and hostess on the tenth anniversary of their horrible mistake.
[Carol Flemming makes a sound of protest]
Dr. Ray Flemming: You'd better rephrase that, counselor.
Burt Gordon: Pleasure, Your Honor. To the two finest people I ever knew. Here's to ten more years of happiness!
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Connections

Spoofed in "The Simpsons: Dial 'N' for Nerder (#19.14)" (2008) See more »