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Original Air Date:
19 January 1972
(Season 1, Episode 6)
Plot:
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. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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A Columbo adventure without much spark!
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Cast
(Episode Cast) (in credits order) (verified as complete) | Peter Falk | ... | Columbo |
 | Roddy McDowall | ... | Roger Stanford |
 | Anne Francis | ... | Valerie Bishop |
 | James Gregory | ... | David L. Buckner |
 | Ida Lupino | ... | Doris Buckner |
 | William Windom | ... | Everett Logan |
 | Steve Gravers | ... | Sergeant |
| Lawrence Cook | ... | Quincy [Murphy in credits] |
| Rosalind Miles | ... | Nancy |
| Lew Brown | ... | Farrell |
| Jason Wingreen | ... | Policeman |
| Eddie Quillan | ... | Ferguson |
 | Stuart Nisbet | ... | Pinstripe |
| Annette Molen | ... | Girl |
| Jim Neumarker | ... | Plainclothesman |
| George Sawaya | ... | Man |
| Episode Crew |
Directed by | |||
| Edward M. Abroms | |||
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| Jackson Gillis | (teleplay) | |
| Lester Pine | (story) & | |
| Tina Pine | (story) and | |
| Jackson Gillis | (story) | |
| Richard Levinson | (creator) & | |
| William Link | (creator) | |
Produced by | |||
| Richard Levinson | .... | producer | |
| William Link | .... | producer | |
| Robert F. O'Neill | .... | associate producer | |
| Everett Chambers | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Gil Melle | (as Gil Mellé) | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harry L. Wolf | (director of photography) (as Harry Wolf) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| John Kaufman | (as John Kaufman Jr.) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Archie J. Bacon | (as Arch Bacon) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Charles S. Thompson | (set decorations) | ||
Production Management | |||
| Henry Kline | .... | unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Kevin Donnelly | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Melvin M. Metcalfe Sr. | .... | sound | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Albert Whitlock | .... | special photographic effects | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Burton Miller | .... | costumes | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Richard Belding | .... | editorial supervisor | |
Music Department | |||
| Henry Mancini | .... | composer: Mystery Movie theme | |
Other crew | |||
| Steven Bochco | .... | story editor | |
| Wayne Fitzgerald | .... | main title design | |
Production Companies
- Universal TV (from Universal City, California) (as Universal Studios)
- MCA-TV (1972) (USA) (TV) (as MCA-TV Exclusive Distributor)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1972) (USA) (TV)
- Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (Included in "Columbo: The Complete First Season")
- Universal Title titles and opticals
- Deluxe Digital Studios DVD transfer (uncredited)
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75 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 See more »
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Trivia:
Roddy McDowell is the only actor to be arrested by both Columbo and Batman (Bookworm).See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: In the tramcar high above the valley, the cable car guide is lecturing Columbo on the safety of the tramway. When viewed arriving at the top platform Columbo is clearly visible but the guide is nowhere to be seen in the glass windowed car, and presumably there was no way to get off before the top.See more »
Quotes:
Lt. Columbo:You know, Roger, the truth is hard to find - sometimes, but sometimes it's right in front of us, and we can't prove it.See more »
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When I say that the ending is the best part of this final Season 1 Columbo adventure, I'm not being totally sarcastic: it is the most enjoyable and entertaining aspect of what is a largely indifferent addition to the series.
Roddy McDowall is certainly not one of Columbo's strongest adversaries, a fact that is perpetuated by his character's alarming tendency to incriminate himself. The story is not bloated with the typical script ingenuity or fluency, the plot development is laboured and the characters are decidedly boring.
All in all not one of Columbo's finest hours. On reflection, nobody's heart appears to be in it. For Columbo completionists only.