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Columbo: Season 2, Episode 3

The Most Crucial Game (5 Nov. 1972)

TV Episode  -  NOT_RATED 74 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery
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The manager of a football team murders its callow owner, making it look as if the young man had had an accident in his swimming pool. Lt. Columbo is on the case.

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Jeremy Kagan
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Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Peter Falk ...
Robert Culp ...
Paul Hanlon
Dean Jagger Dean Jagger ...
Walter Cunnell
James Gregory James Gregory ...
Coach Rizzo
Valerie Harper ...
Eve Babcock
Susan Howard Susan Howard ...
Shirley Wagner
Dean Stockwell ...
Eric Wagner
Val Avery ...
Ralph Dobbs
Kathryn Kelly Wiget Kathryn Kelly Wiget ...
Miss Johnson
Richard Stahl Richard Stahl ...
Mr. Fremont
Don Keefer ...
Deputy Coroner
Cliff Carnell Cliff Carnell ...
Plainclothesman
Joe Renteria Joe Renteria ...
Box Attendant Jimmy
Ivan Naranjo Ivan Naranjo ...
Sgt. Hernandez, L.A.P.D.
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Storyline

The owner of a football team is found dead in a swimming pool. It looks like an accident, a slip and fall. However, Columbo doesn't really believe in this being an accident and investigates the accident as if it was a murder case. However, the person he suspects has a powerful alibi. Written by Maarten Hofman <jen@cistron.nl>  

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Columbo: Gioco mortale (#2.3) See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color
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Trivia

The murder victim's (Eric Wagner's) house is the same used in Murder by the Book where it was the house of Ken Franklin. See more »

Goofs

Miscellaneous: When Shirley Wagner lands at the airport, there is a scene showing the wheels of her plane touching down. The wheels are of a B-52 bomber, and not a commercial airliner. See more »

Quotes

Lt. Columbo: Miss Babcock?
Eve Babcock: Don't be so Cincinnati, my name is Eve.
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