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"Columbo" Requiem for a Falling Star (1973)
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"Columbo" (1971)Original Air Date:
21 January 1973 (Season 2, Episode 5)Plot:
A faded movie actress commits murder. Lt. Columbo, one of her biggest fans, is on the case. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
Anne Baxter meets the rumpled detective more (15 total)Cast
(Episode Complete credited cast)| Peter Falk | ... | Columbo | |
| Anne Baxter | ... | Nora Chandler | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Dr. Frank Simmons | |
| Frank Converse | ... | Mr. Fallon | |
| Pippa Scott | ... | Jean Davis | |
| Mel Ferrer | ... | Jerry Parks | |
| Edith Head | ... | Herself | |
| Sidney Miller | ... | Director (as Sid Miller) | |
| William Bryant | ... | Sgt. Jeffries | |
| John Archer | ... | Paul | |
| Jack Griffin | ... | Gate guard | |
| Robert E. Meredith | ... | Joe | |
| Bart Burns | ... | Sgt. Fields |
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Germany:60 min (cut version) | USA:70 min | Germany:70 min (uncut version)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
MonoFilming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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Continuity: A blonde girl in grey dress climbs the same stairs twice during the conversation between Lt. Columbo and Mr. Fallon. moreQuotes:
Jerry Parks: [Points to his head] You can't get a search warrant for what's in here.Nora Chandler: You couldn't get a bus fare for what's in there!
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I have a special fondness for this particular Columbo episode, though I'm not sure why. It is very good, but there have been other Columbos that have moved a little faster. This one has a few interesting twists to the plot, but what is most enjoyable is the presence of Anne Baxter as a movie star, Nora Chandler, from Hollywood's golden age who now stars in a TV series. Kind of like Loretta Young, but with an entirely different persona. Mel Ferrer guest stars also, as does the lovely Pippa Scott. Scott plays Baxter's secretary, and Ferrer is a gossip columnist who seems to have some real dirt on Nora. He's also courting Scott, which Baxter is tremendously unhappy about. Nora is also getting some pressure from the studio. Nora has a cottage on the grounds with a fountain in the back - her late husband, Al, actually ran the studio. The present bosses want to sell off parts of the land, but Nora won't sell.
Falk and Baxter are funny together. He's initially starstruck - though I can't really agree with one poster on this board who thinks he wasn't onto her. He calls his brother-in-law George and has Nora say hello to him, and there is another cute scene with Edith Head.
It's a fascinating story, made special by Baxter and her chemistry with Falk.