Murder Wrap (6 Jan. 1981)

An Egyptologist is killed just before the opening of a stagey exhibit, featuring the mummy of an ancient Egyptian prince who legend says is waiting for his princess to join him in death -- and she looks just like Jennifer.

Director:

Michael Hiatt

Writers:

Bill La Mond, Jo La Mond,

Stars:

Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers, Lionel Stander

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Robert Wagner	...	Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers	...	Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander	...	Max
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Madeleine Taylor Holmes	...	Old Woman (as Madeleine Taylor-Holmes)
Fiona Lewis	...	Melissa Hilburn
John McLiam	...	Dr. Emmett Whitlock
John McMartin	...	Cole Morefield
Thaao Penghlis	...	Assad
Joseph R. Sicari	...	Lt. Greenblat

Storyline

An Egyptologist is killed just before the opening of a stagey exhibit, featuring the mummy of an ancient Egyptian prince who legend says is waiting for his princess to join him in death -- and she looks just like Jennifer.

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Plot Keywords:

mummy | museum | woman strangled to death | reference to lon chaney jr | reference to bela lugosi | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 1981 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rona II, Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Clever title, I'll give it that

Early on in this one, Jennifer proclaims her interest in the study of Egypt, which led this viewer to believe that aspect would come in play sometime later in the episode. Not so in a "knowledge" sort of way, although it reminded this viewer of something similar to the second Indiana Jones movie, albeit on a much lower production scale. Another observation was that Jennifer was the lone woman to dress in costume for the Egyptian event held during the beginning of this episode, while the other women limited themselves to formal gowns of the ordinary stripe. So much for a costume ball. What ensues is uncovering a mystery involving a mummy and pharynx (I think it's called; it looks like a dog's head) that bored this viewer.