No Time to Die 

Columbo attends the wedding of his nephew, who is also with the LAPD. Suddenly it turns out that the bride is missing, possibly kidnapped. Columbo sets up the investigation to figure out what happened.

Director:

Alan J. Levi

Writers:

Richard Levinson (created by), William Link (created by)

Stars:

Peter Falk, Joanna Going, Thomas Calabro

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Peter Falk	...	Columbo
Joanna Going	...	Melissa Alexandra Hayes
Thomas Calabro	...	Detective Andy Parma
Dan Butler	...	Sergeant Goodman
Doug Savant	...	Detective Dennis Mulrooney
Daniel McDonald	...	Strassa
Daniel Davis	...	Alex Varrick
Lance LeGault	...	Police Captain
Juliet Mills	...	Eileen Hacker
David Byrd	...	Bailey
Don Swayze	...	Albert Wagner
Donald Moffat	...	Sheldon Hays
Patricia Huston	...	Louise Hays
Cliff Emmich	...	Tubby Comfort
Beth Chamberlin	...	Cindy

Storyline

Columbo attends the wedding of his nephew, who is also with the LAPD. Suddenly it turns out that the bride is missing, possibly kidnapped. Columbo sets up the investigation to figure out what happened.

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Plot Keywords:

tape over mouth | bride | wedding | bound and gagged | cousin cousin relationship | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 March 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

À chacun son heure

Filming Locations:

Barclay Hotel - 103 W. 4th Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is one of the very few times that Columbo carries a gun. He does not use it.

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Goofs

The red safe light used in the dark room is for black and white prints only. It would ruin color prints.

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Quotes

Melissa Alexandra Hayes: Please, God, help me! Why did he let the door rust? Why didn't he oil it? Rust... that's it! Vinegar dissolves rust, vinegar does this, vinegar does that, thank you Mom for telling me that, and thank you, God!
[pours a bottle of vinegar on the hinges]
Melissa Alexandra Hayes: Let it soak in, Melissa, don't rush it.

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Connections

Referenced in The Larry Sanders Show: Out of the Loop (1992)

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Soundtracks

Can't Help Falling In Love
(uncredited)
Written by George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore

User Reviews

A different kind of Columbo

Regular Columbo viewers will be surprised by this movie, which is totally different from the standard Columbo formula. Several years after the revival series began, Peter Falk wanted to experiment with the format, and this is the result. Though it may rub Columbo fans the wrong way, it is actually not a bad film. In fact, this is based on Ed McBain's 87th Precinct novel "So Long As You Both Shall Live". The movie "Columbo Undercover" which came two years later is based on another Ed McBain novel: "Jigsaw". Both movies are very faithful to the novels, the only real difference being that Columbo is substituted for the novels' original detectives.

(Note: when I originally posted this review, I mistakenly said that it was based on Ed McBain's " 'Til Death" -- both novels are set during weddings.)