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Murder, She Wrote
S2.E21
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The Perfect Foil

  • Episode aired Apr 13, 1986
  • TV-PG
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Robert Forster, Angela Lansbury, Guerin Barry, Lisa Langlois, Raf Mauro, and Wendy Oates in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
CrimeDramaMystery

In New Orleans at Mardi Gras, a distant cousin of Jessica is falsely accused of murder.In New Orleans at Mardi Gras, a distant cousin of Jessica is falsely accused of murder.In New Orleans at Mardi Gras, a distant cousin of Jessica is falsely accused of murder.

  • Director
    • Walter Grauman
  • Writers
    • Peter S. Fischer
    • Richard Levinson
    • William Link
  • Stars
    • Angela Lansbury
    • Barbara Babcock
    • Peter Bonerz
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    365
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Walter Grauman
    • Writers
      • Peter S. Fischer
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
    • Stars
      • Angela Lansbury
      • Barbara Babcock
      • Peter Bonerz
    • 6User reviews
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    Robert Forster and Lisa Langlois in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
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    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Jessica Fletcher
    Barbara Babcock
    Barbara Babcock
    • Rosaline Gardner
    Peter Bonerz
    Peter Bonerz
    • Calhoun 'Cal' Fletcher
    Cesare Danova
    Cesare Danova
    • Lt. Edmund Cavette
    George DiCenzo
    George DiCenzo
    • Johnny Blaze
    • (as George Di Cenzo)
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Gilbert Gaston
    David Hedison
    David Hedison
    • Mitch Payne
    Lisa Langlois
    Lisa Langlois
    • Kitty Manette
    Penny Singleton
    Penny Singleton
    • Aunt Mildred
    Granville Van Dusen
    Granville Van Dusen
    • Congressman Brad Gardner
    Morgan Jones
    Morgan Jones
    • Sergeant Baxter
    Joe Ross
    Joe Ross
    • Desk Clerk
    Hank Rolike
    Hank Rolike
    • Taxi Driver
    Sherry McFarland
    Sherry McFarland
    • Receptionist
    Raf Mauro
    Raf Mauro
    • Napolean
    • (as Rafael Mauro)
    Wendy Oates
    • Madame Dracula
    Guerin Barry
    • Sir Walter Raleigh
    Richard Brose
    • Headsman
    • Director
      • Walter Grauman
    • Writers
      • Peter S. Fischer
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
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    • Trivia
      Final on-screen appearance of Penny Singleton, movies' Blondie and television's Jane Jetson.
    • Goofs
      When Jessica is first talking to her cousin Cal in the police station, Cal doesn't have a pen in his shirt pocket. By the time the lawyer, Mitch Payne, enters the station and begins to engage in conversation with Jessica and Cal, a pen has mysteriously appeared in Cal's shirt pocket.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Calhoun 'Cal' Fletcher: I'll open.

      Johnny Blaze: Cards?

      Calhoun 'Cal' Fletcher: Two, please.

      Mitch Payne: Three.

      Congressman Brad Gardner: One.

      Johnny Blaze: Dealer's taking two.

    • Soundtracks
      Murder She Wrote Theme
      Written by John Addison

    User reviews6

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    6/10
    Why the rush?
    Murder She Wrote should have had two-parters, this episode definitely should've been one - Gorgeous costumes, camera work, lighting and sets - good character work and actors - but rushed and unfinished.

    It was an amazing time in television that gave us so many wonderful shows with just the right mix of drama and light heartedness, and with such high production values, but if only they could've known how lacking that sort of thing would be today, they'd have valued it more, given episodes like this one more time, given the story and the characters more time to breathe and develop, and given the audience more time to bathe in the gorgeousness of this episode.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 1986 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Craven Estate - 430 Madeline Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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