Old Fashioned Murder
- Episode aired Nov 28, 1976
- TV-PG
- 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.1K
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The head of a family-run museum murders her brother when he threatens to dissolve the financially strapped institution.The head of a family-run museum murders her brother when he threatens to dissolve the financially strapped institution.The head of a family-run museum murders her brother when he threatens to dissolve the financially strapped institution.
Mike Lally
- Sgt. George Carter
- (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
- Museum Patron
- (uncredited)
George Simmons
- Stylist
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaPeter S. Feibleman, who wrote this episode's teleplay, plays Milton Shaeffer, the museum's security guard.
- GoofsSupposedly, the burglar is shot by the accountant, who is shot in return. Columbo listens to the inventory tape many times but listens to the answering machine tape only once. If the two men shot each other at nearly the same time, the answering machine (fake) message would have two gunshots to account for the dual deaths. It had only one. Columbo failed to pick up on this, even if only to consider simultaneous gunfire.
- Quotes
Columbo: My watch costs thirty dollars. His must have cost a couple hundred and it's wrong. It says May first. Goes to show you money doesn't buy quality.
Sgt. George Carter: Lieutenant, it IS May first. Your watch is wrong, his watch is right.
Columbo: Oh. Well, what do you expect for thirty dollars.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Marie-Francine (2017)
- SoundtracksThe Girl from Ipamena
("Garota de Ipamena") (uncredited)
Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim
Portugese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes
English lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Instrumental version heard in beauty salon
Featured review
An Excellent Columbo!
The Lyttons are not a normal Southern California family. They are of the old money and had a place in society. Peter Falk's Columbo could not be more out of place than with eccentric bunch. Joyce Van Patten is a brilliant, under-rated actress who deserves awards and nominations for always leaving her mark in any role. After watching her in this role as Ruth Lytton, you want to see more of her. Celeste Holm does an exceptional job of playing her sister who won her sister's fiancé, married, and produced Janie, the heir to the Lytton fortune. Ruth and her brother Edward are caught in a conflict over the family's legacy which includes a museum that is constantly losing money. Ruth is determined to keep the museum alive because it is her life. Edward wants the best for his family and thinks by selling it that they would all benefit from it. Well, the only weak casting is the role of Janie, the niece. I liked her performance but I can't get that one awful vision of her reaction to finding her uncle's body in the museum. It is the most awkward reaction regarding murder. I won't say anymore but I think the writing was excellent. I think Joyce's Ruth and Peter Falk's Columbo was a good pair. I can sympathize with Ruth's loss of love and her devotion and loyalty to her family.
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- Sylviastel
- Jul 17, 2005
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- Delitto d'altri tempi
- Filming locations
- Mount St. Mary's College, Doheny Mansion - 10 Chester Pl, Los Angeles, California, USA(as The Lytton Museum)
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