Two Soviet ballet dancers on tour in the States are wanted following the murder of a man backstage during their debut performance.Two Soviet ballet dancers on tour in the States are wanted following the murder of a man backstage during their debut performance.Two Soviet ballet dancers on tour in the States are wanted following the murder of a man backstage during their debut performance.
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George De La Pena
- Alexander Masurov
- (as George De La Peña)
Patrick Thomas
- Dewey Johnson
- (as Courtney Burr)
Anthony De Longis
- Serge Berensky
- (as Anthony DeLongis)
Gary Bohn
- Theatre Audience Member
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was Claude Akins's final appearance as Ethan.
- GoofsJessica was talking on the phone and asked the person on the other end to hold the line, and then she hung up. After going to answer the door she goes back to the phone and picks it up and continues talking. With those old phones, hanging up the handset would have disconnected the call. So Jessica would have had to call the number again.
- Quotes
Jessica Fletcher: Now you wait right here, and I'll go make a phone call.
[starts to leave room]
Skip Fleming: Oh, what's wrong with this phone?
Jessica Fletcher: Well, that phone isn't bugged.
- SoundtracksThe Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a
Excerpt from: "Waltz of the Flowers"
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
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Ballet and defecting with 'Murder She Wrote'
Have always been quite fond of 'Murder She Wrote'. It is a fun and relaxing watch that makes you think as you try to unwind in the evening. If one wants more complex, twisty mysteries with lots of tension and suspense 'Murder She Wrote' may not be for you, but if you want something light-hearted and entertaining but still provide good mysteries 'Murder She Wrote' fits the bill just fine.
As far as Season 1 episodes go (a decent season overall but understandably with a still settling vibe), talking about previous episodes up to this point for a moment, "Death Takes a Curtain Call" is not as good as "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes", "Lovers and Other Killers" and "Hit, Run and Homicide" but is very good still. In fact none of the previous episodes are bad, a long way from that, even the weakest episodes "Deadly Lady" and "It's a Dog's Life".
"Death Takes a Curtain Call" has a couple of flaws. The ballet is visually somewhat on the dull side and the choreography doesn't excite or exactly captivate, speaking as a fan of ballet since the age of 6 (so nearly 20 years). Was most let down by the ending, compared to the ingenious one of the previous episode "We're Off to Kill the Wizard" and the darkly ambiguous one of "Lovers and Other Killers" it was rather ordinary with a weak motive and committed by a character with little presence and with a screen time of about 10 minutes.
However, the episode is very slickly filmed and the Cabot Cove setting is always a pleasure to see, as is its homely, close sense of community. The music has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune.
The writing, apart from one line, is charmingly light-hearted, gently amiable and down to earth but provokes thought too. The best lines coming from Ethan and Karzof. The story is compelling, the defection story-line not being too dragged out and never straining credibility. One does feel for poor Ethan. The episode is at its best in the scenes between Jessica and the cynical yet genial Karzof, who are amiable with a little tension.
Jessica is more than your standard female detective and Amos once again is not too much of the bumbling sheriff cliché.
Angela Lansbury is terrific in one of her best remembered roles (one of the roles that is most closely associated with me at any rate). Claude Akins, in regrettably his final appearance on the show, and particularly William Conrad are particularly good in support, with Tom Bosley not far behind.
Overall, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
As far as Season 1 episodes go (a decent season overall but understandably with a still settling vibe), talking about previous episodes up to this point for a moment, "Death Takes a Curtain Call" is not as good as "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes", "Lovers and Other Killers" and "Hit, Run and Homicide" but is very good still. In fact none of the previous episodes are bad, a long way from that, even the weakest episodes "Deadly Lady" and "It's a Dog's Life".
"Death Takes a Curtain Call" has a couple of flaws. The ballet is visually somewhat on the dull side and the choreography doesn't excite or exactly captivate, speaking as a fan of ballet since the age of 6 (so nearly 20 years). Was most let down by the ending, compared to the ingenious one of the previous episode "We're Off to Kill the Wizard" and the darkly ambiguous one of "Lovers and Other Killers" it was rather ordinary with a weak motive and committed by a character with little presence and with a screen time of about 10 minutes.
However, the episode is very slickly filmed and the Cabot Cove setting is always a pleasure to see, as is its homely, close sense of community. The music has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune.
The writing, apart from one line, is charmingly light-hearted, gently amiable and down to earth but provokes thought too. The best lines coming from Ethan and Karzof. The story is compelling, the defection story-line not being too dragged out and never straining credibility. One does feel for poor Ethan. The episode is at its best in the scenes between Jessica and the cynical yet genial Karzof, who are amiable with a little tension.
Jessica is more than your standard female detective and Amos once again is not too much of the bumbling sheriff cliché.
Angela Lansbury is terrific in one of her best remembered roles (one of the roles that is most closely associated with me at any rate). Claude Akins, in regrettably his final appearance on the show, and particularly William Conrad are particularly good in support, with Tom Bosley not far behind.
Overall, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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