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7.4 / 10 IMDb October 9, 1972 1h 35m
A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
Director
Runtime
1h 35m
Release Date
October 9, 1972
Genre
Drama, Mystery, TV Movie, Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Producers
Cast
Peter Falk
as Columbo
Lee Grant
as Leslie Williams
John Fink
as Michael Clark
Harold Gould
as Agent Carlson
Patricia Mattick
as Margaret Williams
Paul Carr
as Hammond
Jed Allan
as Phil
Charles Macaulay
as Richard
Hank Brandt
as Attorney
Jean Byron
as Pat
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Richard Roat
as Perkins
Norma Connolly
as Celia
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Harlan Warde
as Paul Williams
Bill Walker
as Crowell
Timothy Carey
as Bert
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Judson Morgan
as Judge
Richard O'Brien
as Priest
Celeste Yarnall
as Gloria
Lisa Moore
as Nancy
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Lois Battle
as Waitress
Production Companies
Universal TelevisionAdvertisement
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