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Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)

Directed by Richard Irving

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Overview

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.

Length 95 minutes

Actors

Peter Falk | Lee Grant | John Fink | Harold Gould | Patricia Mattick | Paul Carr | Jed Allan | Charles Macaulay | Hank Brandt | Jean Byron | Richard Roat | Norma Connolly | Harlan Warde | Bill Walker | Timothy Carey | Judson Morgan | Richard O'Brien | Celeste Yarnall

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
11/11/2019TVDVDLibrary7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

The second Colombo movie before they launched the series. Despite Columbo’s overt male chauvinism this is a pretty good flick. Helps having Lee Grant as the main lead opposite of the detective.

Comments

avatarsleestakk
5 years ago

WOW

Columbo: “I don’t know how you do it”

Attorney: “what?”

Columbo: “work for a woman”

Jesus h Christ on a popsicle stick