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Mar 1, 1971 · Ransom for a Dead Man: Directed by Richard Irving. With Peter Falk, Lee Grant, John Fink, Harold Gould. After killing her boring husband and disposing of the body, a supposedly brilliant tort attorney fakes his kidnapping and keeps the ransom money. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Richard Irving
- 1971-03-01
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Sep 22, 2015 · Episode synopsis: Columbo Ransom for a Dead Man. Lady lawyer Leslie Williams has no further use for elderly husband, Paul, so she shoots him, and disposes of the body in the ocean. A wily one, Leslie has a perfect plan to side-step suspicion.
Three years after Peter Falk's debut as Columbo in Prescription: Murder (1968), this second pilot was created with Lieutenant Columbo assigned to assist with the kidnapping case of a high profile lawyer (Harlan Warde), but when he turns up dead, Columbo suspects that the wife has something to do with it.
Feb 28, 2021 · Revisiting the official Columbo pilot episode Ransom for a Dead Man, which first aired 50 years ago on March 1st, 1971. Revel in its majesty and watch the episode in full right here!
Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) outwits a lawyer (Lee Grant) who has killed her husband but made it look like a kidnapping.
- Mystery & Thriller
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Dec 10, 2020 · Ransom For a Dead Man | Columbo. Season 1 A brilliant tort attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not...
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- Columbo