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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Richard Levinson (creator) &
William Link (creator) ...
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TV Series:
Original Air Date:
27 October 1971 (Season 1, Episode 3)
Plot:
A war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorcée is the only witness. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
One of My Favorites more (14 total)
Cast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | Peter Falk | ... | Columbo |
 | Eddie Albert | ... | Maj. Gen. Martin J. Hollister |
| Kate Reid | ... | Mrs. Walters |
 | Suzanne Pleshette | ... | Helen Stewart |
| John Kerr | ... | Col. Roger Dutton |
 | Val Avery | ... | Harry Barnes |
 | Timothy Carey | ... | Bert |
| Clete Roberts | ... | TV Newsman |
| Ron Castro | ... | Officer Sanchez |
| Glen Vernon | ... | 1st Officer |
| Jim Pelham | ... | 2nd Officer (as Jimmy Pelham) |
| James Halferty | ... | 1st Marine Cadet (as Jim Halferty) |
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Runtime:
USA:72 min | Italy:70 min
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Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-7 (2004)
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When Columbo flashes his badge in this episode, his first name can be seen, alongside his photo (it's Frank). more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The picture of Eddie Albert as a Major General appears to have an incorrect number of stars. His uniform is shown and has the correct number, two. The painting appears to show four. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Walters:
Your pot's overcooking.
Helen Stewart:
That is not a pot! That's a crock!
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| This Gil Melle music is terrific but.... | jéwé |
| Kate Reid's feral stare while she downs that bourbon | old_tv_guy |
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The cool demeanor of Eddie Albert's Martin J. Hollister and his enjoyable interplay with Columbo makes "Dead Weight" a pleasure to watch multiple times. This is one of Columbo's toughest cases because Hollister has convincingly succeeded in swaying unstable Helen Stewart from what she originally thought she had witnessed. Excellent plot, excellent directing. The music score adds to this first season episode's likability. The final clue, additionally, is rather unique. It points to the villain's tragic flaw, which is exciting to discover and shows that Hollister is yet more complex with more compassion inside than we realized.