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"Columbo" A Stitch in Crime (1973)
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"Columbo" (1971)Original Air Date:
11 February 1973 (Season 2, Episode 6)Plot:
A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a nurse catches onto the scheme. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. moreUser Comments:
Did anybody notice "Helen Crump"?? moreCast
(Episode Complete credited cast)| Peter Falk | ... | Columbo | |
| Leonard Nimoy | ... | Dr. Barry Mayfield | |
| Anne Francis | ... | Nurse Sharon Martin | |
| Nita Talbot | ... | Marcia Dalton | |
| Will Geer | ... | Dr. Edmund Hidemann | |
| Aneta Corsaut | ... | Nurse Morgan | |
| Jared Martin | ... | Harry Alexander | |
| Victor Millan | ... | Detective Flores | |
| Ken Sansom | ... | Paul (as Kenneth Sansom) | |
| Murray MacLeod | ... | Dr. Simpson | |
| Leonard Simon | ... | Dr. Michaelson | |
| Ron Stokes | ... | Tom | |
| Patsy Garrett | ... | Cleaning Woman |
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Continuity: (At 38:00) We see a close-up of Sharon's roommate Marcia reaching for a tissue in her bag. The bag is opened since we see the buckle up her breasts. In the next (wider) shot she's still struggling to open her bag. moreQuotes:
Dr. Barry Mayfield: Maybe Marcia knows more than she's telling.Lt. Columbo: Oh, actually I think she knows less than she's telling.
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Aneta Corsaut portrayed Andy Taylor's girlfriend/wife in the top-rated (Number 1!!) TV show, "Andy Griffith." Yet, three years later, she goes by barely noticed in a series of guest supporting TV appearances, as with her Nurse Morgan walk-on here. Interesting.
Overall, a great "Columbo" episode, minus the overacting of the previous two installments.
Perhaps the script goes a bit overboard in portraying Columbo's slovenly appearance and behavior, and I certainly do not want to watch him eat another meal, ever again.
Jared Martin is excellent in his brief appearance, and Geer plays the type of character he specialized in bringing to life. Nimoy is indeed a bit "wooden" at times, but I assume that's why he was cast in the role. Anne Francis's second "Columbo" outing is fine.
Director Averback specialized in TV movies, pilots and series episodes, so the production is professional, is not somewhat pedestrian.
Does anybody know what building is used for exteriors of the hospital?