"Columbo" A Stitch in Crime (1973)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Hy Averback

Writers:

Richard Levinson (creator) &
William Link (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"Columbo" (1971)

Original Air Date:

11 February 1973 (Season 2, Episode 6)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a nurse catches onto the scheme.

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Surgeon | Murder | Detective | Doctor

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

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

Directed by
Hy Averback

Writing credits
Richard Levinson		(creator) &
William Link		(creator)
Shirl Hendryx		(written by)

Produced by
Edward K. Dodds	....	associate producer
Dean Hargrove	....	producer

Original Music by
Billy Goldenberg

Cinematography by
Harry L. Wolf		(director of photography) (as Harry Wolf)

Film Editing by
Robert L. Kimble

Art Direction by
Archie J. Bacon		(as Arch Bacon)

Set Decoration by
John McCarthy Jr.		(as John McCarthy)

Costume Design by
Grady Hunt

Production Management
Henry Kline	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Foster H. Phinney	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Edwin S. Hall	....	sound

Editorial Department
Richard Belding	....	editorial supervisor
Steve Johnson	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Henry Mancini	....	composer: "Mystery Movie" theme
Hal Mooney	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer: main title
Jackson Gillis	....	executive story consultant

Production Companies

• Universal TV

Distributors

• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Universal Title  titles & optical effects

Runtime:

USA:73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-7 (2005) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Universal TV

Goofs:

Continuity: The three items on Dr. Barry Mayfield's desk in his office change position, depending on camera angle.

Quotes:

Dr. Barry Mayfield: Maybe Marcia knows more than she's telling.
Lt. Columbo: Oh, actually I think she knows less than she's telling.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine (#8.1)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Sunday Mystery Movie Theme

leonard nimoy is great in this one!

it was a very nice pices of work! very well acted out and great script! it keeps you on the edge of your seat and i was hoping that with some luck barry mayfield would make it! the crime was not planed out very much ahead of time but it went smoothly until the end! i love leonard nimoy and peter falk acting together, they are both great actors and work well together in this show!