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"Columbo" By Dawn's Early Light (1974)



Overview

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7.6/10   528 votes
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Director:
Harvey Hart
Writers:
José Luis Navarro (written by)
Richard Levinson (creator) ...
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Contact:
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TV Series:
"Columbo" (1971)
Original Air Date:
27 October 1974 (Season 4, Episode 3)
Plot:
The commandant of a military academy murders the chairman of the board, who wants to oust him. Lt. Columbo takes up residence in the barracks to expose the killer. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Patrick McGoohan -- The Prisoner -- Dead At 80
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 15 January 2009, 2:04 AM, PST)

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Cast

  (Episode Complete credited cast)

Peter Falk ... Columbo

Patrick McGoohan ... Col. Lyle C. Rumford
Burr DeBenning ... Capt. Loomis
Madeleine Sherwood ... Miss Brady (as Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood)
Tom Simcox ... William Haynes
Mark Wheeler ... Springer
Bruce Kirby ... Kramer (as Bruce Kirby Sr.)
Sidney Armus ... Corso

Robert Clotworthy ... Boodle Boy
Karen Lamm ... Susan

Bruno Kirby ... Cadet Morgan (as B. Kirby, Jr.)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-18 (2006) (DVD) (self applied)
Company:
Universal TV more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: As Columbo joins Rumsford for dinner, he is given a plate with a good-sized steak, accompanied by sweetcorn, carrots and something green, all in small neat piles. A few shots later, when the assistant cadets are excused from the table, his plate is there with the steak, but absolutely piled high with peas and green beans, but no sweetcorn at all. Then when he adds bread to his plate, it has the same ingredients as the first plate. more
Quotes:
Col. Lyle C. Rumford: Do you have a first name?
Lt. Columbo: I do. My wife is about the only one that uses it.
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Movie Connections:
Followed by "Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown (#9.5)" (1990) more

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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Great Battle of Wits, 15 August 2003
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Author: b gonsalves from Cleveland

Columbo vs. Patrick McGoohan's character is a classic -- better than many films, keeps you on edge and wondering the whole way. Definitely worth watching if you can find it. Here you see two actors who really know how to fill out a character and make him come to life. Huge fun.

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