"Columbo" Columbo Cries Wolf (1990)

Director:

Daryl Duke

Writers:

Richard Levinson (creator) &
William Link (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Columbo" (1971)

Original Air Date:

20 January 1990 (Season 9, Episode 2)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

When the business-savvy publisher of a "Playboy"-type men's magazine wants to sell her stock to a Rupert Murdoch-like media tycoon, she apparently disappears on a London-bound flight.

Plot Keywords:

Magazine | Photographer | Detective | Ex Lover | Homicide

Cast

Peter Falk	...	Columbo
Ian Buchanan	...	Sean Brantley
Rebecca Staab	...	Tina
Alan Scarfe	...	Sir Harry Matthews
Mark Margolis	...	Cosner
John Finnegan	...	Police Chief
David Huddleston	...	The Mayor
Deidre Hall	...	Dian Hunter
Jeanne Wolf	...	Herself
Gigi Rice	...	Dian's Secretary
Ralph Wilcox	...	Chef
Peter Zapp	...	Mayor's Aide
Morgan Jones	...	Wilson
Darrell Kunitomi	...	Factotum
Daphne Cheung	...	Next Nymph of the Month

Runtime:

Germany:91 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

In "Columbo Cries Wolf", Columbo suspects the murder of a Los Angeles woman who failed to arrive at an important meeting in London. Columbo says he is investigating the disappearance as a favor to his old friend, Detective Chief Superintendent Durk of Scotland Yard, a character from "Columbo: Dagger of the Mind (#2.4)" (1972).

Goofs:

Factual errors: The postcard that Diane sent from Milan has an English postage stamp on it.

Quotes:

Dian Hunter: Don't "sweetheart" me. And wipe that silly, smirking little-boy grin off your face.

Movie Connections:

Follows "Columbo: Murder, a Self Portrait (#9.1)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Mystery Movie Theme

Great ending

Kind of plodding at times, but I thought the ending was very unique.

I'm surprised that no one had commented yet, but I thought this Columbo was very entertaining. One of the better, newer Columbos. I wish Columbo had never gone off the air.