[first lines]
[Jim works in his office]
Jim Ferris : [knock on the door] Who is it?
[another knock on the door]
Jim Ferris : [He opens the door - Ken is aiming a gun at his face. Jim laughs]
Ken Franklin : Oh, you're not intimidated.
Jim Ferris : Oh, come on, Ken. You're forgetting that I'm one-half of the world's greatest mystery-writing team? You, ah, don't have gloves on, your finger's not on the trigger, and there are no bullets in the cylinder.
Ken Franklin : [smiling] You're right. I'm a lousy practical joker.
Columbo
- Episode aired Sep 15, 1971
- PGPG
- 1h 16m
When one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.When one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.When one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.
See production, box office & company info
See more at IMDbPro
Review "Murder by the Book" (1971) PLOT: One member of a popular mystery writing team (Jack Cassidy) murders his partner (Martin Milner) after he threatens to go off on his own. He claims he was 2 hours away at his cabin-on-the-lake while his partner was shot at the office in Los Angeles. Rosemary Forsyth plays the
victim's wife while Barbara Colby is on hand as a flirtatious neighbor at the cabin. COMMENTARY: This was the first episode of the series after the two pilot movies and therefore has a shorter runtime of 75 minutes. It was directed & co-written by Steven Spielberg when he only 24 years-old, just a few years before his great success with "Jaws" (1975). This is one of my favorite episodes of the series, highlighted by the conniving Cassidy, who would reappear in two future
installments, the problematic "Publish or Perish" (1974) and the excellent "Now You See Him" (1976). He made for such a sly antagonist, but perished prematurely at the age of 49 in late 1976 from a house fire. GRADE: A-Photos7
- Wuchakk
- Jan 19, 2019
Related news
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of Murder by the Book (1971) in Australia?
Answer
More to explore
Recently viewed
You have no recently viewed pages