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Columbo: A Trace of Murder (1997) (TV)
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15 May 1997 (USA) morePlot:
A millionaire's being threatened with a lawsuit by a man he did business with. And at the same time his mercenary of a wife has been having an affair... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Peter Falk | ... | Columbo |
 | David Rasche | ... | Patrick Kinsley |
 | Shera Danese | ... | Cathleen Calvert |
 | Barry Corbin | ... | Clifford Calvert |
| Raye Birk | ... | Howard Seltzer |
| Will Nye | ... | Officer Will |
 | John Finnegan | ... | Barney |
| Franklin Cover | ... | Harry Jenkins |
| Alice Backes | ... | Harriet Jenkins |
 | Dion Anderson | ... | Stuart March |
 | Donna Bullock | ... | Tracy Rose |
 | John F. O'Donohue | ... | Doherty |
 | Dyana Ortelli | ... | Colenari |
 | Kymberly Newberry | ... | District Attorney (as Kymberly S. Newberry) |
 | Maury Sterling | ... | Store Clerk |
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UK:PGFilming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USAFun Stuff
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Continuity: When Cathleen is talking about the murder to Patrick, he takes a black Swiss Army knife to open a bottle. In the next picture when he has the bottle opener screwing into the cork the knife is red. moreFAQ
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Overall this is a pretty good Columbo, in my opinion, though it does have some glaring weaknesses.
Barry Corbin is very good as the loud husband who gets framed by Shera Danese. Danese turns in her usual performance; she's lovely and interesting but seems to play essentially the same character in every episode.
The criminologist "bad guy" does a pretty sloppy job for a supposed expert -- that may be the biggest plot weakness; it's hard to believe he was that dumb. A long way from CSI.
The other weakness is the ending - the twist is good enough, I suppose, but the scene in which he reveals it is contrived and overplayed.
All in all, a good story. If they'd redone the ending and let the villain be a little more clever it would have been a great one. As it is, it's just good.
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