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A Frame for Murder

A Frame for Murder

1978TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mTV-PG
CrimeDramaMysteryThriller
7.6
IMDB Rating
78 votes

Jedediah is set up on a phony rape charge and sets out to clear his name and find those responsible.

Director
Leo Penn
Writers
Dallas L. Barnes, Norman Jolley
Stars
Buddy Ebsen, Lee Meriwether, Mark Shera
Release Date
November 16, 1978
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen
as Barnaby Jones
Lee Meriwether
Lee Meriwether
as Betty Jones
Mark Shera
Mark Shera
as Jedediah Romano "J.R." Jones
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Karen Purcill
as Drew Barber
Biff McGuire
Biff McGuire
as Mason Barber
Mark Goddard
Mark Goddard
as Tony Klinger
John Karlen
John Karlen
as Johnny Alban
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Aubrey Martin
as Det. Sgt. Sharon Ann Marsh
John Carter
John Carter
as Lt. John Biddle
Meshach Taylor
Meshach Taylor
as Parking Lot Attendant

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Samuel Goldwyn Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA
Production
Woodruff Productions, Woodruff Productions, Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

🎯 Categories

CrimeDramaMysteryThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Jedediah isn't especially bright in this one!
by planktonrules2021-08-03
5/10

"In the beginning of this episode, Jedediah is drugged. While he's passed out, he's placed in a woman's room and she runs to the police to say he raped her. Why would she say this and who would put her up to it? Well, the episode shows Jedediah at his dumbest. Instead of letting Barnaby investigate OR investigating with a witness with him all the time, Jedediah just blunders in...and makes himself look incredibly guilty! It defies common sense for a private detective to be this dumb...a major weakness in the episode. It does get worse...when Jedediah realizes he's now a wan..."

💡 Did You Know?

Guest star Tom Pittman's fourth and final appearance on Barnaby Jones. He played a different law enforcement officer on each episode.

📖 Synopsis

Jedediah is set up on a phony rape charge and sets out to clear his name and find those responsible.