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Murder Is a Parlor Game

Murder Is a Parlor Game

1979TV Episode⏱️ 47m
CrimeDramaMystery
6.6
IMDB Rating
110 votes

A retired Scotland Yard homicide inspector and author of a best seller on perfect murders is forced to kill in self-defense.

Director
Don Medford
Writers
Shel Willens, Richard Alan Simmons, Howard Berk
Stars
Kate Mulgrew, Henry Jones, Lili Haydn
Release Date
March 1, 1979
Language
English
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Kate Mulgrew
Kate Mulgrew
as Kate Columbo
Henry Jones
Henry Jones
as Josh Alden
Lili Haydn
Lili Haydn
as Jenny Columbo
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
as Ian A. Morly
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Elizabeth Cole
as Emily
Dolph Sweet
Dolph Sweet
as Sergeant Boone
Ian Abercrombie
Ian Abercrombie
as Carmichael
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Joe Baker
as Merlini
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Don Potter
as Archie Welborn

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Country Club Manor - 316 N Rossmore Ave, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Gambit Productions, Universal Television

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Cozy MysteryCrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Donald Pleasence is worth watching
by kevinolzak2013-03-12
3/10

"Three episodes of the short-lived spin off MRS. COLUMBO (only 13 episodes) were included as part of the COLUMBO series DVD releases, with no actual connection to its celebrated predecessor, and all references to Peter Falk's character quickly dropped. Kate Mulgrew, at age 23, with only 5 television credits on her resume, was far too young to have any credibility as a mother with a near teenage daughter, doing part time work as a journalist when not solving cases that would be child's play for Lt. Columbo. It's difficult to guess which of the 3 might be most worthwhile, but &quot..."

💡 Did You Know?

Character Ian A. Morley (Donald Pleasence) is the author of a book titled "Seven Who Beat The Headsman." The prop for this fictional book shows up on the bookshelf in John Carpenter's 1982 film "The Thing." Carpenter frequently cast Pleasence in his films, most notably his "Halloween" series.

📖 Synopsis

A retired Scotland Yard homicide inspector and author of a best seller on perfect murders is forced to kill in self-defense.