A Friend in Deed
- Episode aired May 5, 1974
- TV-PG
- 1h 35m
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8.2/10
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A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.
Arlene Martel
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- (as Arlene Martell)
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- TriviaThe funeral home featured in the stock shot is not in California. It is the luxurious Ephrussi de Rothschild villa and gardens in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera. This location is notably featured in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983).
- Goofs(at around 41 mins) Mark Halperin (Richard Kiley) refers to the murder plot as a "Quid Quo Pro" instead of as a Quid Pro Quo.
- Quotes
Mark Halperin: [to his wife] Darling, if you're embarrassed by all your millions, why don't you just sign them over to me? They wouldn't embarrass me in the least.
- ConnectionsReferences Strangers on a Train (1951)
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"A Friend in Deed" (1974)
PLOT: A commissioner at the LAPD (Richard Kiley) provides an alibi for his neighbor (Michael McGuire) after he kills his wife in a fight, but the commissioner expects the same in return.
COMMENTARY: This is sort of an obscure Columbo flick, but it shouldn't be. Kiley is charismatic as the devilish villain and the plot makes interesting changes to the formula. The fact that the murderer is Columbo's boss is a nice twist. The beautifully exotic Arlene Martel shows up for a cameo. The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.
GRADE: A-
COMMENTARY: This is sort of an obscure Columbo flick, but it shouldn't be. Kiley is charismatic as the devilish villain and the plot makes interesting changes to the formula. The fact that the murderer is Columbo's boss is a nice twist. The beautifully exotic Arlene Martel shows up for a cameo. The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.
GRADE: A-
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- Also known as
- Meine Tote - Deine Tote
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- 355 S Muirfield Rd, Los Angeles, California, USA(Halperin residence)
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