Ransom for a Dead Man (1972)
A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
Director: Richard Irving
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Peter Falk as Columbo |
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Lee Grant as Leslie Williams |
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John Fink as Michael Clark |
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Harold Gould as Agent Carlson |
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Patricia Mattick as Margaret Williams |
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Paul Carr as Hammond |
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Jed Allan as Phil |
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Charles Macaulay as Richard |
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Hank Brandt as Attorney |
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Jean Byron as Pat |
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Richard Roat as Perkins |
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Norma Connolly as Celia |
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Harlan Warde as Paul Williams |
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Bill Walker as Crowell |
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Timothy Carey as Bert |
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Judson Morgan as Judge |
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Richard O'Brien as Priest |
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Celeste Yarnall as Gloria |
| Production | Dean Hargrove | Producer |
| Writing | Dean Hargrove | Teleplay |
| Writing | Richard Levinson | Story |
| Writing | William Link | Story |
| Production | Richard Irving | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Billy Goldenberg | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Lionel Lindon | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Edward M. Abroms | Editor |
| Art | John J. Lloyd | Art Direction |
| Directing | Richard Irving | Director |