The NBC Mystery Movie (1971-1972)
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyRosemary ForsythWhen one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.
- DirectorRuss MayberryStarsDennis WeaverJ.D. CannonSebastian CabotThe kidnapping of a woman who is married to a wealthy astrologer -- and the appearance of her kidnapper, who claims she is being held in a room with a ticking time bomb -- spur the woman's husband to bash in the kidnapper's head with a vase, leaving McCloud, Clifford and Broadhurst with a limited time to determine where the woman is and who is really behind the kidnapping.
- DirectorJohn AstinStarsRock HudsonSusan Saint JamesJohn SchuckMoving into their new home, Sally discovers a dead body inside one of the barrels but when Mac and the police arrive both barrel and body are gone.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkRobert CulpPat CrowleyColumbo matches his skills against Brimmer, a former cop turned private investigator with a quick temper who tries to blackmail a client's wife. When she refuses, he accidentally kills her and it's up to Columbo to nail him.
- DirectorBarry ShearStarsRock HudsonSusan Saint JamesJohn SchuckSaturday brunch with Sally's mother leads to trouble when a neighbor reports that her pedigreed Pekinese has been kidnapped--along with her husband.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsPeter FalkEddie AlbertKate ReidA war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorcée is the only witness.
- DirectorAlex MarchStarsDennis WeaverJ.D. CannonRobert WebberAn easy going guy comes to New York looking to collect on money owed him and doesn't mind how many guys he has to beat up to collect it. The mobster who owes him is determined to stop him as much as McCloud is.
- 1971–19771h 16mTV-PG7.4 (142)TV EpisodeDirectorDaniel PetrieStarsRock HudsonSusan Saint JamesJohn SchuckMacMillan's investigation of a suspicious burglary finds him crossing paths (and swords) with a number of his and Sally's friends. Mac, Sally and Sgt. Enright go undercover to a costume ball, where Mac is confident the culprit will strike.
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsPeter FalkRoss MartinDon AmecheA wealthy art collector is murdered, and all signs point to a robbery gone wrong. But the nephew's alibi is a little too convenient, and Columbo pulls a fast one to ferret out the killer.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsDennis WeaverJ.D. CannonBarry SullivanWhen a business magnate already hiding out from his partners narrowly escapes death by bombing (killing an aide who visited his lakeside hideaway), he tries to communicate to his girlfriend that he's still alive -- prompting the associates to try to drive her insane and incompetent to find him via various scare tactics, and take over the company for themselves.
- 1971–19771h 16mTV-PG7.1 (141)TV EpisodeDirectorJohn AstinStarsRock HudsonSusan Saint JamesJohn SchuckThe McMillans befriend Billy Benton, quarterback for the Hawks, who is either innocent or involved in a plot to throw the game. A $75,000 bet was made against the Hawks, and the bettor intends to collect at any cost, even murder.
- DirectorNorman LloydStarsPeter FalkSusan ClarkJessie Royce LandisA mousy heiress murders her brother, pretending she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her alibi.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsDennis WeaverJ.D. CannonPatrick O'NealA tip-off from an informant and help from a retired hit man clue McCloud in to the existence of a hit man famed for leaving no traces of his crime, and reveal the nature of his target -- an honest businessman with an extreme talent for abrading everyone in his path.
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsRock HudsonSusan Saint JamesJohn SchuckMac's ex-pug pal Freddie O'Neale becomes a target for murder after he claims he can identify The Dutchman, a notorious jewel thief whose face is unknown to the police and to the posh San Francisco social set whose treasures he plunders.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsDennis WeaverJ.D. CannonVic MorrowA very successful mortician has a sideline robbing legitimate drug shipments--he waters them down and puts them in caskets destined for South America. Usually, his two squabbling associates carry out the robberies, but this time he's convinced by his wife to include her dull-witted brother, who goes on a daylight heist and murders a security guard. The associates kidnap McCloud at the Statue of Liberty and hold him for ransom in exchange for the brother.
- DirectorEdward M. AbromsStarsPeter FalkRoddy McDowallAnne FrancisPressured to give up his birthright, a chemical company heir enacts a clever plan to get rid of his blackmailing uncle and take over the family business. But Lt. Columbo suspects the man's death was not just a tragic accident.
- DirectorRuss MayberryStarsDennis WeaverJ.D. CannonGary CollinsA former student (Rick Weaver in the first of five annual appearances) is accused of the fatal stabbing of his ex-violin teacher, but the murder was actually a hit -- a "reformed" mobster and his lawyer, ambitious for political office, are trying to smoke out the violinist's identical twin brother, a thug with almost no redeeming qualities, to waste him before he goes honest and spills the beans about other crimes.
- DirectorPeter FalkStarsPeter FalkPatrick O'NealJanis PaigeElliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary construction project financed.
- DirectorRobert Michael LewisStarsRock HudsonSusan Saint JamesJohn SchuckIt's Sally's birthday, but she and Mac are in no mood to celebrate as someone has broken into their house and stolen all the sharp objects (knives, scissors, razor blades and even Sally's knitting needles). Making things worse is that a serial killer known as the Asylum Killer is on the loose and he has written a letter promising a double murder for his next crime. The couple make the best of it despite their fears and try to celebrate. However, after drinking drugged champagne they are knocked unconscious and awake to find their house covered with a fumigation tent and poison gas being pumped into their house. Now they must find a way to escape before they are overcome by the gas.
- DirectorLou AntonioStarsDennis WeaverJ.D. CannonMilton BerleWhen a police patrol officer is killed in a grenade ambush, McCloud finds out the cop was using blackmail -- including a Broadway theatrical producer to advance the career of his daughter.
- 1971–19771h 15mTV-PG7.8 (144)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert Michael LewisStarsRock HudsonSusan Saint JamesJohn SchuckNumerous bits of evidence indicate McMillan's former girlfriend shot and killed her husband, but the commissioner wants all of the facts before an arrest is made.