Anne Baxter stars as a once famous film actress named Nora Chandler who is being blackmailed by a gossip writer named Jerry Parks(played by Mel Ferrer) that she wants to get rid of, but in a seemingly tragic accident, kills her assistant Jean Davis(played by Pippa Scott) instead, though Lt. Columbo(Peter Falk) isn't so convinced that it was a mistaken hit, but suspects an incident from her past as a bigger motive, which pains him as he is a fan of Chandler's films, though of course Columbo must always get his man...or woman. Kevin McCarthy guest stars. Interesting plot which contains some amusing on-set in-jokes about Hollywood.
Review of Requiem for a Falling Star
