NBC Mystery Movies- Columbo, McMillan & Wife, McCloud
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Old Time NBC Mystery Movies
This lens is about the NBC Mystery Movies which were popular back in the early to late 1970's generally running from 1971- 1978. These movies included McMillan & Wife starring Rock Hudson, Susan St. James, McCloud starring Dennis Weaver and Columbo starring Peter Falk. These shows rotated with each other originally on Wednesday night, switching to Sunday nights starting in their second season and continuing to air on Sundays for the rest of their run.
Pictured: A young Rock Hudson
Pictured: A young Rock Hudson
McMIllan & Wife
McMillan & Wife was a crime drama series starring Susan St. James and Rock Hudson. It was part of the NBC mystery movie series and also starred Nancy Walker(as Mildred the McMillan's maid) and John Schuck( as Sgt Enright). Both of these secondary characters were primarily used as comic relief.McMillan and wife focused on police commissioner McMillan ( Hudson) and his wife Sally ( St. James). The couple often attended social functions and solved mysteries together.
McMillan and Wife Season One Episodes
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Murder by the Barrel
The Easy Sunday Murder Case
Husbands, Wives, and Killers
Death Is a Seven Point Favorite
The Face of Murder
'Til Death Do Us Part
An Elementary Case of Murder
Commissioner McMillan Quote
"Usually perfect? That's like saying slightly pregnant.
What did you find? "
Rock Hudson
“Rock Hudson died in 1985 due to AIDS”
“Susan St. James is 64 and still appears occasionally on tv and in specials”
McCloud
McCloud starred Dennis Weaver as Marshall Sam McCloud a law official from New Mexico who was on special assignment in New York City. McCloud along with McMillan and Wife and Columbo finished 14th in tv ratings their 1st year. The shows original running time was increased from 60 to 90 minutes.The idea for McCloud, a cowboy in a big city was adapted from the film Coogan's Bluff starring Clint Eastwood, and was based on a real life New Mexico sheriff.
McCloud Season 1 Episodes
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Man from Taos: Part 1: Who Says You Can't Make Friends in New York City?
Manhattan Manhunt: Part 1: Horse Stealing on Fifth Avenue
Murder Arena: Part 1: The Concrete Corral
Manhattan Manhunt: Part 2: The Stage Is All the World
Murder Arena: Part 2: Walk in the Dark
Man from Taos: Part 2: Our Man in Paris
Sam McCloud quote
''These New York detective things interest me. These crimes of purple passion, axe murders and things like that, they - they fascinate me, I love 'em."
Dennis Weaver
“Dennis Weaver died in 2006 at the age of 81”
Columbo
Peter Falk played the rumpled but loveable detective Columbo ( we never knew his 1st name). Falk's character was portrayed as absent minded and incapable, when in reality he was quite capable of solving a mystery. The character was often compared to Sherlock Holmes. Falk's character Lieutenant Columbo was a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department.Columbo mysteries were different with the culprit being known to the viewer. The show then goes about showing how Columbo manages to catch the perpetrator. Columbo was different because it wasn't a whodunit.
Columbo Season One Episodes
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Murder By The Book
Death Lends A Hand
Dead Weight
Suitable For Framing Lady In Waiting
Short Fuse
Blueprint For Murder
Columbo Quote From "Try and Catch Me"
"You're a very kind man Lieutenant. Columbo:Don't count on that Miss Mitchell, don't count on it."
Peter Falk and the trenchcoat
“Peter Falk died on June 23 at the age of 83. He had suffered recently from dementia.”
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