Lovely But Lethal
- Episode aired Sep 23, 1973
- TV-PG
- 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.8K
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The formula for a miraculous wrinkle cream leads the founder of a cosmetics company to murder; Columbo is soon on the case.The formula for a miraculous wrinkle cream leads the founder of a cosmetics company to murder; Columbo is soon on the case.The formula for a miraculous wrinkle cream leads the founder of a cosmetics company to murder; Columbo is soon on the case.
Richard Stahl
- Burton
- (as Dick Stahl)
Layne Mathess
- Fashion Moderator
- (as Layne Matthess)
Anne Ramsey
- Rough Masseuse
- (uncredited)
Dianne Travis
- Blonde Instructor
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe uniquely shaped lab at Beauty Mark, with observation windows above, also was used as the operating room in Season 2's A Stitch in Crime (1973).
- GoofsA woman sees a doctor wearing rubber gloves from her perspective, but he wears no gloves from his perspective (when he touches her face) and then gloves again from her perspective.
- Quotes
Viveca Scott: Lieutenant, I did not kill Karl Lessing. I couldn't kill a fly.
- SoundtracksThe Girl from Ipamnema
("Garota de Ipanema") (uncredited)
Music by Antonio Carlos Jobim (1962)
Portugese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes
English lyrics by Norman Gimbel
Toned down instrumental version played at fashion show
Featured review
Two old pros and a couple of neophytes make the show!
"Columbo" had successfully completed two years in the NBC lineup by the time this episode aired. Peter Falk was more than accustomed to the role and he knew every amusing quirk about the beloved character. This particular installment deals with the cutthroat world of cosmetics, a world where loyalty is bought and sold with the ease of putting on some mascara or cologne. Vera Miles, an actress that always seemed destined for greater stardom (she had been selected by Hitchcock to star in "Vertigo"), is outstanding as a cosmetics queen that contends with the treachery of an employer, a very young Martin Sheen. Sian Barbara Allen, another performer that eluded stardom's golden ring, plays a lackey of Miles's competition and is good in her supporting role.
And the legendary Vincent Price plays "David Lang," Miles's chief rival. Though his part is mostly a cameo, he brings about an air of distinction to the show, something that he always displayed in over one hundred films.
The ninety-minute airing time of the episode makes it move swiftly and enjoyably to its nifty conclusion.
And the legendary Vincent Price plays "David Lang," Miles's chief rival. Though his part is mostly a cameo, he brings about an air of distinction to the show, something that he always displayed in over one hundred films.
The ninety-minute airing time of the episode makes it move swiftly and enjoyably to its nifty conclusion.
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- garrard
- Apr 1, 2006
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