A mother and daughter become involved in a murder. Jessica must look between the lines to discover the truth and the murderer.A mother and daughter become involved in a murder. Jessica must look between the lines to discover the truth and the murderer.A mother and daughter become involved in a murder. Jessica must look between the lines to discover the truth and the murderer.
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- Student #3
- (as Jim Greenblatt)
- College Student
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the second time the late John Vernon has played a school faculty member. He previously played the villainous Dean Vernon Wormer who was in cahoots with the rich fraternity the Omegas in the comedy film Animal House.
- GoofsWhen Jessica is checking the times of connecting trains at the railway station, the uniform of the railway clerk clearly displays the letters "LNER". It suggests that the uniform is actually that of an employee of the London and North East Railway, in Great Britain.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Professor Ron Mercer: [reading] "Clothilde watched the dying rays of sunset fade on the boats that had been beached on the sand and marveled at the colors that defied the onslaught of night. It was a sight worthy of van Gogh at Sainte-Marie's, and she shivered slightly, though the air was warm and no breeze stirred. It was then that she sensed his presence. She turned and felt the power of Jean-Paul's hard, sinewy arms pulling her against him. Her arms moved to encircle and hold him, her mouth seeking his, speaking urgently in hungry tongues of rippling desire." All right. Any comments?
Student #1: Yeah. It's garbage.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Jocelyn is a serious writer and the campus dean where two professors are vying for promotion. Doctor Alger Kenyon (Roddy McDowall) is hopelessly in love with Jocelyn. Professor Ron Mercer is not a fan of the publish or perish principle. He has no interest in writing dry articles for the sake of it.
Problems arise when Jocelyn's daughter Daphne Clover turns up with her grasping boyfriend Nick. Daphne has done well writing some trashy novels. They waltz in a reception and behave badly in front of the guests.
When Nick is found dead both Daphne and Jocelyn become suspects to Police Chief Griffin (Jack Kehoe) who is investigating his first murder. So he is grateful for Jessica's help.
Well it is good that Griffin likes to have Jessica hanging about rather then be an irritant. I did think the story was absurd.
It was clear early on that Daphne was so dim she could not had written the books. So the story rested on Jocelyn being embarrassed to be exposed as the real author of the trashy but well remunerated books.
- Prismark10
- Aug 12, 2023