Prescription: Murder

Directed by Richard Irving
PG
20 February 1968    1h 40mCrime, Drama,
7.981%7.8
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.

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  • Peter FalkColumbo
  • Gene BarryDr. Ray Flemming
  • Katherine JusticeJoan Hudson
  • William WindomBurt Gordon
  • Nina FochCarol Flemming
  • Virginia GreggMiss Petrie
  • Andrea KingCynthia Gordon
  • Susanne HildurThe Blonde
  • Ena HartmanNurse
  • Sherry BoucherAir Hostess
  • Anthony JamesTommy
  • Frank BakerMan in Park (uncredited)
  • Jim CreechPoliceman in Hospital (uncredited)
  • Ed HaskettParty Guest (uncredited)
  • Clark HowatDoctor (uncredited)
  • Mark RussellPoliceman (uncredited)
  • Don StewartAirline Ticket Man (uncredited)
  • Tom WilliamsLaundry Delivery Man (uncredited)
  • Richard IrvingDirector / Producer
  • Jerrold FreedmanAssociate Producer

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