"Columbo" Negative Reaction (1974)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Alf Kjellin

Writers:

Peter S. Fischer (written by)
Richard Levinson (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Columbo" (1971)

Original Air Date:

15 October 1974 (Season 4, Episode 2)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A photographer murders his wife and blames her death on a bungled kidnapping. But Lt. Columbo has an even sharper eye than the Pulitzer Prize winner.

Plot Keywords:

Photographer | Kidnapping | Police | Murder | Crime Investigation

Cast

Peter Falk	...	Columbo
Dick Van Dyke	...	Paul Galesko
Don Gordon	...	Alvin Deschler
Larry Storch	...	Mr. Weekly
Antoinette Bower	...	Frances Galesko
Joyce Van Patten	...	Sister of Mercy
David Sheiner	...	Ray
Michael Strong	...	Sergeant Hoffman
JoAnna Cameron	...	Lorna McGrath (as Joanna Cameron)
Vito Scotti	...	Thomas Dolan
Alice Backes	...	Mrs. Moyland
Harvey Gold	...	Harry Lewis
Bill Zuckert	...	Capt. Sampson
Adrian Ricard	...	DMV clerk
Thom Carney	...	Manager

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-18 (2006) (DVD) (self applied) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

Paul Hanlon's distinctive fireplace fan in "Negative Reaction", which was also in Nelson Heyward's house in "Columbo: Candidate for Crime (#3.3)" (1973).

Quotes:

Paul Galesko: Lieutenant, did you want something?
Lt. Columbo: Is there someplace, sir, that you and I could, uh, talk?
Paul Galesko: [irritated] Columbo, you're becoming very annoying, do you know that?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)

Columbo top 5 candidate

Ranks in my top 5 Columbo episodes. Van Dyke plays against type as slimy murderer and the scene with Falk picking up Drivers Test examiner Storch is the funniest of the series. Columbo trips up Van Dyke as he often does his suspects however with a more believable trap than usual.