Columbo - "Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" (1989)

Season Eight
4 Episodes
February 6 1989 to May 1 1989, 


     



"Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" (1989)
Season: 
8, Episode - 1
    
    
Director: Leo Penn


Written by: William Read Woodfield

     

Cast: 
Peter Falk
  
Anthony Andrews    	as Elliott Blake
Karen Austin       	as Dr. Paula Hall
James Greene (I)  	as Bert
Alan Fudge         	as Mr. Harrow
Dana Andersen
Robert Costanzo    	as Sgt. Russo
Anthony Zerbe      	as Max Dyson
Michael Bacall     	as Tommy
Charles Howerton   	as Colonel Eckherdt
Milt Kogan         	as Medical Examiner
Tony Amendola      	as Clergyman
Frank Simons      	as Polygraph Operator
Rob Garrison       	as Young Man
Lenny Hicks        	as Eddie
Ben Yudell         	as Kevin
Nick DeMauro       	as Locksmith
Peter Noel Duhamel 	as Detective
Steve Zettler      	as Lieutenant Bravo
Andrew Philpot     	as Captain Alpha
Charles Champion   	as Major Charlie
Christopher Hart   	as Magician at Cemetary (sic)
Dan Birch          	as Magician at Cemetary (sic)

 
Plot: 

The cigar-smoking detective is hot on the trial of a psychic with a
  	penchant for murder.




Columbo - "Murder, Smoke and Shadows" (1989)


      



"Murder, Smoke and Shadows" (1989)
Season: 

8, Episode - 2
    
    
Director: James Frawley


Written by: Richard Alan Simmons

     

Cast: 

Peter Falk

Stevens Fisher		as Alex Bradey
Jeff Perry		as Leonard Fisher  
Molly Hagan		as Ruthie
Nan Martin		as Rose Walker, secretary
Jeff Perry		as Leonard Fisher
Steven  Hill		as Mr. Marosco
Jerome Guardino		as Sgt. Burke
Elizabeth Ruscio	as Fran
Al Pugliese		as Phil Crossette
Time Winters		as Stan
Gayle Harbor		as Lisa
Stewart J. Zully	as Sewell
Avner Garbi		as Abner Kardarsian
Meg James		as Tour guide
Lisa Barnes		as Waitress
Robert Madrid		as Policeman/Waiter
William McGlynn 	as Gate guard
 
Plot: 

In this one, the trench-coat wearing detective is taken into 
	the world of special effects and movie wizardry when he investigates 
	a filmmaker implicated in murder.




Columbo - "Sex and the Married Detective" (1989)



      



"Sex and the Married Detective" (1989)
Season: 
8, Episode - 3
    
    
Director: James Frawley


Written by: Jerry Ludwig

     

Cast: 
Peter Falk

  
Lindsay Crouse

Plot: 

Lindsay Crouse guest stars as Dr. Joan Allenby, a radio personality billed 
	as "Sex Therapist of the Airwaves". The doctor finds she must counsel herself when 
	her personal assistant ends up in bed with Allenby's business manager/lover. The
	scorned lady murders the errant beau and tries to pin the blame on her 
	assistant. Lt. Columbo smells a beautiful rat  	




Columbo - "Grand Deceptions" (1989)



      



"Grand Deceptions" (1989)
Season: 
8, Episode - 4
    
    
Director: Sam Wannamaker


Written by: Sy Salkowitz



Produced by: Stanley Kallis



Originally aired: 



Run Time: 96 (mins)

     

Cast: 

Peter Falk		as LT. Columbo

Robert Foxworth		as Frank Brailie
Andy Romano
Janet Eilber
Stephen Elliott		as General Padget




Plot: 

Frank Brailie runs a private military foundation for want-to-be soldiers owned 
by the wheel chair bound General Padget. The General has become suspicious of Frank as a great deal on money seems to be 
going to a "Special project fund" . The General tell a close college to investigate Frank and the "Special project Fund" 
Instead of reporting his fraudulent findings back to the General he decides to blackmail Frank for some of the money, 
Frank say's OK give me a few days and starts to plan his murder.








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	`"Columbo Goes to the Guillotine" (1989)`
`Season:`	`8, Episode - 1`
`Director:`	`Leo Penn`
`Written by:`	`William Read Woodfield`
`Cast:`	`Peter Falk` Anthony Andrews as Elliott Blake Karen Austin as Dr. Paula Hall James Greene (I) as Bert Alan Fudge as Mr. Harrow Dana Andersen Robert Costanzo as Sgt. Russo Anthony Zerbe as Max Dyson Michael Bacall as Tommy Charles Howerton as Colonel Eckherdt Milt Kogan as Medical Examiner Tony Amendola as Clergyman Frank Simons as Polygraph Operator Rob Garrison as Young Man Lenny Hicks as Eddie Ben Yudell as Kevin Nick DeMauro as Locksmith Peter Noel Duhamel as Detective Steve Zettler as Lieutenant Bravo Andrew Philpot as Captain Alpha Charles Champion as Major Charlie Christopher Hart as Magician at Cemetary (sic) Dan Birch as Magician at Cemetary (sic)
`Plot:`	`The cigar-smoking detective is hot on the trial of a psychic with a penchant for murder.`

	`"Murder, Smoke and Shadows" (1989)`
`Season:`	`8, Episode - 2`
`Director:`	`James Frawley`
Written by:	`Richard Alan Simmons`
`Cast:`	`Peter Falk Stevens Fisher as Alex Bradey Jeff Perry as Leonard Fisher Molly Hagan as Ruthie Nan Martin as Rose Walker, secretary Jeff Perry as Leonard Fisher Steven Hill as Mr. Marosco Jerome Guardino as Sgt. Burke Elizabeth Ruscio as Fran Al Pugliese as Phil Crossette Time Winters as Stan Gayle Harbor as Lisa Stewart J. Zully as Sewell Avner Garbi as Abner Kardarsian Meg James as Tour guide Lisa Barnes as Waitress Robert Madrid as Policeman/Waiter William McGlynn as Gate guard`
`Plot:`	`In this one, the trench-coat wearing detective is taken into the world of special effects and movie wizardry when he investigates a filmmaker implicated in murder.`

	`"Sex and the Married Detective" (1989)`
`Season:`	`8, Episode - 3`
`Director:`	`James Frawley`
`Written by:`	`Jerry Ludwig`
`Cast:`	`Peter Falk Lindsay Crouse`
`Plot:`	`Lindsay Crouse guest stars as Dr. Joan Allenby, a radio personality billed as "Sex Therapist of the Airwaves". The doctor finds she must counsel herself when her personal assistant ends up in bed with Allenby's business manager/lover. The scorned lady murders the errant beau and tries to pin the blame on her assistant. Lt. Columbo smells a beautiful rat`

	`"Grand Deceptions" (1989)`
`Season:`	`8, Episode - 4`
`Director:`	`Sam Wannamaker`
`Written by:`	`Sy Salkowitz`
`Produced by:`	`Stanley Kallis`
`Originally aired:`
`Run Time:`	`96 (mins)`
`Cast:`	Peter Falk as LT. Columbo Robert Foxworth as Frank Brailie Andy Romano Janet Eilber Stephen Elliott as General Padget
`Plot:`	Frank Brailie runs a private military foundation for want-to-be soldiers owned by the wheel chair bound General Padget. The General has become suspicious of Frank as a great deal on money seems to be going to a "Special project fund" . The General tell a close college to investigate Frank and the "Special project Fund" Instead of reporting his fraudulent findings back to the General he decides to blackmail Frank for some of the money, Frank say's OK give me a few days and starts to plan his murder.