Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection 1991-2003

Lt. Columbo (Peter Falk) and his razor-sharp wits are back in 13 more "ABC Mystery Movies." "Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health" (1991) is a sound warning as Columbo investigates a TV crime-show host for the murder of a rival. George Hamilton also stars. Infidelity, palimony, and blackmail are among the particulars of a confounding case, in "Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star" (1991). With Dabney Coleman. "Death Hits the Jackpot" (1991) when a lottery-winner's attempt to keep his windfall a secret from his soon-to-be ex-wife leads to a homicide. Rip Torn co-stars. Columbo must help his nephew track down his kidnapped bride, in "No Time to Die" (1992). A gambler plots to kill his wealthy uncle--but someone beats him to it, in "A Bird in the Hand..." (1992). With Greg Evigan, Tyne Daly. And, Falk wrote the script for "It's All in the Game" (1993), which finds Columbo up against a woman who's murdered a gigolo and is trying to use her feminine wiles to put the detective off her trail. Faye Dunaway, Claudia Christian also star. A right-wing radio host kills an employee and tries to pin it on the victim's gay lover, in "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" (1994). William Shatner co-stars. Next, Columbo goes "Undercover" (1994) to solve a series of murders in an episode that breaks from the normal format by not revealing the killer until the end. With Ed Begley, Jr. The murder of a ranch owner's brother forces Columbo to work with a gangster, in "Strange Bedfellows" (1995). Rod Steiger also stars. A man is framed by his wife and her lover, in "A Trace of Murder" (1997). A mortician kills a gossip reporter to keep her quiet, in "Ashes to Ashes" (1998). With Patrick McGoohan. "Murder with Too Many Notes" (2000) finds Columbo investigating a famed composer who killed his protégé. Billy Connolly co-stars. And, in his final outing, it seems "Columbo Likes the Nightlife" (2003) as he tries to take down a club promoter who helped his girlfriend dispose of her ex-husband's dead body. 20 hrs. total on six discs.