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"Just one more thing...": Rewatching Columbo
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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 275854" data-attributes="member: 23"><p><span style="color: #000000"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Short Fuse / Blueprint For Murder</strong></span></p><p></span><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em><span style="font-size: 15px">continued</span></em></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px"><em>Short Fuse </em>felt like a particularly kinetic episode in terms of its staging, what with the murder taking place in a moving vehicle, fast intercuts of clocks moving, and conversations taking place while whizzing round the factory grounds in that cute little Harley-Davidson DE golf buggy. And then there are those aerial journeys which included the memorable denouement. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">The supporting cast with this one was great. Ida Lupino was Roddy’s aunt, but even more substantial was Anne Francis as Valerie Bishop, the company secretary who is romanced by Roger and unknowingly becomes his alibi.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">Along for this final ride was Levinson/Link favourite William Windom in his second Columbo appearance. Here he’s Everett Logan, the second-in-line president of Roger’s murdered uncle’s company, whom he had discredited in order to gain control. His presence added balance and gravitas to this final scene as Roger’s guilt became apparent to him during the course of that cable car journey.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">Cable cars have been added to the ever-growing list of transport modes which fill Columbo with dread. But he managed to turn the tables at the end for one of the most visually thrilling Gotchas. Once again, his methods are unorthodox and a little extreme, but this was such great fun I’m right behind him. I knew the cigar box Columbo produced wasn’t going to be the actual exploding one (perhaps because I remembered this one. For all I know I may have been fooled the first time round). While this knowledge meant that there wasn’t the suspense angle for me, it also meant I could enjoy it on the level of comedy. Each time Lt. Columbo slapped the cigar box or slammed it down I found myself chuckling. Roger’s reaction to each of these added to the fun. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 15px">Adding to the iconography of this scene is Roddy’s manic laughter, echoing out into the mountains and forever beyond as Roger goes into an almost inevitable meltdown that’s part resignation and part admiration of Columbo. The laughter is quite chilling and haunting and added to the factors that make this a contender for my favourite Gotcha so far. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em><span style="font-size: 15px">continued...</span></em></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
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