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Re: Lady in waiting

Jessie Royce Landis has Columbo connections, she played a character called Mrs Greenleaf in 'It Happens Every Spring', directed by Lloyd Bacon who directed Walking My Baby Back Home, starring Ray Milland, and Ed Begley (father of Ed Begley jr).

Re: Lady in waiting

One of the fun things I like to think about from time to time is what happened when Columbo's cases went to court and if the murderers were actually convicted of their crimes?

In some cases I think, without the murderer pleading guilty, several would go free. I think in Beth's case, with there being not actual witness to the crime, her partner's memory could be challenged in court regarding the order of the shots and the alarm, I think with a good legal team she'd walk out of court a free woman.

Re: Lady in waiting

This was not my favorite episode in the series. I just could not get into it for some reason.

Re: Lady in waiting

Along with the blonde actress Matti mentions, it also has Barbara Rhoades as the receptionist who has such a hard time around Columbo's cigar. She of course played the photographer in "Identity Crisis." In this story her character's a lot more "demure," but they're both great.
That makes two episode with both her and Leslie Nielsen (even though they don't really have scenes together).