Try and Catch Me

Name: Try and Catch Me
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 1977-11-21
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Peter Falk, Ruth Gordon, Mariette Hartley, G.D. Spradlin, Charles Frank

IMDb ID: tt0075866 · Year: 1977 · Rating: 8.2 (3,210 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Mystery

An old lady who writes popular mystery novels strongly suspects that her niece's husband murdered her, so she exacts revenge by asphyxiating him in her house safe while devising a solid alibi. It's up to Columbo to unravel the sub...

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVEpisodeAlternate TitlesWest Germany: Alter schützt vor Morden nicht
Finland: Asiantuntijat
France: Le mystère de la chambre forte
Italy: Prova a prendermi
West Germany: Rache ist bitter
Alter schützt vor Morden nichtContent RatingTV-PGRelease Date1977-11-21Runtime73 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews60Critic Reviews5Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordsbeagle
asphyxiation
deathbed testimony
last will and testament
safe combinationFilming Locations880 La Loma Rd., Pasadena, California, USAProduction CompaniesUniversal TelevisionIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075866/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/00/tt0075866.jpgUpdated At2025-02-09T14:05:13

Directors

James Frawley

Writers

Gene Thompson
Luther Davis
Richard Levinson
William Link

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Peter Falk | Character: Columbo
Actor: Ruth Gordon | Character: Abigail Mitchell
Actor: Mariette Hartley | Character: Veronica
Actor: G.D. Spradlin | Character: Martin Hammond
Actor: Charles Frank | Character: Edmund Galvin
Actor: Mary Jackson | Character: Annie
Actor: Jerome Guardino | Character: Sergeant Burke
Actor: Marie Silva-Alexander | Character: Dance Instructor
Actor: Peter Eastman | Character: Luncheon Guest
Actor: Henry | Character: Columbo's Dog
Actor: Frieda Rentie | Character: Luncheon Guest
Actor: Leoda Richards | Character: Luncheon Guest

[Directors Group]
Name: James Frawley | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Gene Thompson | Role: Writer
Name: Luther Davis | Role: Writer
Name: Richard Levinson | Role: Writer
Name: William Link | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Richard Alan Simmons | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Patrick Williams | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Ted Voigtlander | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Howard Deane | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Howard E. Johnson | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Richard B. Goddard | Role: Set Decorator

[Production Management]
Name: Jack Stubbs | Role: Production Manager
Name: Charles Clement | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Dodie Foster | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Robert Latham Brown | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Bruce Wayne Mecchi | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Harold Lewis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bill Wistrom | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Stephen Vaughan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charles R. Young | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: George Whittaker | Role: Costume Department
Name: Joan Joseff | Role: Costume Department

[Music Department]
Name: Tony Terran | Role: Music Department
Name: James D. Young | Role: Music Department

Trailers

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Release Schedule

United States: November 21, 1977
Japan: April 8, 1978
France: December 1, 1979
West Germany: December 27, 1980

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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