Troubled Waters
- Episode aired Feb 9, 1975
- TV-PG
- 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Lt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.Lt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.Lt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.
Mike Lally
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the very few episodes of Columbo in which the Lieutenant appears on screen before the murder takes place.
- GoofsWhen Columbo is timing himself to see how long it takes to reach Miss Wells' cabin, he asks a crewman if there is another way to her cabin. The crewman fails to mention the crew stairway, which he surely would have known about, even more so as he is standing right by it. However, Columbo was asking about a shorter route from the International Lounge, not the sick bay, so the crew member answered truthfully and knowingly.
- Quotes
Purser Watkins: Lieutenant Columbo? The Captain would like to see you right away.
Lt. Columbo: The Captain? To see me? It's not about my wife, is it? I mean... she likes to have a good time, sometimes she gets carried away...
Purser Watkins: It's not about your wife, sir.
- Crazy creditsWe gratefully acknowledge the co-operation and courtesies furnished by Princess Cruises and the offices and staff of the Sun Princess.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Columbo: A Matter of Honor (1976)
Featured review
Excellent 1970s Columbo outing with a change of scenery
TROUBLED WATERS is certainly one of the finest of the COLUMBO episodes from the 1970s, a story in which a change of venue breathes new life into the story format. The story goes that Columbo and his wife (who remains unseen) take a cruise ship voyage to Acapulco, where Columbo becomes involved with the murder of a singer that's taken place on board.
This is a snappy mystery, with a simple execution and involving denouement. Falk gives one of the finest performances yet as the likable and dogged detective and there's plenty of 'fish out of water' humour to get you liking him. Robert Vaughn is always reliable and that's no different here, and the excellent supporting cast incorporates the likes of Patrick Macnee and Dean Stockwell. I've always enjoyed thrillers and mysteries that take place on moving vehicles in which the passengers are trapped on board and TROUBLED WATERS carries on that fine tradition.
This is a snappy mystery, with a simple execution and involving denouement. Falk gives one of the finest performances yet as the likable and dogged detective and there's plenty of 'fish out of water' humour to get you liking him. Robert Vaughn is always reliable and that's no different here, and the excellent supporting cast incorporates the likes of Patrick Macnee and Dean Stockwell. I've always enjoyed thrillers and mysteries that take place on moving vehicles in which the passengers are trapped on board and TROUBLED WATERS carries on that fine tradition.
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- Mar 21, 2016
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- Traumschiff des Todes
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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