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Hooray for Homicide: Directed by Richard A. Colla. With Angela Lansbury, Claude Akins, Melissa Sue Anderson, John Astin. Jessica protests when her book is turned into a tacky B-grade horror movie, and winds up as the prime suspect when producer Jerry Lydecker is murdered with a blunt instrument.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Richard A. Colla
- 1984-10-28
"Murder, She Wrote" Hooray for Homicide (TV Episode 1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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Hooray for Homicide is the fourth episode of the first season of Murder, She Wrote.
It's lights, camera and murder when Jessica flies to Los Angeles to protest the movie adaptation of one of her novels. But when the producer ends up murdered, she unwittingly gets cast in the role of prime suspect.
•Jessica reveals in this episode that the "B" in J.B. Fletcher stands for Beatrice.
•The title comes from the song "Hooray for Hollywood" which was first featured in the movie Hollywood Hotel (1937) and has been used in numerous events celebrating movies, the capital of movie making, and the Academy Awards ceremony.
Recurring Cast
•Claude Akins as Ethan Cragg
Co-Starring
•Marianne McAndrew as Sunny Finch •Wayne Powers as First Assistant Director •Erik Holland as Detective Mack Brody •Hank Rolike as Paddy •Paul Ryan as Ted Lafferty •Barbara Block as TV Newswoman •Michael Milhoan as Security Guard •R. J. Adams as TV Newsman #2 •Jack Scalici as TV Newsman #1 •Lisa Hope Ross as Tour Guide
•List of Film Adaptations based on novels by JB Fletcher
S1.E3 ∙ Hooray for Homicide Sun, Oct 28, 1984 Jessica protests when her book is turned into a tacky B-grade horror movie, and winds up as the prime suspect when producer Jerry Lydecker is murdered with a blunt instrument.
Hooray for Homicide Aired Oct 28, 1984 Drama Mystery & Thriller Reviews Jessica is suspected of a producer's murder after people hear her threatening to stop the victim from filming her new novel.
- Richard A. Colla
- September 30, 1984
- Angela Lansbury
Oct 28, 1984 · Hooray for Homicide. Available on Peacock, Prime Video, Amazon Freevee. S1 E5: Jessica Fletcher arrives in Hollywood to protest the filming of her novel and preventing it from becoming a trashy movie only to find herself heading the list of murder suspects. Mystery Oct 28, 1984 46 min.
Murder seems to follow Jessica Fletcher, a former English teacher and a mystery writer full of charm, zest-for-life, and personality; who happens to become "the investigator" when traveling around the country to promote a series of novels. Murder always occurs when she is present. Even in Cabot Cove! Although Angela Lansbury was the only regular character throughout the series entire run, she ...
