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- Following on from the underwhelming future shock of Mind Over Mayhem, Columbo returned to safer territory on 4 March 1974 in the musical form of Swan Song. Casting legendary country singer Johnny Cash in the role of legendary country singer Tommy Brown was a revelation.
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Swan Song: Directed by Nicholas Colasanto. With Peter Falk, Johnny Cash, Ida Lupino, John Dehner. A gospel singer wants to be rid of his zealous wife. But a murder made to look like an airplane accident does not fool the wily Lt. Columbo.
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- Nicholas Colasanto
- 1974-03-03
Mar 11, 2018 · Following on from the underwhelming future shock of Mind Over Mayhem, Columbo returned to safer territory on 4 March 1974 in the musical form of Swan Song. Casting legendary country singer Johnny Cash in the role of legendary country singer Tommy Brown was a revelation.
"Columbo" Swan Song (TV Episode 1974) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
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Gospel-singing superstar Tommy Brown (Johnny Cash) is hugely successful. But he is unable to enjoy the usual benefits of fame and wealth. His zealous wife Edna (Ida Lupino) can prove he had committed statutory rape with one of his backup singers, Maryann. She watches him carefully when he is touring, and even blackmails him into giving all the proceeds from his concerts to her ministry.
Tommy decides to kill Edna and Maryann. He drugs both women to sleep while piloting a small, private plane flying to Los Angeles, then parachutes from the plane before it crashes into desert mountains. Brown lands roughly, hurting his leg. He hides the parachute and lies down near the burning plane wreckage, making it seem like he was thrown clear in a tragic crash caused by flying through bad weather. The FAA investigator (John Dehner) is ready to rule the crash was an accident. Edna's brother, Luke (Bill McKinney) appeals to Columbo to consider the case a possible homicide, based on his mistrust of Tommy.
Final clue/twist: Columbo’s investigation leads him to conclude that Brown must have used a home-made parachute to jump from the plane in midair, which he then hid somewhere in the mountains. Columbo tells Brown that a boy scout troop will shortly be scouring the mountains for a thermos flask of poisoned coffee that was in the plane, expecting that...
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Columbo & Johnny Cash (Episode "Swan Song" 1974) A present for my friend Gabriel. Probably the best episode ever. Starring: Peter Falk (Lt. Columbo), Johnny Cash (Tommy Brown), Ida Lupino (Edna...
Apr 4, 2020 · Featuring the Man in Black as country singer Tommy Brown, Swan Song is boosted by a magnificent, audacious killing via deliberate plane crash and one of the series’ least-loved victims in Edna Brown.
