Publish or Perish

Episode aired Jan 18, 1974
TV-PG
1h 11m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

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Jack Cassidy in Publish or Perish (1974)

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A book publisher hires a bomb-making veteran to murder a bestselling author of detective novels after the author decides to submit his latest novel to a different publisher. Lieutenant Colum... Read allA book publisher hires a bomb-making veteran to murder a bestselling author of detective novels after the author decides to submit his latest novel to a different publisher. Lieutenant Columbo is on the case.A book publisher hires a bomb-making veteran to murder a bestselling author of detective novels after the author decides to submit his latest novel to a different publisher. Lieutenant Columbo is on the case.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Columbo questions Eileen and Neal in Chasen's Restaurant and provides horrified amusement to everyone by ordering chili. Chasen's, which closed in 1995, was renowned for its chili.

Goofs
The lawyer, David Chase, scolds Columbo for suspecting Riley Greenleaf without evidence. There was evidence: the murder weapon registered to Greenleaf and bearing his fingerprints.

Quotes
Restaurant Manager: Your check, Lt.
Lieutenant Columbo: Six dollars! Excuse me, err... no I think there's a mistake, I had the chili and the iced tea.
Restaurant Manager: Oh.
[makes alterations on check]
Lieutenant Columbo: Six seventy-five?
Restaurant Manager: I forgot to add the iced tea.