29 Aug 1937
The Man Who Cried Wolf
An actor plots "the perfect crime" by confessing to murders he didn't commit.
Top Billed Cast
Peter Falk Columbo
Lee Grant Leslie Williams
John Fink Michael Clark
Harold Gould Agent Carlson
Patricia Mattick Margaret Williams
Paul Carr Hammond
Jed Allan Phil
Charles Macaulay Richard
Hank Brandt Attorney
Jean Byron Pat
Richard Roat Perkins
Norma Connolly Celia
Harlan Warde Paul Williams
Bill Walker Crowell
Timothy Carey Bert
Judson Morgan Judge
Richard O'Brien Priest
Celeste Yarnall Gloria
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