Any Old Port in a Storm

Episode aired Oct 7, 1973
TV-PG
1h 36m

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8.3/10

3.9K

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A winemaker and connoisseur kills his half-brother in a fit of rage to prevent him from selling the family winery to a merchant company, and Lt. Columbo has to be very creative to solve this... Read allA winemaker and connoisseur kills his half-brother in a fit of rage to prevent him from selling the family winery to a merchant company, and Lt. Columbo has to be very creative to solve this one.A winemaker and connoisseur kills his half-brother in a fit of rage to prevent him from selling the family winery to a merchant company, and Lt. Columbo has to be very creative to solve this one.

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IMDb RATING

8.3/10

3.9K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Peter Falk has stated that this episode is his personal favorite. He said that this was the first episode in which Columbo developed a sincere fondness for the murderer. Speaking of Columbo and the Donald Pleasence character, he said that "the two men shared something in common: an admiration for excellence." This was discussed in a 10-minute interview by Johnny Carson on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)" three days before the original broadcast of the episode, in which Falk praised the skills and performance of Pleasence.

Goofs
The wine that Carsini and Columbo drink at the conclusion is a white dessert wine. No white dessert wines are ever marketed in a fiaschi or straw-covered bottle.

Quotes
Officer: [seeing Columbo's unlit cigar] Hey-ay, can I light that for you?
Columbo: No, no thanks. Tryin' to cut down. All I do is chew 'em lately.
Officer: Why don't you chew a cheaper cigar?
Columbo: I don't want to cut down on my standard of living.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Peter Falk/Robert Klein/Victoria Principal/Linda Monteleone (1973)

Soundtracks
This Old Man
(uncredited)
English children's folk song
Whistled by Peter Falk

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This is my favourite Columbo of all time. Not only is it my favourite Columbo but it also stars one of my favourite actors in Donald Pleasence. Pleasence and Falk form a great chemistry the way they start to trifle around about making wine. At this point the viewer is treated to some of Columbo's best idiosyncratic traits that has made his character so famous. I was hoping that Pleasence and Falk would team up again for a second Columbo but my hopes came to an end when Mr.Pleasence passed away in 1995.