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Beautiful Little Fool

  • Episode aired Apr 9, 2006
  • TV-14
  • 44m
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Allison Miller in Cold Case (2003)
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A 1929 case of a beautiful young singer is reopened, and the team learns she had a romance going with a man named Nick Bartleby.A 1929 case of a beautiful young singer is reopened, and the team learns she had a romance going with a man named Nick Bartleby.A 1929 case of a beautiful young singer is reopened, and the team learns she had a romance going with a man named Nick Bartleby.

  • Director
    • Kevin Bray
  • Writers
    • Meredith Stiehm
    • Liz W. Garcia
  • Stars
    • Kathryn Morris
    • Danny Pino
    • John Finn
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    491
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    • Director
      • Kevin Bray
    • Writers
      • Meredith Stiehm
      • Liz W. Garcia
    • Stars
      • Kathryn Morris
      • Danny Pino
      • John Finn
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    Kathryn Morris
    Kathryn Morris
    • Detective Lilly Rush
    Danny Pino
    Danny Pino
    • Detective Scotty Valens
    John Finn
    John Finn
    • John Stillman
    Jeremy Ratchford
    Jeremy Ratchford
    • Nick Vera
    Thom Barry
    Thom Barry
    • Will Jeffries
    Tracie Thoms
    Tracie Thoms
    • Kat Miller
    June Lockhart
    June Lockhart
    • Muriel Bartleby
    H. Richard Greene
    H. Richard Greene
    • Daniel Spyczyk
    Tommy Dewey
    Tommy Dewey
    • Nick Bartleby - 1929
    Emily Kosloski
    Emily Kosloski
    • Carmela La Fleur
    Nick Spano
    Nick Spano
    • Felix Spyczyk - 1928-1929
    Michael C. McCarthy
    Michael C. McCarthy
    • Mickey Stein Sr
    • (as Michael Clayton McCarthy)
    • …
    Gena Shaw
    Gena Shaw
    • Aimee Goodman
    Cordelia Reynolds
    Cordelia Reynolds
    • Ginger Swensen - 1928-1929
    Allison Miller
    Allison Miller
    • Violet Polley - 1928-1929
    Shelley Robertson
    Shelley Robertson
    • Lena
    Meredith Baxter
    Meredith Baxter
    • Ellen Rush
    Samantha Hanratty
    Samantha Hanratty
    • Muriel Bartleby - 1929
    • (as Sammi Hanratty)
    • Director
      • Kevin Bray
    • Writers
      • Meredith Stiehm
      • Liz W. Garcia
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    • Trivia
      Like most of the opening teasers, this episode showed the victim in her period setting, surrounded by people that may or may not have been involved in her death. Unlike the other teasers, it's revealed that this victim dies almost a year after she is first seen, instead of within a few hours afterward as is usually typical with the series.
    • Goofs
      Despite taking place in the winter time in Philadelphia, which sees an average of 41 inches of snowfall annually, there are scenes where foliage still has green leaves even though the episode takes place in December.
    • Soundtracks
      Charleston
      Music by James P. Johnson and 'lyrics by Cecil Mack
      Performed by Paul Whiteman and Orchestra

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    • Det. Rush's mother, Ellen, got married in Season 3 Episode 19 "Beautiful Little Fool", yet when we see her again in Season 4, Episode 21 "Torn", she is alone. Is this a goof?

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    • Release date
      • April 9, 2006 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 22, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Television
      • CBS Productions
      • Warner Bros. Television
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    • Runtime
      • 44m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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