Hullo,
Here are two "Columbo" rumours which are patently untrue but are still listed on IMDb. I've tried to remove them a few times but have never been successful.
1.) First of all is the most egregious one. Namely, the persistent rumour that Peter Falk & John Cassavetes directed "Etude in Black" instead of Nicholas Colasanto. This is completely untrue and hugely offensive to Mr Colasanto who was a skilled and experienced TV director and who's since helmed another highly rated Columbo episode, "Swan Song".
Even though it's been confirmed by Peter Falk that Nicholas Colasanto directed the entire episode and that the most revered book on "Columbo", "The Columbo Phile" by Mark Dawidziak states so too, the IMDb page for "Etude in Black" still lists all three men as directors. It should only list Nicholas Colasanto who was the sole director on "Etude in Black".
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068398/
2.) The other (and most easily corroborated) false fact is that George C. Scott played the uncredited TV technician on "Make Me a Perfect Murder" when anyone with any eyes at all can see it is obviously not Mr Scott. And yet he's still credited on the IMDb page as an uncredited performer. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077353/
You can read more about this persistent (and entirely false) rumour here: https://columbophile.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/was-george-c-scott-actually-in-columbo/.
The "Columbo" community will be most grateful if you make these changes and help correct misconceptions about this brilliant TV show.
Best wishes,
Mateja
Here are two "Columbo" rumours which are patently untrue but are still listed on IMDb. I've tried to remove them a few times but have never been successful.
1.) First of all is the most egregious one. Namely, the persistent rumour that Peter Falk & John Cassavetes directed "Etude in Black" instead of Nicholas Colasanto. This is completely untrue and hugely offensive to Mr Colasanto who was a skilled and experienced TV director and who's since helmed another highly rated Columbo episode, "Swan Song".
Even though it's been confirmed by Peter Falk that Nicholas Colasanto directed the entire episode and that the most revered book on "Columbo", "The Columbo Phile" by Mark Dawidziak states so too, the IMDb page for "Etude in Black" still lists all three men as directors. It should only list Nicholas Colasanto who was the sole director on "Etude in Black".
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068398/
2.) The other (and most easily corroborated) false fact is that George C. Scott played the uncredited TV technician on "Make Me a Perfect Murder" when anyone with any eyes at all can see it is obviously not Mr Scott. And yet he's still credited on the IMDb page as an uncredited performer. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077353/
You can read more about this persistent (and entirely false) rumour here: https://columbophile.wordpress.com/2018/05/09/was-george-c-scott-actually-in-columbo/.
The "Columbo" community will be most grateful if you make these changes and help correct misconceptions about this brilliant TV show.
Best wishes,
Mateja
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