And if she loved her pet cockatoo so much, why would she allow it to die of gas poisoning too? I didnt even notice Benedicts amateur crime-scene moves because I didnt need to. If I havent instantly lost your respect and attention, Im grateful. Lovely stuff. Alex Benedict: John Cassavetes House Boy: Pat Morita I cant seem to locate the first tune that was playing when Columbo first walked into the night club though. He assures her hell break the bad news to Janice ASAP, and tasks Jenniferwith playing a heart-warming ditty on the piano. #Columbo #ltcolumbo #peterfalk #classictv #60s #1968 #katherinejustice, Peter Falk with Dennis Hopper and James Garner at a celebrity golf event, 2002 This means the note must have been typed, taken out and then replaced which doesnt tally with suicide. The proverbial plot is well and truly thickening. Right after the girl's death, Columbo talks to a plainclothes detective, played by long-faced Henry Beckman (who resembles Lee J. Cobb), about how beautiful the victim was. Shows what an absolutely uncaring git he was. Flying into a temper, Benedict orders an immediate change to the concert program while raging at Jennifers lack of reliability. Alex Benedict is a noted symphony conductor married to a wealthy socialite and having an affair with a pianist. Shots of Alexs imposing mansion and fancy car establish his wealth or rather, his dependence on his mother-in-laws wealth. Drpepperfan. PLOT: A conductor (John Cassavetes) murders his mistress (Anjanette Comer) after she threatens to expose their affair. This is one of my favourites purely down to the brilliant ending, which is easily the best of any, Note, significantly not the gotcha and those criticising it have a point, But the last few minutes with Falk, Cassavetes and Danner is simply just great TV and amazed it wasnt in the Top 100. Blythe Danner was also a hit as the vulnerable Janice Benedict, hoping against hope that her husband wasnt really the git she suspects him to be. And while its a relatively minor gripe, I cant help thinking Cassavetes couldve tried a little bit harder to look like he really knew how to conduct an orchestra. The scene where Columbo drops in onBenedict in his own house is a prime example. Leaving his Jag at a grimy mechanics shop, Benedict gets a lift to the Hollywood Bowl with wife Janice to begin his prep for the evenings symphony. Chopsticks (uncredited) Composed by Euphemia Allen (aka Arthur de Lulle) 1877 Played by Peter Falk on piano. Also Etude in Black features the absolutely brilliant Myrna Loy as Cassavettes mother in Law and she is just perfect in the role and still beautiful after all these years. Alex drops his car with a mechanic, knowing it will be locked on the lot overnight. Sadly, Alex's mother-in-law also happens to be the Patron-of-the-Arts and is pretty much the purse string that Alex's career hangs by, so leaving his wife by any means is not an opinion so, despite the ultimatum only having two choices, Alex plumps for a third murder. Paul Rifkin: James Olson When Jenifer Welles was killed. Janice Benedict: Blythe Danner He was frantically waving his arms around never in time with the music. If memory serves the concert begins (bizarrely) right in the middle of Beethovens seventh and there is later on a Mozart symphony #40 or 41. The Maestro's large, beautiful home is the same one shown in the opening credits of Benson (1979). Peter Falk stars as the well-known Det. The way he talks to his technicians (not to mention his affair) underlines his selfishness and sense of entitlement. This is the debut of Dog, Columbo's pet basset hound. Columbo (TV Series) tude in Black (1972) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Writing Credits Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Dick DeBenedictis . #Columbo #ltcolumbo #peterfalk #classictv #60s #1968 #katherinejustice, Peter Falk with Dennis Hopper and James Garner at a celebrity golf event, 2002 And, he probably disregarded the women in his life more than any other Columbo villain. Lest we forget, he takes a heck of a lot of chances getting to Jennifers house from the Hollywood Bowl, wearing an extremely conspicuous outfit as he jogged about in broad daylight, and then parking his extremely memorable car right around the corner from the victims house! Lizzi Fielding: Myrna Loy tude in Black sees killer conductor Alex Benedict murder his girlfriend without baton an eyelid. It takes about 30 seconds before the part really starts. Danner has always been a mesmerising actor, in her brilliant understated way. I guess there is some time between shooting and airing. Its almost cinematic in scale, with its extensive use of location shooting and the epic orchestral score featuring Chopin, Beethoven and Mozart putting it a level above most episodes in terms of production values. Its the worst fake musician acting Ive ever seen.when its one actor pretending to be a musician and doing it this badly its their fault when its everyone (as in this)look to the director/s. Thats your word against mine, retorts Benedict, and I dont remember that at all. Fun fact: in my experience the best performers for motion capture were, on average, mimes. Anyway I disagree with anybody who criticizes against this film. Meanwhile she is pressuring Alex to go public about their relationship, supporting the previous claim as her motive for switching lover, although she retains the former lover, whose infatuation is so deep that he accepted being the other guy. Very entertaining. The Lieutenant fastens himself to his suspect, seeking his (oft ludicrous) opinion on all matters of the case, and is there every time Benedictturns around, unsettling him at thecar yard, at his home and in his place of work. What about this, says Columbo, flashing up footage of Benedict speaking to the media in the aftermath of her death being revealed. It is definitely Beethovens Symphony #6 part #4, The correct term is movement not part. Even the trumpet player was at the house that day (I think that was mentioned), with an eye witness even. The cheating doesnt prove the murder and the ending could more so prove Alex was cheating, rather than being a murderer. It first aired on September 17, 1972 and was directed by Nicholas Colasanto. He was basically outed as cheating on Janice, not killing Wells. I love your blog! Music Contact Instagram; Twitter; Back to Site; Online Store by Big Cartel. She weathers the storm just! Thanks for sharing. Jenifer Welles Myrna Loy. Writers include L.A. Law creator Steven Bocho, while Karate Kids Mr Miyagi (Pat Morita) appears as a domestic servant. Musical maestro Alex Benedicthasbeen romping with thigh-revealing pianist Jennifer Welles., He enters via a window of the rankest-looking toilet in TV history and confidently leaps into his extremely eye-catching and memorable Jaguar, which he drives to Jennifers house and parks literally around the corner. Cassavetes, whom I feel is overrated as both an actor and director seemed to move through his role giving only half an effort. Calling the Benedicts to the Hollywood Bowls recording studio to watch some video tapes of the previous concert, Columbo makes his case. So what, comes the response from Benedict. Etude is an interesting study. But Columbo is doggedly determined to investigate the likelihood it was murder.after all, he read the script and it IS the "Columbo" show! The calibre of the supporting cast was suitably grand, too. Its no coincidence that few of my personal top 10 Columbo episodes are long ones. Benedict doesnt have a flower in his lapel during the concert. Leave a comment below and if you treasureEtudeabove all others, do vote for it here in the favourite episode poll! THE COLUMBOPHILE BLOG 2023. The thinking person's guide to books, films & pop culture. Columbo says his salary is $11,000 a year. This submission was self-verified by a Gold Contributor. The cast includes Rosemary's Baby John Cassavetes as the maestro, his wife played by Blythe Danner (Gwyneth Paltrow's mom) and his mother-in-law played by Myrna Loy (one of America's greatest leading actresses in film of our time). Sensing triumph, Columbo whips her along to an orchestral session. The head, like Janice Benedict suspiciously eyeing her husband, cantever fully commit. In memoriam: the Columbo stars we lost in 2022. All Rights Reserved. Reading the backstory from Koenigs excellent book, Shooting Columbo, confirms this. Yet for all that, I can understand why many fans love Etude in Black. The whole show is generally subtle, including Falks demeanor. While she plays piano, he wraps her ashtray in the handkerchief and knocks her out. But not so with Columbo. Sure, it doesnt look good, but it falls short of condemning him. Just about the only character that irks is the precocious Audrey Jennifers pre-teen neighbour whose sassy attitude towards Columbo and his lack of pet-tending skillz quickly starts to grate. COLUMBO series Ep: ETUDE IN BLACK Contributor Names Nicholas Colasanto (director) Dick De Benedictis (composer) . And Tchaikovsky is pronounced Chai-kov-ski, not Chai-cow-ski. Columbo ~ tude in Black 1972 music by Dick DeBenedictis - YouTube 0:00 / 7:55 Columbo ~ tude in Black 1972 music by Dick DeBenedictis Fish Man 8.62K subscribers Subscribe 170 Save 10K. Such moments are always to be treasured And yes, hes Mancunian. ETUDE IN BLACK is one of the strongest of the early COLUMBO episodes, where it seemed the writers could do no wrong. . Durkee Blythe Danner. Not the greatest episode, but the Lieutenant scrubs up a treat Its now that Lieutenant Columbo is called into action. Having canvassed many a fans opinion on the matter over a period of years, Im fully aware thatEtudeis treasured by a high percentage ofColumbofans. I found the clues to be given away too easy. Cassavettes is given no room at all to even think his plan out without Columbo harassing him every moment possible. A re-run of the Benedict concert from the previous week is on air and the wily detective is finally able to lock in on some hard evidence. Im a big fan of Beckman. Pretty poor addition to the columbo catalogue and considering its invariably the earlier ones that are the best quite incongruous. Written by: Steven Bochco THE COLUMBOPHILE BLOG 2023. if so, he carried out his instructions to the letter. Those episodes are damaged by the longer running time because scenes become a bore something thats largely avoided in Etude. TV footage will later prove hes not wearing the flower at the time of the concert, but journalists capture him leaving Jenifers house with the boutonnire back in place: That means you had to have been there earlier.. Columbo | Etude In Black (1972) This video is private. Can she identify Jennifers lover? Studio Stella 0. He also has a girl on the side, concert pianist Jenifer Welles. One senses Janice has the moral fibre to bounce back from this blow and get back on with her life at some point something that cant always be said for the many wronged wives of the wider series. After the meeting with the girl where they discuss a name for the dog, Columbo ponders out loud to the dog asking him if he'd like to be called Beethoven. Jennifer Welles: Anjanette Comer Surely the post-mortem would reveal the blow to the back of her head and immediately dispel any suggestion of suicide? Not the greatest episode, but the Lieutenant scrubs up a treat Its not the volume. I think this point could have been laboured further. Shes clearly not pregnant in the episode. Lovely stuff. Danner hardly says anything, but her increasing look of disgust, despair and sadness (which of course started when she realised it was strange how he could recite Welless phone number) was arguably the best acting in the entire series, And I know Benedict comes across as an arrogant show off, but I believe he truly loved his wife and simply wanted to prevent her from pain, i.e. For me, her scenes singularly fail to provide the injection of humour that I suspect was the intention. Thanks for giving me a chance to discuss this! Who? Alex Benedict: John Cassavetes As a result, it has never completelywon me over. He even seeks assistance from an unlikely source: young Audrey, Jennifers precocious next door neighbour (for precocious read annoying). Where did it come from? She refuses to lie for him, saying murder is one betrayal too far. It would have been easy for the script to include a reference to these particular carnations being absolutely unique to the region and that the one found at the crime scene could only have come from Janices garden. There is something like three-quarters of the show left, but the case is already solved. Only the jokes on Columbo this time, as Audrey IDs drunkard Paul instead of Benedict. Sorry Maestro, Although Nicholas Colasanto (AKA Coach in Cheers) is officially credited with having directed Etude in Black, word on the street is that both Falk and Cassavetes took onthe lions share of directorial duties. Just saw this episode and it is one of my favorites. Score by: Dick De Benedictis. Thanks to IMDb, I have my answer - she was five months' pregnant. Hes been romping with thigh-revealing pianist Jennifer Welles, who believes their primal love will provide greater sustenance toBenedicts soul than his safe marriage to Janice (Blythe Danner) and the zillions of dollars said marriage entitles him to. The Columbo Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Alex may orchestrate both events, but as the music peaks he looks down and spots hes dropped his boutonnire. (I was in the high school band.). He also has a girl on the side, concert pianist Jenifer Welles. Like many shared before, the musician and conducting acting was terrible, almost comical; and showing Ms. Welles hands as she tried to mimic the recorded piano music was clearly a terrible directorial mistake. That left me expecting the murderer's handwriting to become a crucial clue, but it never does, so I'm baffled as to why Columbo makes that visit to the killer's home at all. 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