Prescription: Murder
1968 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 5,944 VOTES · DIR. Richard Irving
Overview
In Columbo's first outing, a psychiatrist uses a patient he is having an affair with to help him kill his wife, but his perfect alibi may come apart at the hands of a seemingly befuddled LAPD lieutenant.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,159 lines
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00:01:28 [Woman] Composer? [Man] I am not, uh, Irving Berlin
00:05:22 Second thoughts? A few
00:09:31 Then you've been lying to me
00:14:30 Oh, darling, let's not rush Here, let me help you with that
00:18:43 Oh, hello, Burt How are you?
00:27:30 Thank you very much
00:33:43 Well, I'm afraid not She's been in a coma What's her condition right now?
00:37:27 Yes It was my fault
00:40:33 Point? Oh, I wasn't making a point
00:45:14 My luggage? [Flicking Lighter]
00:48:13 I have a patient coming in now, Lieutenant Oh Yeah
00:51:15 I'll see you there in an hour Why can't I just throw them away?
00:54:38 Say, uh, what are you doing here now?
00:58:40 Yeah She was wearing this... this nightgown
01:01:45 Tommy was discharged from the army on a Section Eight He's mentally unstable
01:05:01 Well, if he's pushing that hard... He is
01:08:14 You really are Well, what makes you say that, Doc?
01:11:09 No, really, I'm serious, Doctor You've got a gift there
01:13:53 Killing may be repugnant to him
01:18:24 Is he in some kind of trouble?
01:21:29 Uh, just one more point, Miss Hudson, that I'd like to clear up I am on the case
01:25:02 If you want to arrest me, go ahead
01:29:55 [Line Disconnects]
01:35:16 you're going to be a terribly lonely man from here on in
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,159
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:01:28
Final line01:35:16
Production Record
DirectorRichard Irving
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes5,944