Ransom for a Dead Man
1972 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 4,036 VOTES · DIR. Richard Irving
Overview
A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,198 lines
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00:00:51 [Button Clicks]
00:08:44 at least three drinks and no dinner before you left the café and returned to your apartment
00:12:34 [Sighs]
00:15:22 I'll arrange for our people to run a set of flngerprints
00:18:48 [Door Opens]
00:22:12 Good night, sir Good night
00:26:24 [No Audible Dialogue]
00:34:29 What are you doing here?
00:37:59 Someday, when you take on responsibilities, you'll flnd out that you don't always have a choice...
00:40:54 Let's understand this one thing... If you start harassing this woman, I'm going to take it upstairs
00:45:41 [Chattering]
00:49:11 Whenever I have to be anywhere, I get there ahead of time
00:52:03 Oh, yeah Sure, right
00:55:21 Thank you I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you
00:58:01 then maybe I can come up with somebody...
01:01:40 You're gonna make an ace pilot
01:05:59 I mean, he was so perfect, there were times I felt like killin' him
01:10:12 Is that when they became partners?
01:13:15 the keys weren't on the body either
01:17:10 You never mentioned them to me
01:20:58 the, uh, homey anecdotes about the family
01:25:24 [Echoing] I know it I know it I know it I know it
01:30:03 [Woman On PA] All persons meeting incoming flights
300:00:00 want delivery tomorrow night
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,198
Dialogue density12.6 lines / min
First line00:00:51
Final line300:00:00
Production Record
DirectorRichard Irving
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,036