Gerald K. Siegel Movies
- 1990
This week the focus is on another friend of Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), Irish-American police detective James O'Malley (Pat Hingle). When the wife of a powerful real-estate mogul (Ron Leibman) takes a fatal header out of a window, the coroner rules it a suicide. But O'Malley isn't one to tolerate such blarney: If he says it's murder, then faith-and-begorrah, it's murder! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1989
The 100th episode of Murder She Wrote gets under way when a derelict is found dead in a New York alley. At first glance, it appears that the dead man succumbed to alcoholism, but the other clues--including several conspicuously missing items--don't add up. Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) teams with ulcerated NYPD lieutenant Hanratty (Barney Martin) to make sense of the case, leading both sleuths to a group of disreputable doctors. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Jessica's trouble-prone nephew Grady (Michael Horton) has landed a job with an accounting firm specializing in tax shelters. Unfortunately, Grady's boss is currently the target of an IRS investigation--and, ultimately, a murder victim. With the cops convinced that Grady is not only the killer but also a big-time tax cheat, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) takes a hand in matters. Ron Masak, later a Murder, She Wrote semi-regular in the role of Sheriff Mort Metzger, is here seen as Marty Giles. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
Native American George Longbow (Bernie White), a member of the Algonquin tribe, shows up in Cabot Cove bearing a seemingly authentic land grant which states that Longbow owns the entire community. One of the locals is displeased by George's presence, threatening dire consequences if the Indian tries to lay claim to Cabot Cove. Shortly thereafter, the angry citizen is found murdered--with an Algonquin lance. An open-and-shut case? Not so far as Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) is concerned. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1987
In the first of the series' "novel" episodes, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) invites the viewers to listen in as she narrates her latest mystery story, involving a group of very intelligent graduate students. One of the protagonists is aspiring composer Michael Prentiss (Paul Clemens), who is outraged when his new composition is plagiarized by his unscrupulous professor. When the prof is murdered, Michael is accused of the crime, and it is up to his best buddy, law student Chad Singer (Paul Clemens), to prove Michael's innocence. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Involved in a minor accident at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) ends up with a fractured leg. Over her protests, she is whisked off to a nearby hospital for treatment. You guessed it: A murder occurs--the victim is the head of the hospital--and Jessica must spend most of her forced confinement doing her trademarked amateur sleuthing. 1940s film favorites Martha Raye and Eddie Bracken show up in featured roles. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
Angela Lansbury's former MGM colleagues Van Johnson and June Allyson are prominently featured in this episode. A double-dealing businessman is killed when he is run over by a remote-controlled station wagon. Suspicion immediately falls upon the victim's disgruntled former partner, an oddball inventor--who happens to be a neighbor of our gal Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury). Can it be that the death car's curious license plate number will turn out to be a clue? (Well, maybe not.) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
This episode was filmed on location in Seattle, where Jessica (Angela Lansbury) has been asked to deliver a university lecture. During her first few days in town, Jessica is impressed by the efficiency and vast intellect of her temporary secretary David Tolliver (Andrew Stevens). When his wealthy girlfriend is murdered, David is fingered as the main suspect, whereupon Jessica endeavors to clear the young man's name--and in the process, she unearths a hotbed of academic intrigue. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
