Last Salute to the Commodore

Episode aired May 2, 1976
TV-PG
1h 31m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

2.8K

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Peter Falk, Dennis Dugan, and Rod McCary in Last Salute to the Commodore (1976)

Cop Drama Police Procedural Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Charlie Clay runs the ship building business of his father-in-law, Commodore Swanson, who turns up murdered; Lt. Columbo is on the case.Charlie Clay runs the ship building business of his father-in-law, Commodore Swanson, who turns up murdered; Lt. Columbo is on the case.Charlie Clay runs the ship building business of his father-in-law, Commodore Swanson, who turns up murdered; Lt. Columbo is on the case.

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

2.8K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The dialogue between Sgt. Kramer and Lt. Columbo over smoking (Kramer: "Thought you were gonna quit;" Columbo: "Not yet. No, not yet, Sergeant. Not yet") as Columbo figuratively rides off into the sunset (actually, rowing himself away toward a yacht club), is almost certainly a clever response directly aimed toward intense fan curiosity at the end of season five over Peter Falk returning to play Columbo in subsequent years.

Goofs
When Charles Clay drives away from Otis Swanson's house, his car has wire wheels, but when he pulls up to the guard shack, it has hub caps.

Quotes
Columbo: You got a match, Sergeant?
Sergeant George Kramer: Thought you were gonna quit.
Columbo: Not yet. No, not yet, Sergeant. Not yet.

Connections
Featured in Big Daddy (1999)

Soundtracks
This Old Man
(uncredited)
Traditional English children's song/nursery rhyme.
On soundtrack in several variations at end as Columbo rows away

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4/10

The Worst Columbo I've Seen

I love the Columbo series, have seen at least 80 percent of the show's episodes, and hope to eventually see them all. So far, this one is by far the worst. What makes it so disappointing is that it has a wonderful supporting cast: John Dehner, Diane Baker, Robert Vaughn, Wilfrid Hyde-White, and Dennis Dugan, among others. But what a waste of talent. And what terrible pacing and staging. Patrick McGoohan is a fine actor, and his performances as the murderer in this series are outstanding. But his directing in this episode is simply awful. If you're a Columbo fan, skip this one. If you're not a Columbo fan, all the more reason to skip it as well!