Columbo Plot Maybe Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock Hour Plot? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

jehobden · 01-14-2014, 02:50 PM

Recently Me-TV reran an Alfred Hitchcock Hour entitled "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow" where a wealthy old woman was locked in her vault by her nephew-in-law when she threatened to expose his check forging to his wife/her niece. Columbo's first post-NBC Mystery Movie movie, "Try and Catch Me", seems to be a twist on this, where a wealthy old woman locks her nephew-in-law in her vault since she believed that he was responsible for the death of her niece/his wife. It was a completely different plot, but it still appears to be a twist on the older Hitchcock Hour.

Coffeecup · 02-02-2016, 11:31 PM

I haven't seen the Al hitchcock episode.

01-14-2014, 02:50 PM	#1
jehobden Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2002 Location: DFW Area, TX Posts: 2,004	Columbo Plot Maybe Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock Hour Plot? Recently Me-TV reran an Alfred Hitchcock Hour entitled "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow" where a wealthy old woman was locked in her vault by her nephew-in-law when she threatened to expose his check forging to his wife/her niece. Columbo's first post-NBC Mystery Movie movie, "Try and Catch Me", seems to be a twist on this, where a wealthy old woman locks her nephew-in-law in her vault since she believed that he was responsible for the death of her niece/his wife. It was a completely different plot, but it still appears to be a twist on the older Hitchcock Hour.

02-02-2016, 11:31 PM	#2
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,176	I haven't seen the Al hitchcock episode.