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| − | | Title= Deadly Lady |
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| − | | Series= Murder, She Wrote |
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| − | | Season= 1 |
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| − | | Episode= 4 |
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| − | | Production= 59201 |
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| − | | AirdateYear= 1984 |
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| − | | AirdateMonth= October |
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| − | | AirdateDay= 28 |
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| − | | BroadcastOrder= 4th |
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| − | | CreatedBy= [[Peter S. Fischer]], [[Richard Levinson]] & [[William Link]] |
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| − | | WrittenBy= [[Robert Van Scoyk]] |
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| − | | DirectedBy= [[Richard A. Colla]] |
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| − | | ExecProducer= [[Peter S. Fischer]] |
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| − | | Producer= [[Robert F. O'Neil]] |
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| − | | Associateprod= [[Mike Stevens]] |
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| − | | PreviousChron= [[Birds of a Feather]] |
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| − | | NextChron= [[It's a Dog's Life]] |
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| − | | NextAired= [[It's a Dog's Life"]] |
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| + | '''Hooray for Homicide''' is the fourth episode of the first season of ''Murder, She Wrote''. |
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| − | ==Summary== |
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| + | {{Secstub}}It's lights, camera and murder when Jessica flies to Los Angeles to protest the movie adaptation of one of her novels. But when the producer ends up murdered, she unwittingly gets cast in the role of prime suspect. |
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| − | ===Regular Cast=== |
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| + | == Trivia == |
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| + | * Jessica reveals in this episode that the "B" in J.B. Fletcher stands for Beatrice. |
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| + | * The title comes from the song "Hooray for Hollywood" which was first featured in the movie Hollywood Hotel (1937) and has been used in numerous events celebrating movies, the capital of movie making, and the Academy Awards ceremony. |
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| + | * This is John Astin's first appearance on ''Murder, She Wrote.'' He later appears in a recurring role in season two as Cabot Cove real estate agent [[Harry Pierce]]. |
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| + | === Goofs === |
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| + | When Jessica hands Marta the water, she thanks her in a whisper, the scene repeats and Jessica hands her the water again from a wider angle. The last sentence Marta speaks before this occurs does not match her lip movements. |
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| + | == Starring == |
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*[[Angela Lansbury]] as [[Jessica Fletcher]] |
*[[Angela Lansbury]] as [[Jessica Fletcher]] |
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===Recurring Cast=== |
===Recurring Cast=== |
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*[[Claude Akins]] as [[Ethan Cragg]] |
*[[Claude Akins]] as [[Ethan Cragg]] |
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+ | *Jose Perez as [[Mike Hernandez|Lt. Mike Hernandez]] |
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+ | *Erik Holland as [[Mack Brody|Det. Mack Brody]] |
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+ | *John Saxon as [[Jerry Lydecker]] |
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+ | *Melissa Sue Anderson as [[Eve Crystal]] |
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+ | *John Astin as [[Ross Hayley]] |
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+ | *Samantha Eggar as [[Marta Quintessa]] |
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+ | *James MacArthur as [[Allan Gebhart]] |
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+ | *Virginia Mayo as [[Elinor]] |
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+ | *Ron Palillo as [[Norman Lester|Norman Lester, Esq.]] |
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+ | *Morgan Stevens as [[Scott Bennett]] |
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+ | *Lyle Waggoner as Marty Strindberg[[Sunny Finch| ]] |
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| − | ==DVD Release== |
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| − | This episode was released with the other 21 episodes of the first season of ''Murder, She Wrote'' in a variety of formats, the DVD's didnt contain any special features. |
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| − | |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[[Image:MSWS1(R1)F.jpg|100px]] || [[Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season]] || Region 1 (US & Canada) || 3 || March 29, 2005 |
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| − | Substitute English Teacher Jessica Fletcher, has fame thrust upon her when her nephew Grady shows her manuscript to a publisher. It’s not long before Jessica is solving murders with the inquisitive mind that makes her a bestselling mystery writer. Jessica often finds herself in the middle of investigations; some more notable ones include investigating the death of a PI dressed as Sherlock Holmes at a private party and the subsequent murder of seafood mogul Caleb McCallum. The Death of Maine’s sole Congressman, whose seat Jessica must fill while investigating the death, and Jessica’s first meeting with Private Investigator Harry McGraw. |
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| − | |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[[Image:MSWS1(R2)F.jpg|100px]] || [[Murder, She Wrote: Season 1]] || Region 2 (Europe) || 6 || August 29, 2005 |
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| − | Substitute English Teacher Jessica Fletcher, has fame thrust upon her when her nephew Grady shows her manuscript to a publisher. It’s not long before Jessica is solving murders with the inquisitive mind that makes her a bestselling mystery writer. Jessica often finds herself in the middle of investigations; some more notable ones include investigating the death of a PI dressed as Sherlock Holmes at a private party and the subsequent murder of seafood mogul Caleb McCallum. The Death of Maine’s sole Congressman, whose seat Jessica must fill while investigating the death, and Jessica’s first meeting with Private Investigator Harry McGraw. |
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| − | |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[[Image:MSWS1(R4).jpg|100px]] || [[Murder, She Wrote: The Complete 1st Season]] || Region 4 (Australasia) || 6 || May 2, 2007 |
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| − | Substitute English Teacher Jessica Fletcher, has fame thrust upon her when her nephew Grady shows her manuscript to a publisher. It’s not long before Jessica is solving murders with the inquisitive mind that makes her a bestselling mystery writer. Jessica often finds herself in the middle of investigations; some more notable ones include investigating the death of a PI dressed as Sherlock Holmes at a private party and the subsequent murder of seafood mogul Caleb McCallum. The Death of Maine’s sole Congressman, whose seat Jessica must fill while investigating the death, and Jessica’s first meeting with Private Investigator Harry McGraw. |
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| − | |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[[Image:MSWS1-3(R2)F.jpg|100px]] || [[Murder, She Wrote: Seasons 1 - 3]] || Region 2 (Europe) || 18 || November 20, 2006 |
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| − | Here are the first three years of Jessicas carrer as a novelist. Notable cases include;investigating the death of a PI dressed as Sherlock Holmes at a private party and the subsequent murder of seafood mogul Caleb McCallum. The Death of Maine’s sole Congressman, whose seat Jessica must fill while investigating the death, and Jessica’s first meeting with Private Investigator Harry McGraw. The investigation into the death of a John Doe who may very well have been the Cabbot Cove hero Joshua Peabody, Jessica solving a murder while acting as foreperson on a jury and Another run in with PI Harry McGraw when the two are bidding against each other to get their hands on the diary of a sex symbol, however when the friend whom hired Jessica winds up dead, Harry must come to her rescue and the two pair up to solve the case. Another run in with MI6 Agent Michael Haggarty who drags Jessica into the middle of an international incident involving the defection of two East German Citizens and the murder of a fellow MI6 agent while on British Embassy grounds. Another run in with Harry McGraw, when he is arrested for the murder of a prominent Boxing Manager and investigating the death of a popular city mayor and his father which sheds some light on the shady individuals whom hold public office in the city. |
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| − | |rowspan="2" style="vertical-align: middle;"|[[Image:MSWS1-5(R2)F.jpg|100px]] || [[Murder, She Wrote: Seasons 1 - 5]] || Region 2 (Europe) || 36 || October 22, 2007 |
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| − | Follow Jessica very eventful first Five years as a Mystery writer. Notable cases include;investigating the death of a PI dressed as Sherlock Holmes at a private party and the subsequent murder of seafood mogul Caleb McCallum. The Death of Maine’s sole Congressman, whose seat Jessica must fill while investigating the death, and Jessica’s first meeting with Private Investigator Harry McGraw. The investigation into the death of a John Doe who may very well have been the Cabbot Cove hero Joshua Peabody, Jessica solving a murder while acting as foreperson on a jury and Another run in with PI Harry McGraw when the two are bidding against each other to get their hands on the diary of a sex symbol, however when the friend whom hired Jessica winds up dead, Harry must come to her rescue and the two pair up to solve the case. Another run in with MI6 Agent Michael Haggarty who drags Jessica into the middle of an international incident involving the defection of two East German Citizens and the murder of a fellow MI6 agent while on British Embassy grounds. Another run in with Harry McGraw, when he is arrested for the murder of a prominent Boxing Manager and investigating the death of a popular city mayor and his father which sheds some light on the shady individuals whom hold public office in the city. Jessica's cousing Emma McGill must investigate when her close friend, The Viscount Blackraven, is poisoned and she is the only suspect, Jessica is forced to investigate who poisoned her meal when she hosts a dinner party for Amos' family and Jessica must Investigate the death of a campaign manager while simultaneously serving as the campaign's speech writer. Politics can be a deadly business! Jessica investigating a series of murders when she is snowed in at a ski lodge, Jessica going head to head with the KGB when she is accused of espionage and a man is killed attempting to escape from a state dinner and A Former top selling Mystery Novelist is consumed with jealousy of the prominent rise of JB Fletcher so hatches a plan to kill her. |
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| + | * Wayne Powers as First Assistant Director |
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| − | *[[Los Angeles Police Department]] |
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| + | * Erik Holland as Detective Mack Brody |
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| + | * Hank Rolike as Paddy |
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| + | * Paul Ryan as Ted Lafferty |
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| + | * Barbara Block as TV Newswoman |
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| + | * Michael Milhoan as Security Guard |
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| + | * R. J. Adams as TV Newsman #2 |
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| + | * Jack Scalici as TV Newsman #1 |
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| + | * Lisa Hope Ross as Tour Guide |
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| + | == See Also == |
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*[[List of Film Adaptations based on novels by JB Fletcher]] |
*[[List of Film Adaptations based on novels by JB Fletcher]] |
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{{imdb|id=0653524}} |
{{imdb|id=0653524}} |
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[[Category:Murder, She Wrote episodes]] |
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Revision as of 02:48, 20 March 2021
Hooray for Homicide is the fourth episode of the first season of Murder, She Wrote.
Summary
It's lights, camera and murder when Jessica flies to Los Angeles to protest the movie adaptation of one of her novels. But when the producer ends up murdered, she unwittingly gets cast in the role of prime suspect.
Trivia
- Jessica reveals in this episode that the "B" in J.B. Fletcher stands for Beatrice.
- The title comes from the song "Hooray for Hollywood" which was first featured in the movie Hollywood Hotel (1937) and has been used in numerous events celebrating movies, the capital of movie making, and the Academy Awards ceremony.
- This is John Astin's first appearance on Murder, She Wrote. He later appears in a recurring role in season two as Cabot Cove real estate agent Harry Pierce.
Goofs
When Jessica hands Marta the water, she thanks her in a whisper, the scene repeats and Jessica hands her the water again from a wider angle. The last sentence Marta speaks before this occurs does not match her lip movements.
Starring
Recurring Cast
Guest Stars
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Co-Starring
- Marianne McAndrew as Sunny Finch
- Wayne Powers as First Assistant Director
- Erik Holland as Detective Mack Brody
- Hank Rolike as Paddy
- Paul Ryan as Ted Lafferty
- Barbara Block as TV Newswoman
- Michael Milhoan as Security Guard
- R. J. Adams as TV Newsman #2
- Jack Scalici as TV Newsman #1
- Lisa Hope Ross as Tour Guide
See Also
- List of Film Adaptations based on novels by JB Fletcher
External Links
- Hooray for Homicide at the Internet Movie Database