Trench coat, cigar, Peugeot: Wandering with Columbo

Get your escargot & white wine & listen in as we discuss season 2, episode 7: The Most Dangerous Match.  Starring Peter Falk, Laurence Harvey, Lloyd Bochner, Jack Krushen & Heidi Bruhl.  We chat about Harvey's career, international chess champions, Kosherama restaurant, deaths by dumpster & more.   Other films/books/movies we discuss: -The Detective -Searching for Bobby Fischer -Manchurian Candida...

Listen in as we chat a Stitch in Crime starring Peter Falk, Leonard Nimoy, Anne Francis, Nita Talbot, Will Greer, & Jared Martin.   Get your champagne & salmon toast with caviar & sour cream & listen in.  We chat sutures, which pier they filmed at, monkey co-stars, Nimoy's career & more.   Other films/television shows we discussed: -The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery -The Fantastic Journey star...

Paul & Liz discuss season 2, episode 5 starring Peter Falk, Anne Baxter, Pippa Scott, Frank Converse, Mel Ferrer, Kevin McCarthy, John Archer, & Edith Head.  We also chat about living on a film studio, Italian restaurants in Beverly Hills, the Sportsmen's Lodge & more.  This episode's drink & snack are a Shirley Temple & baked potato. Other shows/movies/books we discussed: -White Heat starring Joh...

Paul & Liz discuss season 2, episode 5 starring Peter Falk, Anne Baxter, Pippa Scott, Frank Converse, Mel Ferrer, Kevin McCarthy, John Archer, & Edith Head.  We also chat about living on a film studio, Italian restaurants in Beverly Hills, the Sportsmen's Lodge & more.  This episode's drink & snack are a Shirley Temple & baked potato. Other shows/movies/books we discussed: -White Heat starring Joh...

Paul & Liz discuss season 2, episode 4 - Dagger of the Mind - starring Peter Falk, Richard Basehart, Honor Blackman, Wilfred Hyde-White & Bernard Fox .  We discuss Shakespeare's Macbeth, the price of a first edition Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Greystone mansion in LA, and what it's like to watch Columbo in London.   This episode's drink & snack are beer & fish & chips.   Other shows/movi...

In this special bonus episode, Paul & Liz interview David Koenig, author of Shooting Columbo: The lives & deaths of TVs rumpled detective.  David Koenig's blow-by-blow account of how Columbo was created & shot over the years is full of behind the scenes stories from people who were there.     If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com .  Follow us on In...

Paul & Liz discuss season 2, episode 3 starring Peter Falk, Robert Culp, Dean Stockwell, and Valerie Harper.   We discuss the actors' careers as well as the LA Coliseum, the Santa Monica Pier, and auctioning a $500 million dollar home on Airole Way.   This episode's drink & snack are bloody marys & popcorn.   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com ....

Paul & Liz discuss season 2, episode 2 starring Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Blythe Danner,  Anjanette Comer, James Olson, Myrna Loy, James McEachin, & Pat Morita.   We discuss Cassavetes work, the LA Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hollywood Bowl, vintage typewriters, Sulphur-crested cockatoos, and the introduction of Dog.   This episode's drink & snack are white wine & canapes.   If you'd like to ad...

Liz & Paul discuss season 2, episode 1, starring Peter Falk, Ray Milland, Bob Dishy, Bradford Dillman, Sandra Smith, Arlene Martel & William Smith. We discuss Ray Milland's work, the Skouras brothers movie theater legacy, Bradford Dillman's hairstyle, and one of the all time greatest Columbo scenes. Drink & snack for the episode: a can of beer & chili! Send your listener contributions to us for ou...

In this episode, Liz & Paul discuss season 1, episode 9 of Columbo - Blueprint for Murder - starring Peter Falk, Patrick O'Neal, Janis Paige, Pamela Austin, & Forrest Tucker. Listen in as we discuss champagne fountains, Goldie's golden costumes, California Institute of Technology & more!   Join our conversation on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar, on Twitter @trenchcoatcigar or email us at trenchcoatcig...

In this episode, Liz & Paul discuss season 1, episode 8 of Columbo - Short Fuse - starring Peter Falk, Roddy McDowall, William Windom, Anne Francis, & James Gregory.  Listen in as we discuss the homes of Holmby Hills, Ferraris (again!), the tram to Mount San Jacinto, the plant where Short Fuse was filmed, music by Gil Melle and more!   One of the filming locations we discuss: 19206 Hawthorne Blvd....

In this episode, Liz & Paul discuss season 1, episode 7 of Columbo - Lady in Waiting - starring Peter Falk, Leslie Nielsen, Susan Clark, Jessie Royce Landis, Joel Fluellen, & Richard Anderson.  Listen in as we discuss the Katherine Emery estate, Beth Chadwick's fabulous makeover, 1971 Ferraris, and Columbo's famous burger-eating scene at Tastee Freeze. One of the filming locations we discuss: 1591...

In this episode, Paul & Liz discuss Columbo season 1, episode 6 - Suitable for Framing, starring Peter Falk, Ross Martin, Don Ameche, Kim Hunter & Rosanna Huffman.  We discuss homes in Bel Air & the Holmby Hills, plus famous art work by Rembrandt, Goya, and Picasso. Join the conversation!  Drop us a line at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com or find us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar or Twitter @trenchcoatci...

Listen in as Liz & Paul discuss Dead Weight, starring Peter Falk, Eddie Albert, Suzanne Pleshette, Kate Reid, and Timothy Carey. In this episode, we discuss the history of Collins Island, Henry Huntington's impact all over LA, amazing 1970s fashion on Suzanne Pleshette & Kate Reid, Minnie & Moskowitz and more. If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at trenchcoatcigar@gmail.com...

In this episode, Paul & Liz discuss the Columbo episode Death Lends a Hand, starring Peter Falk, Robert Culp, and Ray Milland.  Los Angeles locations include the Beverly House, Hansen Dam Golf Course, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, and homes in Malibu.  We also chat about the history of the car phone, Brimmer's lunch with Columbo featuring quenelle sole, Columbo's salary in today's dollars, and how C...

Listen in as siblings Paul & Liz discuss Murder by the Book starring Peter Falk, Jack Cassidy, & Barbara Colby.  We talk about Hollywood behind the scenes, historical Los Angeles homes, actors, television history, producers, costumes and more.     Want to see what's up on the lot that used to be Ken Franklin's house?  Check it out here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p1y2d-QB2k   Renee's facebo...

Listen in as siblings Paul & Liz discuss Ransom for a Dead Man starring Peter Falk & Lee Grant.  We talk about Hollywood behind the scenes, historical Los Angeles homes, actors, television history, producers, costumes and more.   To check out the interview with Lee Grant by Barbara Kopple, head to: http://www.dga.org/Craft/VisualHistory/Interviews/Lee-Grant.aspx To check out the website that menti...

Listen in as siblings Paul & Liz discuss the first-ever episode of Columbo.  We talk about Hollywood behind the scenes, historical Los Angeles homes, actors including Peter Falk, television history, producers, costumes and more.   To check out the podcast interview with Anthony James mentioned in this episode, head to: http://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2015/12/special-report-anthony-james-acti...