Cast of the greenhouse jungle

Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.

It first aired on October 15, and was directed by Boris Sagal. Milland previously appeared in Death Lends a Hand but not as the murderer. In The Greenhouse Jungle, a young man by the name of Anthony Goodland Bradford Dillman hatches a scheme with his uncle Jarvis Goodland Ray Milland to falsify a kidnapping-for-ransom so that "Tony" can make some money by liquidating a trust meant to curb his presumably excessive spending habits. In particular, Tony hopes to win back his wife Kathy in spite of her cheating on him and her numerous infidelities. But what Tony fails to count on is his uncle Jarvis, who himself is in desperate need of cash of his own to sustain his own expensive obsession with orchids, instead double-crossing and killing Tony, whom he secretly hates, to keep all the money for himself.

Cast of the greenhouse jungle

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Bob Dishy as Sergeant Frederick "Freddy" Wilsonan overeager young detective assigned to work with Columbo, much to Columbo's chagrin. See the full list. Milland previously appeared in Death Lends a Hand but not as the murderer.

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Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids. Sergeant Frederic Wilson : J'ever see one of these before, Lieutenant? Columbo : Uh It, eh, looks kind of familiar, though.

Cast of the greenhouse jungle

Alex Benedict John Cassavetes , the married conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra who resembles the famous conductor Leonard Bernstein , [ opinion ] murders his mistress, Jenifer Welles Anjanette Comer , after she insists on going public with their affair, and tries to make it look like a suicide. Columbo searches for clues to place Benedict at the murder scene. While conducting that night's concert he realizes its loss and goes back to the now police-crowded crime scene.

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Top credits Director Boris Sagal. Richard Annis Officer. Cancel Save. Joseph La Cava Medical Examiner uncredited. See the gallery. Trivia When Columbo walks down a steep, grassy hill to inspect the wreckage of the Jaguar, he loses his footing and stumbles, taking a big fall and landing on his back. Even though the story is very entertaining, including a hilarious fall down a wooded trail by Columbo, mostly everyone is unlikable, especially Cathy Goodland, played by an unimpressive Sandra Smith; her career lasted only a few years later, and that doesn't totally surprise me. See the full list. Storyline Edit. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids. Bradford Dillman as Tony Goodland , Jarvis's clueless nephew, who falsifies his own kidnapping so that he can liquidate his trust fund in hopes of winning back his cheating wife Kathy. Columbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Sergeant Frederic Wilson : It's a camera-mounted starlight scope. In The Greenhouse Jungle, a young man by the name of Anthony Goodland Bradford Dillman hatches a scheme with his uncle Jarvis Goodland Ray Milland to falsify a kidnapping-for-ransom so that "Tony" can make some money by liquidating a trust meant to curb his presumably excessive spending habits. As critical as I've been so far, let me add that this is still a fairly entertaining episode, minus any realism, but there are at least some laughs along the way.

A tough act to follow, perhaps, but with Ray Milland leading the supporting cast, and Peter Falk now owning every inch of the crumpled mac, anything seemed possible. Read on and find out…. This all-action opening sequence means that Lieutenant Columbo is on screen within 9 minutes, meeting up with the energetic Sergeant Freddy Wilson at the crime scene.

Recently viewed. Sergeant Frederic Wilson : It's a camera-mounted starlight scope. More to explore. See production info at IMDbPro. William Smith as Ken Nichols , Kathy's toyboy. Kashika's 5 Picks for February. Bob Dishy as Sergeant Frederick "Freddy" Wilson , an overeager young detective assigned to work with Columbo, much to Columbo's chagrin. Larry Watson Sound Man. The motive and crime seemed lazily put together, and the only redeeming aspect to me was the subdued performance by Smith, who usually plays a hood. Edit page. See the gallery. Technical specs Edit. The Greenhouse Jungle. Runtime 1 hour 14 minutes. Arlene Martel as Gloria West , an attractive girl who is interested in Tony.