Trench coat, cigar, Peugeot: Wandering with Columbo

Get your mezcal (or coffee) and crackers and join us as we chat about A Matter of Honor starring Ricardo Montalban, Emilio Fernandez, Pedro Armendariz Jr., Peter Falk and others.  We chat about Hacienda Vista Hermosa resort, the extras on the streets of Cuernavaca, and lots more.   Other books/films/shows we discussed: -La Fiesta Brava by Barnaby Conrad -Guillermo Calles' biography by Rogelio Agrasánchez Jr. -Highway Patrolman -My Dinner with Hervé -The Milagro Bean Field War -A Life in 2 Worlds by Ricardo Montalban -Trukas Duras -See View Circle the podcast and YouTube channel   And more!   And for our Patreon listeners, our full uncut video podcast is available now on Patreon!   Check out images from the show on our Instagram - @trenchcoatcigar    We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].   Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Join Paul and Liz for a bonus episode with Columbo author Glenn Stewart!   We discuss Glenn's new book - Columbo Explains the 70s: A TV Cop's Pop Culture Journey. You may know Glenn from his many guest posts on the Columbophile blog.   We had a great conversation about all things Columbo.   You can order his new book from bonaventurapress.com, select bookstores near you, or Amazon. If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from this episode. Check out our Patreon for the full video - https://www.patreon.com/c/trenchcoatcigar

Get your vodka on the rocks (or OJ) and popcorn and join us as we chat about Identity Crisis starring Patrick MaGoohan, Leslie Nielsen, Ben Frommer, Otis Young, Bruce Kirby, Barbara Rhodes, Peter Falk and others.  We chat about Enchanted Hill, Otis Young's other performances, writer William Driskill, 1970s food and lots more.   Other books/films/shows we discussed: -The Last Detail -Blood Beach -The Clones -Seven -Life Under Cover: Coming of Age in the CIA   And for our Patreon listeners, our full uncut video podcast is available now on Patreon!   Check out photos from the show on our Instagram - @trenchcoatcigar .   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].   Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Get your champagne (or coffee) and cake and join us while we discuss a Case of Immunity starring Hector Elizondo, Sal Mineo, and Peter Falk.  We chat about possible inspirations for the plot, Harold Lloyd's Greenacres estate, Hector Elizondo's career and more!   Some of the other topics discussed: -films by Ted Post -Sal Mineo - the book by Michael Gregg Michaud -Nickel Ride - the movie written by Eric Roth -The Actor Within: Intimate Conversations with Great Actors by Rose Eichenbaum with a Hecto Elizondo interview     And for our Patreon listeners, our full uncut video podcast is available now on Patreon!   Check out photos from the show on our Instagram - @trenchcoatcigar .   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast and monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].   Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Get your brandy and bread roll (or ice cream) and join us as we chat about Forgotten Lady starring Janet Leigh, Peter Falk, John Payne, Maurice Evans, Sam Jaffe and more.  We discuss Tony Curtis's autobiography, 1970s fashion, Pasadena filming locations, bloopers and much, much more.  Some of the films and books we discuss: -Crime and Misdemeanors -Tony Curtis's autobiography -Good Fellas -The Party, starring Alma the maid -The Last Show Girl, starring Janet Leigh -There really was a Hollywood, Janet Leigh's autobiography and more! Our most recent podcast episode is available wherever you listen!  Or click the link in our bio!   And for our Patreon listeners, our full uncut video podcast is available now on Patreon! Check out photos from the show on our Instagram - @trenchcoatcigar .   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].   Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Get your dry martini and pretzels and join us as we chat about Deadly State of Mind starring Peter Falk, George Hamilton, Lesley Ann Warren, Stephen Elliott and others.  We chat George Hamilton's career, vintage sofas (yes, again!), hypnosis, and much, much more.    Some of the books and films we discussed: On A Clear Day, You Can See Forever (more hypnosis!) Beyond The Black Rainbow Dead Again (hypnosis!) Grand Deceptions, starring Stephen Elliott Portrait of a Showgirl Don't Mind If I Do, by George Hamilton Godfather 3 And loads more.   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode. Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Get your brandy, Lay's chips and burgers and join us as we discuss Playback starring Oskar Werner, Gena Rowlands, Herbert Jefferson Jr., Peter Falk, and others. We chat filming locations, Roger Corman, Jack Hill, bowl haircuts, and much, much more. Some of the books/movies/actors we discussed: -Rich man, poor man. -Jules and Jim -Lola Montez -Sea of Love -Deathship    Head to our Instagram for photos from this episode - @trenchcoatcigar .   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u   #genarowland #oskarwerner #peterfalk #columbo #1970stvdetective #trenchcoatcigar #podcast #herbertjeffersonjr #emoryholmes #bookerbradshaw

Liz and Paul interview with Susan Damante, aka Nurse Melissa from Troubled Waters!  Susan is an actress, writer, teacher, producer, singer, and podcaster! She's starred in many TV shows, films, and theater performances including The Rockford Files, The Adventures of the Wilderness Family, her one-woman show "Life….Death…and Entertainment, Ellery Queen, No Easy Way, Falcon Crest, Repercussions, The Student Teachers and much, much more. We chat about Susan's time on Columbo as well as her life and career, new podcast and more! Listen to Susan's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/68ApRWKXVxD6pwPfmd2x9a?si=b3bd24cf685c44ca   Learn more about Susan here: www.susandamante.com Susan's IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006978/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk  Watch video versions of our podcast on on Patreon at https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar  Drop us a line at [email protected].   Follow us https://www.instagram.com/trenchcoatcigar/ to see photos from today's episode. Get Trench coat, cigar, Peugeot podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Get your margarita and peanuts and join us as we chat Troubled Waters, starring Peter Falk, Robert Vaughn, Jane Greer, Dean Stockwell, Susan Damante and others. We chat San Francisco piers, background characters, Robert Douglas and much, much more.    Other movies etc mentioned in this episode: -The article mentioned with pictures of this original cruise ship: https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/travel/cruises/2015/02/13/inside-the-princess-ships-that-made-cruising-history/23355771/ -Full Metal Jacket and Killer with Arlis Howard -Blue Velvet with Dean Stockwell -Against All Odds with Jane Greer -The Thing with Peter Maloney -Easy Rider with Dennis Hopper -Two Lane Blacktop with Monty Hellman -The Last Movie and Get Smart with Poupee Bocar    We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode. Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Get your coffee (or hard cider!) with bread and butter and join us as we chat all about By Dawn's Early Light starring Peter Falk, Patrick McGoohan, Burr DeBenning, Bruce Kirby, Bruno Kirby and more.    We chat filming locations including the Charleston Harbor, how Patrick McGoohan was cast, music and much more!   Other topics we discussed: -The Scarecrow starring Patrick McGoohan -The Prisoner starring Patrick McGoohan -the Dardenne brothers (filmmakers) -Western (2017 film) -and lots more!   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.   Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Get your martini and beef stew and bun and join us as we discuss Negative Reaction starring Peter Falk, Dick Van Dyke, Joyce Van Patten, Don Gordon, Larry Storch and others.   We chat about Paul Revere's silversmith art, Deschler's jean jacket, the Los Angeles Reservoir, Out of the Blue starring Don Gordon, the Rockford Files and much, much more.  Books/movies/shows we discussed: -Out of the Blue starring Don Gordon (Alvin Deschler) -The Rockford Files staring Joyce Van Patten -Hamburger Eyes -The @jennzuko book on combat.   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.   Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u

Get your wine & egg salad sandwich and join us as we discuss Exercise in Fatality starring Peter Falk, Robert Conrad, Gretchen Corbett, Collin Wilcox Paxton, Pat Harrington Jr. and others. We chat about Milo's necklace, filming locations like the Sportsmen's Lodge and Paradise Cove, Jaws 2 with Collin Wilcox Paxton, Tricon industries and more.  Books/movies/shows we discussed: -The President's Analyst -One Day at a Time -To Kill a Mockingbird -Jaws 2 -Jaws of Satan -Sssssss -Sugarland Express -Portlandia -Rockford Files -Attack of the Giant Leeches -Krakatoa: East of Java -Roger Corman (director) -Trials of O'Brien -Hot Car Girl We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.   Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Get your beer (or scotch or coffee) and popcorn or peanuts and join us as we discuss A Friend in Deed.  We chat about Rosemary Murphy's career, the Riviera Club, Future Shock, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and more.    Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -A Delicate Balance -Cat on a Hot Tin Room -Looking for Mr. Goodbar -Man of La Mancha   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.   Get podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Get your beer or soda & chili - with or without squirrel - & join us as we discuss Swan Song.  We chat about Ida Lupino's career, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash's career & life, Nichols Canyon in LA, Mike Lally's SON (!!) and more.    Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -They Drive By Night starring Ida Lupino -Hank Williams' I Saw the Light YouTube video with June Carter, Hank Williams, Roy Acuff -Walk the Line starring Joaquin Phoenix & Reese Witherspoon -My Darling Vivian -Festival -Twilight Zone -Cash: The Autobiography by Johnny Cash -Ida Lupino, A Biography by William Donati   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.   Get our podcast merch on RedBubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Paul & Liz interview actor, director, documentarian, & author Lee Grant.    Listeners will definitely know her as Leslie Williams from Ransom for a Dead Man, but will probably also know her from at least one of her many films & tv shows.  Lee Grant has won numerous awards for her acting & directing, including an Oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in Shampoo with Warren Beatty, as well as an Oscar for best documentary feature for Down & Out in America, and Emmy awards for her performance on Peyton Place and the Neon Ceiling.   She also was an artistic director for the Actors Studio.     She's written a memoir "I said Yes to everything" and we are so glad that she said Yes to our podcast!   Books & Movies we discussed:   -Down & Out in America - Lee Grant documentary -What Sex Am I? - Lee Grant documentary -The Neon Ceiling starring Lee Grant -Shampoo starring Lee Grant -Detective Story starring Lee Grant -Hope Runs High Films Watch the video interview on our Patreon! Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar    Get Columbo merch on Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u   Send us a comment at [email protected] or follow us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar

Get your brandy & popcorn & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 6 of Columbo: Mind over Mayhem.  We chat about Alf Kjellin's career, Alverno High School in LA, Peter Sarsgaard, Liz's dog Chico & more.    Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -Torment starring Alf Kjellin -Summer Interlude starring Alf Kjellin -Arrested Development starring Jessica Walter   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode. Check out our postcards, t-shirts, mugs & more at https://www.redbubble.com/people/trenchcoatcigar/shop?asc=u  

Liz & Paul interview Shonna, creator of Watch It For Days - the YouTube channel dedicated to reviews of Columbo episodes.   Shonna's videos are in-depth & hilarious.  They have tens of thousands of views & Shonna has thousands of subscribers on YouTube.     We chat about her love of Columbo, her process for creating videos & what it's like to get a video through the YouTube review process.    WatchItForDays on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/WatchitforDays Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watch.it.for.days/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WatchitforDays   If you'd like to join our conversation, send us an email at [email protected] Check out the video versions on our Patreon: https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar

Get your ice tea & chili & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 5 of Columbo: Publish or Perish.  We chat about Chasen's Restaurant in LA, Mickey Spillane's real life writing career, vintage Volkswagens & more.    Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -Me & Murder She Wrote, by Peter S. Fischer -The Killing Man by Mickey Spillane -Behind the Mystery -All I did was ask by Terry Gross   We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

Get your bourbon & caviar & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 4 of Columbo: Double Exposure.  We chat about Harmony Gold Theater, the Norris house, Culp's yellow jacket & more.  Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -Cadillac Desert -Last of the Good Guys -The Tin Collectors -Third Eye Spies -Demon with a Glass Hand -Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice We have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

In this special bonus episode, Paul & Liz interview Columbophile, the author of The Columbo Companion, 1968-78.   We chat about his love for the show, the start of his Twitter account & blog, and, of course, his new book!  It's a must read for any Columbo fan.   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.   You can find the Columbophile on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook (@columbophile) and his blog at columbophile.com. You can order his new book from bonaventurapress.com, select bookstores near you, or Amazon.

Get your bourbon & cake & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 3 of Columbo: Candidate for Crime.  We chat boozy performances by Joanne Linville, Davis Roberts' career, the Fashion Square shopping center, and more.    Other books & magazines & movies we discussed: -The Goddess -Lunchmeat Magazine -To Sleep with Anger -Mad Magazine   And we have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

Get your cabernet sauvignon & cheese plate & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 2 of Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm.  We discuss Donald Pleasence's career, Guasti winery, decanting wine & more.  We now have EXCLUSIVE content available on Patreon!  Get access video recordings of the podcast & monthly updates & behind the scenes. Head to https://patreon.com/trenchcoatcigar to join today!   Other books & movies we discussed: **The Caretaker starring Donald Pleasence **Wake in Fright starring Donald Pleasence   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

Get your popcorn & cactus juice cocktail & join us as we discuss season 3, episode 1 of Columbo: Lovely but Lethal.  We discuss the Casa Blanca estate (aka Moroccan Gem), a brief history of the fashion show, Martin Sheen's career & biography, Vera Miles' & Vincent Price's careers, stolen trade secrets, & more.  Other books & movies we discussed: **Badlands with Sissy Spacek and Martin Sheen **Martin Sheen's biography **Psycho **Psycho 2 **The Wrong Man   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

Get your martini & asparagus with hollandaise sauce & join us as we discuss season 2, episode 8 of Columbo: Double Shock.  We discuss Martin Landau's career, death by electrocution, the historical estate called The Enchanted Hill, Animal Land & more.    Other books/movies we discussed: –The Rounders –Crimes & Misdemeanors –They Call Me Mr. Tibbs –Kiss Me Deadly –Day of the Locust If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected], or find us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar

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 Candidate -The Alamo -The Conformist   if you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected], or find us on instagram @trenchcoatcigar

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 starring Jared Martin  If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

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 John Archer, James Cagney, & Margaret Wyrcherly -Wait Until Dark produced by Mel Ferrer -The Pyjama Girl Case starring Mel Ferrer & Ray Milland -Swamp Water starring Anne Baxter   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

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/movies/books we discussed: It Happened to Jane (film) Sex & the Single Girl (film) Space Odyssey by Michael Benson (book)   If you'd like to add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

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 [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

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 [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from this episode.

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 add to our conversation, you can email us at [email protected].  Follow us on Instagram at @trenchcoatcigar to see photos from today's episode.

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 our upcoming episodes at [email protected] Check out images from this week's episode on Instagram: @trenchcoatcigar Movies we mentioned: Piranha - starring Dillman Gold - starring Dillman & Milland The Big Clock - starring Milland & Latimer Books we mentioned: Wide-eyed in Babylon: Ray Milland's autobiography  Stay Tuned: Link & Levinson's book  

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 [email protected]

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 Torrance, CA. And the film Paul quizzes me about: Education of a Negro, the film, which you can check out here:  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8831150/   Join our conversation on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar, on Twitter @trenchcoatcigar or email us at [email protected]

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: 15910 ventura blvd in Encino.  And the YouTube documentary where Joel Fluellen discusses being black in Hollywood: https://youtu.be/x9YrIGV_G0s  Join our conversation on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar, on Twitter @trenchcoatcigar or email us at [email protected].

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 [email protected] or find us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar or Twitter @trenchcoatcigar.

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 [email protected], or find us on instagram at @trenchcoatcigar or tweet us @trenchcoatcigar. Thanks for listening!  

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 Columbo is unlike today's typical police officer. Join the conversation & drop us a line at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar.  

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 facebook page about her sister: https://www.facebook.com/Barbara-Ann-Colby-112659995422130   Check out Scott Michael's website www.FindADeath.com for Barbara Colby's biography.  Hollywood meets True Crime like Hollywood Babylon books.   Here's The Alfred Hitchcok Hour episode starring Jack Cassidy - The Photographer and the Undertaker - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7nh9nr

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 mentions Paul Bailey - Dr. Kildaire, head to: http://toobworld.blogspot.com/2017/09/tales-from-multiverse-paul-bailey-wont.html Follow us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar Drop us a line at [email protected] Thanks for listening! Rest in Peace William Link (this podcast was recorded before he passed away). New episodes released every other Tuesday!

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-acting-my.html Follow us on Instagram @trenchcoatcigar Drop us a line at [email protected] Thanks for listening!