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CBSRMT Episode Information
Title:
The Trouble with Murder
Plot:
A wealthy lady hires an artist to paint a nude portrait of her. She becomes disturbed when he starts acting peculiarly. Her worries are well-founded as the painter has a nasty habit of mutilating his subjects once they have outlived their usefulness.
Episode:
0147
Air Dates:
First Run - September 12, 1974
Repeat - November 5, 1974
Repeat - November 5, 1974
Beck, Jackson
Juster, Evie
Martin, Ian
Morse, Robert
Raeburn, BrynaWriter:
Martin, IanListen:
Rating:
4 Responses to Episode 0147
Martin's black comedy about a serial killer feels like an attempt to recreate Arsenic and Old Lace, or maybe Little Shop of Horrors. Instead, it's just an off-putting mix of surprisingly gruesome violence (the murderer is nicknamed the 'Brooklyn Headhunter') and tired comic relief. The performances are a bit lacking, too, from the Runyonesque cops and prostitutes to the Norman Bates villain (it IS a pretty good Perkins, to be fair).
Matt Sandwich, 2012-07-15 14:10:05
This episode was fantastic. It is a bit different from the typical Mystery Theater fair--it dispensed with the drama and was actually a tragic comedy. The actor who played Wyatt was great. This is without a doubt one of Ian Martin's best. 5 stars.
Davy Joe, 2012-12-25 20:52:15
An artist is recruited to paint a nude portrait of an aristocratic woman. She gets worried when the artist behaves strangely. She should worry because he likes to dismember his subjects when he's done with them.
Joanna Darilay, 2013-01-17 09:25:55
Police are investigating the acts of a serial killer who leaves only the torso of the victim and takes the heads. When an eccentric little man shows up at the police station to file his weekly complaints, he is dismissed so they can get on to more important business. The little man journeys to his aunt’s house and brings with him an animal carrier. He asks his aunt if he can bury his poor deceased cat in her garden. A cool episode. Worth a listen.
Gary, 2013-01-17 09:47:08
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