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Angela Lansbury

Jessica Fletcher

Barbara Babcock

Priscilla Daniels

John Furey

Larry King

Nancy Lee Grahn

Erin Carey
(as Nancy Grahn)

John McMartin

Gavin Daniels

Jerry Orbach

Harry McGraw

Gerald S. O'Loughlin

Ray Kravitz

Alex Rocco

Ernie Santini

Fritz Weaver

Judge Lambert

Paul Winfield

Det. Lt. Starkey

Floyd Levine

Archie Miles

Margery Nelson

Alma Leonard

Rosanna Huffman

Connie Miles

Conrad Bachmann

Office Manager

Tina Lifford

Leora Cargill

Jana Brown

Receptionist
(as Janna Brown)

Steven Ameche

Musician
(uncredited)

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Trivia
Archie Miles' name is a play on the name of Miles Archer, Sam Spade's partner in The Maltese Falcon (1941).

Goofs
Jerry Orbach plays "Harry McGraw," but the name pained on the window of his office is "Charles B. McGraw." Charles McGraw was a tough guy actor of the postwar era.

Quotes
Harry McGraw: Look, Mrs. Fletcher, why don't you take some advice? Why don't you devote that boundless energy of yours to needlepoint or a bridge club?
Jessica Fletcher: Eh, I tried that. It's precisely the reason why I wrote my first book: I was bored out of my mind.

Connections
Edited from The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)

Soundtracks
Murder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison

I appreciated all of "The Maltese Falcon" references, from McGraw's partner's name Archie Miles (Spade's partner was Miles Archer), the similar secretary, and the partner's names on the window, to Spade's/McGraw's quote "When a man's partner is killed, he's supposed to do something about it." Made it fun to watch, to catch any similarities! Otherwise, it was the standard "Murder She Wrote" episode, which isn't a bad thing. As I've been going back and watching all of the MSW episodes (for the third time), I've selectively been watching those with Harry McGraw, Michael Hagerty, and Dennis Stanton. This episode is one of my favorites!