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Now You See Him: Directed by Harvey Hart. With Peter Falk, Jack Cassidy, Bob Dishy, Nehemiah Persoff. A stage illusionist kills his employer and makes it look like a contract killing; it's up to Lt. Columbo to trick the master trickster.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Harvey Hart
- 1976-02-29
Jun 23, 2019 · Episode synopsis: Columbo Now You See Him. Jesse Jerome, owner of the Cabaret of Magic, has a hold over his star act, the globally renowned Great Santini. Only Jerome knows Santini used to be a Nazi SS guard by the name of Stefan Mueller.
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The Great Santini (Jack Cassidy) is a magician extraordinaire at a cabaret. He is also being blackmailed by his insatiably greedy employer, impresario Jesse Jerome ( Nehemiah Persoff ), over the fact that he is actually Sergeant Stefan Mueller, a former Nazi SS prison guard.
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is the fifth episode of the fifth season of Columbo and the thirty-sixth episode overall. It first aired on February 29, 1976 and was directed by Harvey Hart in his fourth and final contribution to the series. Jack Cassidy stars a murderous magician in the last of three Columbo appearances as the killer. In addition to Peter Falk as Lieutenant Colu...
•Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo.
•Jack Cassidy as The Great Santini, a world-famous magician hiding a deadly secret; he was once Armin Mueller, a German camp guard.
•Bob Dishy as Sergeant John J. Wilson, Columbo's eager sidekick. They previously worked together in The Greenhouse Jungle.
•Nehemiah Persoff as Jesse Jerome, the owner of the Cabaret of Magic and Santini's boss; he's also blackmailing him over his dark and sordid past. Or at least, he was until Santini deservedly murdered him.
•Robert Loggia as Harry Blandford, the club's co-owner and chief maitre'd.
•Cynthia Sikes as Della Santini's daughter and glamorous assistant.
The Great Santini wows his audiences with illusions, but in reality he's being blackmailed by his employer Jerome who knows his real identity as a former Nazi soldier named Stefan. When Jerome threatens to contact the authorities Stefan murders him.
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Sep 16, 2022 · Stream Columbo now on Peacock: https://pck.tv/3oBPwpJ ...more. The Great Santini kills his employer and makes it look like a contract killing.
- 9 min
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- Columbo
