Paint Me a Murder


Murder, She Wrote: Season One
Episodes: "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" "Deadly Lady" "Birds of a Feather" "Hooray for Homicide" "It's a Dog's Life" "Lovers and Other Killers" "Hit, Run and Homicide" "We're Off to Kill the Wizard" "Death Takes a Curtain Call" "Death Casts a Spell" "Capitol Offense" "Broadway Malady" "Murder to a Jazz Beat" "My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean" "Paint Me a Murder" "Tough Guys Don't Die" "Sudden Death" "Footnote to Murder" "Murder Takes the Bus" "Armed Response" "Murder at the Oasis" "Funeral at Fifty-Mile"
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Production Information[]

Paint Me a Murder

Production Number:	59215
Aired:	17 February, 1985
Written By:	Peter S. Fischer
Directed By:	John Llewellyn Moxey
Created By:	Richard Levinson William Link Peter S. Fischer
Executive Producer:	Peter S. Fischer
Producer	Robert F. O'Neill
Associate Producer	Mike Stevens

Summary[]

The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.

Trivia[]

Capucine (Belle Chaney) and Stewart Granger (Sir John Landry) previously starred together in North to Alaska (1960).

Several guest stars were in various John Wayne movies. Capucine and Stewart Granger were in North to Alaska (1960), Judy Geeson was in Brannigan (1975) and Cesar Romero was in Donovan's Reef (1963).

Victim: Diego Santana

Killer: John Landry

Cause of Death: Shot in back with crossbow bolt.

Motive: His gallery was failing and he needed money, knowing Diego's paintings would sell for more if he were dead.

Setting: Unnamed island in the Mediterranean

Goofs[]

When Jessica runs into the water to retrieve the package with the Inspector, her clothes are visibly wet up to her waist when they should be dry.

When the helicopter lands and takes off, it would have taken several minutes for the blades to stop and start rotating; the edits make it appear that the blades stop and then restart almost instantaneously. (at appr 12 mins)

When Sir John tells Jessica about a sighting of a suspect, he mentions it was April at the Epsom derby meeting. The Epsom Derby is traditionally early June and never in April.

Inspector Kyle pointed out the chisel marks on the pedestal, then a minute later said that he had never been on the balcony before.

Starring[]

Regular Cast[]

Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher

Guest Stars[]


Ron Moody as Inspector Henry Kyle Cesar Romero as Diego Santana Cristina Raines as Margo Santana Fernando Allende as Miguel Santana Robert Goulet as Willard Kaufmann Stewart Granger as Sir John Landry	Steven Keats as Stefan Conrad Pepe Hern as Antonio Alma Beltran as Rosa Capucine as Belle Chaney Judy Geeson as Elaine McComber

Jessica3 — Jessica Finds Evidence on the Balcony

DVD Release[]

This episode was released with the other 21 episodes of the first season of Murder, She Wrote in a variety of formats.

Title	Release Date	Region
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete First Season	March 29, 2005	Region 1 (North America)
Murder, She Wrote: Season 1	August 29, 2005	Region 2 (Europe)
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete 1st Season	May 2, 2007	Region 4 (Australasia)

External Links[]

Paint Me a Murder at the Internet Movie Database