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McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005) Online
Original Title :
McBride: Itu0027s Murder, Madam
Genre :
Movie / Mystery
Year :
2005
Directror :
Kevin Connor
Cast :
John Larroquette,Marta DuBois,Matt Lutz
Writer :
Dean Hargrove,Jeff Peters
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 28min
Rating :
6.6/10
McBride: It's Murder, Madam (2005) Online

A naive country girl believes she was hired to only have dinner with a man. When he propositions her, she goes back to confront her boss only to find her murdered and is accused of killing her.
Cast overview, first billed only:
John Larroquette John Larroquette - Mike McBride
Marta DuBois Marta DuBois - Sgt. Roberta Hansen (as Marta Dubois)
Matt Lutz Matt Lutz - Phil Newberry
Linda Gray Linda Gray - Victoria Sawyer
Claire Coffee Claire Coffee - Marilyn Fletcher
Sarah Buxton Sarah Buxton - Heather Bronson (as Sarah G. Buxton)
Diego Serrano Diego Serrano - Luis Martinez
Paul Norwood Paul Norwood - Norman Collins
Joel Polis Joel Polis - Harold Paxton
Kathryn Joosten Kathryn Joosten - Judge Broderick
Lindsay Hollister Lindsay Hollister - Becky Sullivan
John Thaddeus John Thaddeus - Nick
James McCauley James McCauley - Mayor Joseph Theodore
Tamara Mark Tamara Mark - Lorraine Theodore
Winston J. Rocha Winston J. Rocha - Escobar (as Winston G. Rocha)


User reviews

Heri

Heri

Overview: Remember those 1970s Sunday night murder mysteries: McMillan and Wife, McCloud and Columbo? Well, I believe the McBride series is an attempt to hearken back to these. A murder gets committed and its up to the viewer to try to figure out who did it as McBride tries to solve the case.

McBride, ably portrayed by John Larroquette, is a lawyer who seems semi-retired and is associated with a detective squad and police work. There is no gritty realism a la NYPD Blue, but something more akin to Dick Van Dyke's medical doctor detective series, though not quite so campy.

Plot Synopsis: The scenario for this show is Nebraska girl in big nasty L.A. for a day mistakenly gets sent out on call-girl duty when all she thought was that she was an escort for the night. She goes back to confront the Madam who sent her on assignment and finds the woman murdered. She is caught at the scene by a policeman, arrested, and McBride is persuaded to take her case for the defense. It is up to McBride and the viewers to solve the murder.

Concluding Overall Remarks: If the 1970s series appealed to you, this McBride series will appeal as well. It's well written and good early prime time fare -- no gratuitous violence, some courtroom drama, and the denouement at the end, this time told with some artistic flair that as an aspiring director myself I had to appreciate. The artistic effort and slip from realism seemed a little at odds with the otherwise straightforward fare, but I appreciated the effort. If the director and crew had told the rest of the story with the same originality and flare, I might be persuaded to move my score up a notch or two. All in all, good solid entertainment - 7 out of 10.
Capella

Capella

Do not be mislead by «djquigley»'s review. Here is what that honorable person writes, and I quote : ********* « Overview: Remember those 1970s Sunday night murder mysteries: McMillan and Wife, McCloud and Columbo? Well, I believe the McBride series is an attempt to hearken back to these. A murder gets committed and its up to the viewer to try to figure out who did it as McBride tries to solve the case. » ******** NO ! NO ! NO ! In the Colombo series, it was exactly the OPPOSITE : at their beginning, we were shown HOW and WHY each murder was committed, and most importantly, WHO DID IT ! So....to err is human, and sometimes to write just about ANYTHING that's UNFOUNDED is (....). -- Out of sheer politeness, I won't spell out the missing word, but any reader can easily imagine «IT» !