[Flick Lives]

This begins to sound like a plot from the old “Columbo” detective series.

[Pearls Before Swine]

This begins to sound like a plot from the old “Columbo” detective series.

I hope someone as competent as Columbo is on the case, and not the Keystone Cops.

[Salamander]

Never say the word "Rosebud" into a telephone

[irishjuggler]

As I mentioned on another thread, I remember a “Hart to Hart” episode with this basic plot. Director swaps in a bullet for a blank because he wants to knock off an actor who witnessed him committing a crime.