Season 4, Episode 3, Columbo - By Dawn's Early Light (1974)

 Season 4, Episode 3, Columbo - By Dawn's Early Light (1974)
 
 
This episode was directed by Harvey Hart, and written by Howard Berk, Richard Levinson and Bill Link. 
 
There are not many non-uniform outfits in this episode set at a military academy, but we found a few hidden gems. 

1) William Haynes' shiny western suit: 



Amazing western belt buckle. This suit has all the embroidered chainstitch darts, bells, and whistles on front and back
 

 
Pinstripes too. He looks primed to turn a conservative military academy into a co-ed juco. 



 
 2) The Valley Stream girl in her patchwork western: 



 Paired with a navy knee length pleated skirt. Such a cool western blouse. 


She's skeptical but helpful and looks great. 

3) Miss Brady's sweater vest and pink blouse: 



This appears to be a Leon Levin-esque long sleeve polo or button down blouse under a vibrant abstract striped v-neck pullover sweater vest. Her wardrobe is surprisingly festive for a dour lady working for a psychopath at a military school. 

Bonus points for fashion go out to the Haynes Academy t-shirts and ringers. These appear to be 100% cotton very possibly 70s generic Fruit of the Loom RN 13765 tees. 


The main cadets wore these plain blank white tee shirts, and some of the plebes and cadets running in the background wore branded white and navy ringers: 



Bonus points for fashion also awarded to Columbo's white undershirt wife beater tank top: 


He showed up at the school with nothing and had to sleep in his clothes. 


The funniest lines in this episode are when the Colonel tells William Haynes that he is the reason this country is a moral junkyard, all while plotting Haynes' murder: 




And when Columbo tries to get directions from plebes who are not allowed to speak: 




Another heartwarming scene that deserves an award is when Columbo is in the bathroom with cadet Morgan and asks about the rings some guys wore around their necks: 










The fact that Teresa still had his ID bracelet eight years after high school pleased him.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Moral junkyards are what columbo protects US from!
October 11, 2023 at 6:33 PM
CC&L said…
We could not agree more!
October 12, 2023 at 12:31 PM
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