The Most Crucial Game The manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as an alibi to prove he was elsewhere at the time of the murder. Details Casts Title The Most Crucial Game Genres Crime Drama Release Date 1972-11-05 Episode Runtime 00 Hours 30 Minutes Season Number 2 Episode Number 3 Production Companies Universal Television, Studios USA, Universal Television Entertainment, NBC Studios Peter Falk Columbo