Violence
ModerateA sabotaged ceremonial cannon explodes and kills a man.
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7. By Dawn's Early Light
Columbo · Episode
Parents Guide
Partially reviewedVersion covered
Columbo, By Dawn's Early Light (1974), canonical unit 39617. Original television installment reviewed; other episodes, dubs, edits, extras and adaptations excluded. Runtime/version beyond this identity remains unverified.
Alcohol, drugs & smoking
MildCadets secretly brew alcoholic cider; drinking is not established by this evidence.
Frightening & intense themes
ModerateA military-school leader intimidates boys and shifts suspicion for a death onto a cadet.
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