Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Nov 30, 1940

1h 9m

★ 5.7

HE'S ON THE SCREEN NOW!

Overview

Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors fight over his estate.

Genres

Adventure

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Larry Darmour Productions

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Cast

Ellery Queen

Ralph Bellamy

Nikki Porter

Margaret Lindsay

Insp. Queen

Charley Grapewin

Sgt. Velle

James Burke

Dr. James Rogers

Michael Whalen

Barbara Braun

Marsha Hunt

John Braun

Fred Niblo

Dr. Prouty

Charles Lane

Lydia Braun

Ann Shoemaker

Cornelia

Marion Martin

Rocky Taylor

Douglas Fowley

Zachary

Morgan Wallace

Radio personalities Larry Abbot and Vickie Pearle are stars of a mystery show. Since they announced their engagement, Larry has been plagued by speech problems and, seeking out an unconventional cure, he returns to his boyhood home, a mansion in the countryside, bringing Vickie along. Larry reunites with numerous family members, but discovers that there are sinister things afoot within the walls of the creepy estate.

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5.7

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7.0

Who Done It?

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Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.

5.0

The Mandarin Mystery

Dec 23, 1936

Ellery Queen solves a mystery involving a valuable stamp.

6.2

The Ex-Mrs. Bradford

Apr 24, 1936

A doctor is driven into an investigation of sinister goings-on at a horse race track by his mystery writer ex-wife.

5.2

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

Jan 29, 1942

Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.

5.7

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

May 7, 1942

A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.

5.7

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

Nov 18, 1941

The benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates when it is revealed the cause of death was murder by strangulation.

5.8

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Aug 14, 1941

Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company president is found stabbed to death. Ellery Queen gets to the bottom of the mystery.

5.5

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Jul 30, 1942

Detective Ellery Queen aids Free Dutch agents battle Nazi spies over a prize of industrial diamonds.

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5.3

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

Mar 24, 1941

Chinese ventriloquist Gordon Cobb is murdered by a gang of jewel thieves. Baffled by the contradictory clues, Inspector Queen asks his son Ellery to help out.

6.4

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