Ellery Queen, Master Detective

Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKurt Neumann
Screenplay byEric Taylor
Story byEllery Queen
Produced byLarry Darmour
StarringRalph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
Charley Grapewin
James Burke
Michael Whalen
Marsha Hunt
CinematographyJames S. Brown Jr.
Edited byDwight Caldwell
Music byLee Zahler
Production
company
Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 30, 1940 (1940-11-30)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Ellery Queen, Master Detective is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Kurt Neumann and written by Eric Taylor. The film stars Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, James Burke, Michael Whalen and Marsha Hunt. The film was released on November 30, 1940, by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3]

Plot

John Braun, healthy and athletic model for his fitness enterprise, gets fatally ill and on the next day changes his will, leaving everything to his company. John locks himself up in his study, but Nikki goes to talk with him. She waits in the anteroom, but finds herself locked in and when they finally manage to open the door, they find Braun sitting at his desk, stabbed, and both the will and the murder weapon missing.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson. "Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) - Kurt Neumann". AllMovie. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  3. ^ "Ellery Queen, Master Detective". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.