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Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)

NR · 1941-08-14 · 1h 8m · EN
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ELLERY QUEEN SOLVES THE PERFECT CRIME...TO BRING YOU PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT!

Ralph Bellamy makes the third of four appearances as "master detective" Ellery Queen in Columbia's Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime. The principal villain is crooked stockbroker John Mathews, whose Wall Street manipulations render Ray Jarden penniless. Mathews' chicanery seems particularly coldblooded, inasmuch as his daughter Marian is engaged to Jarden's son Walter. When the latter disappears, Mathews asks Ellery Queen to locate the young man.

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James P. HoganDirectorFrederic DannayWriterManfred LeeWriter

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Ralph BellamyRalph BellamyEllery QueenMargaret LindsayMargaret LindsayNikki PorterCharley GrapewinCharley GrapewinInsp. QueenSpring ByingtonSpring ByingtonCarlotta EmersonH.B. WarnerH.B. WarnerRay JardinJames BurkeJames BurkeSgt. VelieDouglass DumbrilleDouglass DumbrilleJohn MatthewsJohn BealJohn BealWalter MatthewsLinda HayesLinda HayesMarian JardinSidney BlackmerSidney BlackmerAnthony RhodesWalter KingsfordWalter KingsfordHenry (Jardin butler)Honorable WuHonorable WuLee (Matthews butler)

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Genre affinityMysteryTheme affinityRadio Program · Ellery QueenNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference335367Actor preference198060 · 153359 · 109359

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What is Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime about?

Ralph Bellamy makes the third of four appearances as "master detective" Ellery Queen in Columbia's Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime. The principal villain is crooked stockbroker John Mathews, whose Wall Street manipulations render Ray Jarden penniless. Mathews' chicanery seems particularly coldblooded, inasmuch as his daughter Marian is engaged to Jarden's son Walter. When the latter disappears, Mathews asks Ellery Queen to locate the young man.

How long is Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime?

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime has a runtime of 68 minutes.