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Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

ELLERY QUEEN SOLVES THE PERFECT CRIME...TO BRING YOU PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT!

Part of Ellery Queen Collection

1941•1h 8m•5.8/10
Mystery

Ratings

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5.8/10(4)

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.

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Production

Columbia Pictures, Larry Darmour Productions

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Ellery Queen

Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

Nikki Porter

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Insp. Queen

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Carlotta Emerson

H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Ray Jardin

James Burke

James Burke

Sgt. Velie

Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

John Matthews

John Beal

John Beal

Walter Matthews

Linda Hayes

Linda Hayes

Marian Jardin

Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Anthony Rhodes

Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Henry (Jardin butler)

Honorable Wu

Honorable Wu

Lee (Matthews butler)

Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Dr. Prouty (coroner)

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Rufus Smith (auctioneer)

Arthur Q. Bryan

Arthur Q. Bryan

Book salesman

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