Ellery Queen, Master Detective(1940)
HE'S ON THE SCREEN NOW!
Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors fight over his estate.
Movie: Ellery Queen, Master Detective
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Ellery Queen
Nikki Porter
Insp. Queen
Sgt. Velle
Dr. James Rogers
Barbara Braun
John Braun
Dr. Prouty
Lydia Braun
Cornelia
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Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors fight over his estate.
Release Date
1940-11-30
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HE'S ON THE SCREEN NOW!
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