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Ellery Queen, Master Detective(1940)
Status: Released
Date: 1940-11-30
58%
5 Votes
Time: 1h 9m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Larry Darmour Productions
Movie: Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Top 10 Billed Cast
Ralph Bellamy
Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay
Nikki Porter
Charley Grapewin
Insp. Queen
James Burke
Sgt. Velle
Michael Whalen
Dr. James Rogers
Marsha Hunt
Barbara Braun
Fred Niblo
John Braun
Charles Lane
Dr. Prouty
Ann Shoemaker
Lydia Braun
Marion Martin
Cornelia
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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.
Release Date
1940-11-30
Average
5.8
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
HE'S ON THE SCREEN NOW!
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