Ellery Queen, Master Detective
{{Infobox film
| name = Ellery Queen, Master Detective
| image = Ellery Queen, Master Detective poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Kurt Neumann
| producer = Larry Darmour
| screenplay = Eric Taylor
| story = Ellery Queen
| starring = Ralph Bellamy
Margaret Lindsay
Charley Grapewin
James Burke
Michael Whalen
Marsha Hunt
| music = Lee Zahler
| cinematography = James S. Brown Jr.
| editing = Dwight Caldwell
| studio = Larry Darmour Productions
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1940|11|30}}
| runtime = 58 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73999/ellery-queen-master-detective |title=Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) - Overview |publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=2020-02-10}}{{cite web|author=Hal Erickson |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/ellery-queen-master-detective-v90381 |title=Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) - Kurt Neumann |publisher=AllMovie |access-date=2020-02-10}}{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/8132-ELLERY-QUEENMASTERDETECTIVE |title=Ellery Queen, Master Detective |publisher=Catalog.afi.com |access-date=2020-02-10}}
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==
- Ralph Bellamy as Ellery Queen
- Margaret Lindsay as Nikki Porter
- Charley Grapewin as Inspector Queen
- James Burke as Sergeant Velie
- Michael Whalen as Dr. James Rogers
- Marsha Hunt as Barbara Braun
- Fred Niblo as John Braun
- Charles Lane as Dr. Prouty
- Ann Shoemaker as Lydia Braun
- Marion Martin as Cornelia
- Douglas Fowley as Rocky Taylor
- Morgan Wallace as Zachary
- Byron Foulger as Amos
- Katherine DeMille as Valerie Norris
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0032438}}
- {{cite web |author1=Hastings Cable Access, Hastings City Council |title=Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xvdVXwcKIk |website=Hastings Mystery Theater |publisher=youtube |access-date=27 June 2023 |location=Hastings, Michigan |language=en}}
{{Kurt Neumann}}
Category:American mystery films
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films directed by Kurt Neumann
Category:American black-and-white films