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Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)

A KILLER IN THE BAG! WOMEN IN HIS HAIR!

Género : Misterio

Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 9M

Director : James P. Hogan
Escritor : Eric Taylor

Sinopsis

Like the first entry in Columbia's "Ellery Queen" series, Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery depicts its amateur-criminologist hero as an oafish ignoramus. This time around, Chinese ventriloquist Gordon Cobb (Noel Madison), is murdered by a gang of jewel thieves. Baffled by the contradictory clues, Inspector Queen (Charles Grapewin) asks his son Ellery (Ralph Bellamy) to help out.

Actores

Ralph Bellamy
Ralph Bellamy
Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay
Margaret Lindsay
Nikki Porter
Charley Grapewin
Charley Grapewin
Insp. Queen
Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong
Lois Ling
James Burke
James Burke
Sgt. Velie
Eduardo Ciannelli
Eduardo Ciannelli
Count Brett (as Edward Ciannelli)
Frank Albertson
Frank Albertson
Sanders
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Sheila Cobb
Noel Madison
Noel Madison
Gordon Cobb
Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Doc Prouty
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
Harry Walsh
Tom Dugan
Tom Dugan
McGrath
Theodore von Eltz
Theodore von Eltz
Jim Ritter

Tripulaciones

James P. Hogan
James P. Hogan
Director
Eric Taylor
Eric Taylor
Screenplay
Frederic Dannay
Frederic Dannay
Writer
Manfred Lee
Manfred Lee
Writer
Larry Darmour
Larry Darmour
Producer
Lee Zahler
Lee Zahler
Original Music Composer
James S. Brown Jr.
James S. Brown Jr.
Director of Photography
Dwight Caldwell
Dwight Caldwell
Editor

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