Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
ELLERY QUEEN SOLVES THE PERFECT CRIME...TO BRING YOU PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT!
장르 : 미스터리
상영시간 : 1시간 8분
연출 : James P. Hogan
각본 : Eric Taylor
시놉시스
Ralph Bellamy makes the third of four appearances as "master detective" Ellery Queen in Columbia's Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime. The principal villain is crooked stockbroker John Mathews, whose Wall Street manipulations render Ray Jarden penniless. Mathews' chicanery seems particularly coldblooded, inasmuch as his daughter Marian is engaged to Jarden's son Walter. When the latter disappears, Mathews asks Ellery Queen to locate the young man.
가까운 몇 년 후, 기업들이 모든 것을 제어, 감시하는 사회. 임신한 아내를 차에 태우고 밤길을 가던 루크 깁슨이 교통사고를 당한다. 극심한 뇌 손상에 보험 만료인 그는 가망 없는 환자들이 가는 F병동으로 배치되지만 호프 산업의 특별 수술 팀에 의해 가까스로 살아난다. 병실에서 깨어난 그는 아내의 죽음 소식을 듣지만 과거를 기억하지 못하고 그의 머리 속은 계속되는 광고 동영상과 환영으로 혼란스럽다. 의사를 찾아간 그는 머리 속에 싸이컴 두뇌 내장 칩이 장치되었다는 것을 알게 되고, 호프 산업의 총책임자 버질 커릴은 이런 그의 모든 일거수일투족을 감사한다. 루크는 바로 호프 산업의 프로젝트 660에 피실험자 중 한 사람이었던 것. 한편 인류를 조정할 새로운 방식인 두뇌 속의 컴퓨터를 해킹하는 비밀 조직의 리더 할은 위험에 처한 루크를 자신들의 은신처로 데려오고 호프 산업의 만행에 맞서자고 한다. 그들은 사이버 공감에 남은 그의 삶의 흔적을 더듬어 기억을 되찾아 주고자 노력하고, 루크는 자신의 과거를 훔쳐간 그들에게 복수하기로 하는데...
Larry Abbot, speaker in the radio horror shows of Manhattan Mystery Theater wants to marry. For the marriage he takes his fiancée home to the castle where he grew up among his eccentric relatives. His uncle decides that he needs to be cured from a neurotic speech defect and exaggerated bursts of fear: he gives him a shock therapy with palace ghosts.
작은 마을의 댄스교사 셜리 케년은 손님의 고충을 상담해 주는데 너무 많은 시간을 보내기 때문에 해고당한다. 시카고에 온 셜리는 기를 쓰고 한 라디오 방송국의 전화 교환원으로 일자리를 얻는다. 임기응변으로 정신과 전문의 역할을 자연스럽게 하게 된다. 이를 계기로 셜리는 갑자기 유명인사가 되기 시작하는데, 단 한사람 신문기자 잭 러셀의 의심을 피할 순 없었다. 그러나 잭은 조사를 하면 할수록 자신이 셜리의 매력에 빠져 있다는 사실을 알게 되고 급기야.
A late night radio host is trapped inside the station by a violent storm after being bitten by a rabid bat.
Two dumb soda jerks dream of writing radio mysteries. When they try to pitch an idea at a radio station, they end up in the middle of a real murder when the station owner is killed during a broadcast.
Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl's fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs. Bramson's niece Olivia takes a liking to Danny, and comes to believe that he may have been involved in the disappearance of a local woman.
A drifter claims the money in an old bank account. Soon he finds himself the target of two men who turn out to be the sons of the man's old partner, who is now in prison because of a conflict with him over the money in that account.
Local journalist, Cameron Colley writes articles that are idealistic, from the viewpoint of the underdog. A twisted serial killer seems to have some motives. His brutal murders are also committed on behalf of the underdog. The stories begin to merge and Cameron find himself inextricably and inextricably implicated by the brutal killer. The arms dealer that Cameron plans to expose is found literally 'disarmed' before he can put pen to paper. The brewery chief, loathed by Cameron, who sold up at the expense of his workers, finds himself permanently unemployable. The police are convened of Cameron's guilt and so are half his friends and colleagues. Cameron is forced to employ all his investigative skills to find the real killer and his motive.
A publicity stunt staged on a train known as the Broadway Limited gets out of control, as no one wants to be responsible for the baby that was brought in for it.
Doctor and dedicated husband embarks on a murderous quest for vengeance against the men who raped his wife.
The operators of 'Silver Haven', a cultish group bilking gullible rich people out of money, is set to inherit a large sum after the deceased woman's heir also dies. Leader Joesph Jones decides to hurry the process along and kidnaps Wally Benton, his fiancé, and a friend, to further this goal. Wally, 'The Fox', is a radio sleuth who solves murders on the air. Jones wants him to devise a perfect murder, and isn't above killing others sloppily along the way to get his foolproof murder plot.
Ex-con Johnny is forced into pulling a heist he wants nothing to do with. Mob boss ‘Shrewd’ Eddie has one million is dirty cash stashed at his home, just waiting to be stolen. But what Johnny doesn’t know is that seven other very dangerous criminals also have plans to steal the money...
Ellery Queen solves a mystery involving a valuable stamp.
Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters various scam artists led by Mr. Sydney who intend to kill her and steal the family assets. Dr. George Grover helps Leslie to defeat Sydney.
Detective Ellery Queen aids Free Dutch agents battle Nazi spies over a prize of industrial diamonds.
The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple whom they initially brought together.
A night club singer who is the daughter of a small-town crook is tried and convicted of murder.
Best friends Judy and Carol compete for the affection of an older man during their high school dance. As Carol tries to rekindle Judy's relationship with Carol's bumbling brother, Oogie, Judy suspects that her father is having an affair with a beautiful dance instructor. The two girls team up to expose Judy's father -- who is only taking innocent dance lessons.
When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry stumbles upon the civilization, now buried beneath his own Radio Ranch. The Muranians have developed technology and weaponry such as television and ray guns. Their rich supply of radium draws unscrupulous speculators from the surface. The peaceful civilization of the Muranians is corrupted by the greed from above, and it becomes Autry's task to prevent all-out war, ideally without disrupting his regular radio show.
A sports announcer and a friend investigate after a pitcher misses a series. When they discover that gangsters are trying to find a hidden fortune, they use the radio show to foil the plan.