Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime is a 1941 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor. The film was loosely based on the 1938 novel The Devil to Pay by Ellery Queen.[1] It stars Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Spring Byington, H. B. Warner and James Burke. The film was released on August 14, 1941, by Columbia Pictures.[2][3][4]
| Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime | |
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| Directed by | James P. Hogan |
| Screenplay by | Eric Taylor |
| Story by | Ellery Queen |
| Based on | The Devil to Pay |
| Produced by | Larry Darmour |
| Starring | Ralph Bellamy Margaret Lindsay Charley Grapewin Spring Byington H. B. Warner James Burke |
| Cinematography | James S. Brown Jr. |
| Edited by | Dwight Caldwell |
| Music by | Lee Zahler |
Production company | Larry Darmour Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
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Cast
edit- Ralph Bellamy as Ellery Queen
- Margaret Lindsay as Nikki Porter
- Charley Grapewin as Inspector Queen
- Spring Byington as Carlotta Emerson
- H. B. Warner as Ray Jardin
- James Burke as Sgt. Velie
- Douglass Dumbrille as John Matthews
- John Beal as Walter Matthews
- Linda Hayes as Marian Jardin
- Sidney Blackmer as Anthony Rhodes
- Walter Kingsford as Henry
- Honorable Wu as Lee
- Charles Lane as Dr. Prouty
- Charles Halton as Rufus Smith
- Arthur Q. Bryan as Book Salesman
References
edit- ^ "Ellery Queen, a website on detection". spaceports.com.
- ^ "Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) - James Hogan". AllMovie. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2020-01-23.