Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)

Directed by

Kurt Neumann

Genre

mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 09m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A detective named Ellery Queen investigates a murder in a small town. He uses his sharp mind to puzzle out the clues and find the killer.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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