The Adventures of Ellery Queen

For other uses, see Ellery Queen (disambiguation).
Nicholas Solovioff painted this cover for a 1955 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. The popularity of the Ellery Queen novel series and the magazine led to the radio and TV series.

The Adventures of Ellery Queen is the title of two separate television series made in the 1950s. They are based on the fictional detective Ellery Queen and the cases he solves with his father Inspector Richard Queen.

The Adventures of Ellery Queen (DuMont and ABC)

The first series was telecast on DuMont Television Network from October 19, 1950 to December 6, 1951 (50 episodes) and ABC from December 16, 1951, to November 26, 1952 (43 episodes). It initially starred Richard Hart as Ellery Queen but he suddenly died of a heart attack in January 1951 and was replaced by Lee Bowman. Florenz Ames played Inspector Richard Queen. This was the first production by Irving and Norman Pincus. Donald Richardson was the director. Guest stars included Anne Bancroft, John Carradine, and Eva Gabor. Some of the scripts were written by Helene Hanff, who would go on to write the famous 1970 book 84, Charing Cross Road.[1] Bancroft would go on to play Hanff in the film adaptation of 84, Charing Cross Road in 1987.[2]

The ABC version was sponsored by Bayuk cigars, but that sponsorship ended with the last broadcast.[3]

Episodes

First Season - DuMont Network

  1. The Bad Boy
  2. The Mad Tea Party
  3. The Invisible Lover
  4. The Long Count
  5. The Three Lame Men
  6. The Human Weapon
  7. The Crooked Man
  8. The Adventure of the Blind Bullet
  9. Two Pieces of Silver
  10. The Hanging Acrobat
  11. The Star of India
  12. The Adventures of the Survivors' Club
  13. Prescription For Treason
  14. The House of Terror
  15. Murder in Hollywood
  16. The Adventure of the Man who Killed Cops
  17. The Hanging Patient
  18. The Adventure of the Jewel-Handled Knife
  19. The Case of the Falling Corpse
  20. The Adventure of the Strange Voyage
  21. The Madcap Robbery
  22. The Adventure of the Manhunt
  23. Murder at the Museum
  24. The Adventures of the Man who Enjoyed Death
  25. The Case of the Frightened Lady
  26. The Baseball Murder Case
  27. Murder for Twelve Cents
  28. The Key to Murder
  29. Death Spins a Wheel
  30. Dissolve to Death
  31. The Frame-Up
  32. The Happiness Club
  33. The Chinese Mummer Mystery
  34. Murder in the Zoo
  35. Death in a Capsule
  36. The Case of the Upright Man
  37. The Adventure of the Frightened Child
  38. The Adventure of the Ballet Murder

Second Season - DuMont Network

  1. The Adventure of the Twilight Zone
  2. The Dead Man who Walked
  3. Murder in the Death House
  4. The Garden of Death
  5. The Gridiron Murder
  6. The Coffee House Murder
  7. Death in a Ghost Town
  8. Murder to Music
  9. The Inside Man
  10. Pavanne for a Dead Princess
  11. The Adventure of the Shape-Up
  12. Death at the Opera

ABC Network

  1. Ticket to Nowhere
  2. A Christmas Story
  3. The Long Shot
  4. The Unhung Jury
  5. Death In the Sorority House
  6. The Feminine Touch
  7. Dance of Death
  8. One Week to Live
  9. Mr. Big
  10. Left-Cross
  11. The Red Hook Murder
  12. King Size Death
  13. The File of Death
  14. The Bar Peaceful Murder
  15. Doodle of Death
  16. The Men Without Faces
  17. Death of a Wax Doll
  18. Cat and Mouse
  19. Coroner's Inquest
  20. The Not So Private Eye
  21. Rehearsal for Murder
  22. Prize Catch
  23. The Case of the Heartbroken Men
  24. The Third Room
  25. The Pool of Death
  26. Dead Secret
  27. Case of the Canvas Shroud
  28. A Frame for a Chair
  29. The Winner was Death
  30. Confidential Agent
  31. The Ten Dollar Bill
  32. The Case of the Wise Man
  33. Ready For Hanging
  34. Legacy of Death
  35. Buck Fever
  36. Custom Made
  37. The Case of the Two-Faced Man
  38. A Touch of Death
  39. A Close-Up of Murder
  40. The Destructive Angel
  41. The High Executioner
  42. Companion to a Killer
  43. Double Exposure

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen (NBC)

George Nader and Marian Seldes in a 1959 episode.

The second series was telecast on NBC from September 26, 1958 to June 5, 1959 (33 episodes). It featured George Nader as Ellery Queen for the first twenty episodes and Lee Philips for the remaining thirteen. Les Tremayne took the role of Inspector Richard Queen. It was produced by Albert McCleery.[4] Film star and Oscar-nominee Nancy Carroll made a guest appearance.

Episodes

  1. The Glass Village
  2. The King is Dead
  3. Ten Days of Wonder
  4. The Door Between
  5. The 8th Mrs Bluebeard
  6. Cat of Many Tails
  7. Death Before Bedtime
  8. Double, Double
  9. So Rich, So Lovely, So Dead
  10. Diamond-studded Typewriter
  11. Four and Twenty to Live
  12. Paint the Town Black
  13. The Hollow Man
  14. Bury Me Deep
  15. The Hinnolity Story
  16. The Jinn City Story
  17. Revolution
  18. The Murder of Whistler's Brother
  19. Death likes it Hot
  20. Margin of Terror
  21. Chauffeur Disguise
  22. Shadow of the Past
  23. The Chemistry Set
  24. Cartel for Murder
  25. A Girl Named Daisy
  26. The Paper Tigers
  27. The Lecture
  28. Confession of Murder
  29. Castaway on a Nearby Island
  30. The Curse of Aden
  31. Dance into Death
  32. Body of the Crime
  33. This Murder Comes to you Live

See also

References

  1. ^ Fox, Margalit (April 11, 1997). "Helene Hanff, Wry Epistler Of '84 Charing,' Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Ebert, Roger (March 27, 1987). "84 Charing Cross Road". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Network Sponsor Activity". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. October 26, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Mystery Series Planned by N. B. C.: New 'Ellery Queen' Plays to Begin Live on TV Sept. 26 -- McCleery Will Produce". The New York Times. August 11, 1958. p. 41. Retrieved November 26, 2022.