MURDER BY SIX

ELLERY QUEEN

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* Author other than Dannay/Lee
** Protagonist is not EQ/Drury Lane

First Period

1. The Roman Hat Mystery (1929)
2. The French Powder Mystery (1930)
3. The Dutch Shoe Mystery (1931)
4. The Greek Coffin Mystery (1932)
5. The Egyptian Cross Mystery (1932)
6. The Tragedy of X (1932) as Barnaby Ross
7. The Tragedy of Y (1932) as Barnaby Ross
8. The American Gun Mystery (1933) a: Death at the Rodeo (1951)
9. The Siamese Twin Mystery (1933)
10. The Tragedy of Z (1933) as Barnaby Ross
11. Drury Lane’s Last Case (1933) as Barnaby Ross
12. The Chinese Orange Mystery (1934)
13. The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)

Second Period

14. Halfway House (1936)
15. The Door Between (1937)
16. The Devil to Pay (1938)
17. The Four of Hearts (1938)
18. The Dragon’s Teeth (1939) a: The Virgin Heiresses (1954)

Third Period

19. Calamity Town (1942)
20. There Was an Old Woman (1943) a: The Quick and the Dead
      (1956)
21. The Murderer Is a Fox (1945)
22. Ten Days’ Wonder (1948)
23. Cat of Many Tails (1949)
24. Double, Double (1950) a: The Case of the Seven Murders (1958)
25. The Origin of Evil (1951)
26. The King Is Dead (1952)
27. The Scarlet Letters (1953)
28. The Glass Village (1954)
29. Inspector Queen’s Own Case (1956)
30. The Hollywood Murders (1957)
31. The Finishing Stroke (1958)

Fourth Period

32. Dead Man’s Tale (1961)*
33. Death Spins the Platter (1962)*/**
34. The Player On the Other Side (1963) *written by Theodore Sturgeon
35. Kill as Directed (1963)*/**
36  Murder With a Past (1963)*/**
37. And On the Eighth Day (1964) written *by Avram Davidson
38. Four Men Called John (1964) *written by Jack Vance/** a: The Four Johns **
39. The Last Score (1964)*/**
40. Blow Hot, Blow Cold (1964)*/**
41. The Golden Goose (1964)
42. The Fourth Side of the Triangle (1965) *written by Avram Davidson
43. The Copper Frame (1965)*
44. The Madman Theory (1965) *written by Jack Vance
45. A Room To Die In (1965) *written by Jack Vance
46. Beware the Young Stranger (1965)*/**
47. The Killer Touch (1965)
48. The Devil’s Cook (1966)*
49. Wife or Death (1966)
50. A Study in Terror (1966) a: Sherlock Holmes vs. Jack the Ripper (1967)*/**
51. Face to Face (1967)*
52. The House of Brass (1968)*
53. Cop Out (1969)*
54. The Last Woman in His Life (1970)*
55. A Fine and Private Place (1971)*
56. The Blue Movie Murders (1972)* by Edward D. Hoch

Ellery Queen Jr.

TAB Books

1. The Golden Eagle Mystery (1942) Illustrated by Charles Beck
2. The Green Turtle Mystery (1944) Illustrated by Jerry Robinson
3. The White Elephant Mystery
4. The Yellow Cat Mystery
5. The Black Dog Mystery
6. The Red Chipmunk Mystery
7. The Blue Herring Mystery
8. The Brown Fox Mystery

Golden Griffin

9. The Mystery of the Vanished Victim (1962) Pocket Books.
10. The Mystery of the Merry Magician
 

STORIES OF ELLERY QUEEN

Collections

1. The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1934)
2. The New Adventures of Ellery Queen (1940)
3. More Adventures of Ellery Queen (1940)
4. The Casebook of Ellery Queen (1945)
5. Calendar of Crime (1952)
6. QBI: Queen’s Bureau of Investigation (1955)
7. Queens Full (1965)
8. QED: Queen’s Experiments in Detection (1968)

Stories

1.“The Adventure of the One-Penny Black”(April 1933) a: “The One-Penny Black”
2. “The Adventure of the Glass-Domed Clock”(October 1933)
3. “The Adventure of the African Traveller”(1934)
4. “The Adventure of the Hanging Acrobat”(May 1934) a: “The Girl on the Trapeze”
5. “The Adventure of the Bearded Lady”(August 1934) a: “The Sinister Beard”
6. “Long Shot”(September 1934)
7. “The Adventure of the Mad Tea-Party”(October 1934) a: “The Adventure of the Seven Black Cats” and “The Black Cats Vanished”
8. “The Adventure of the Hollow Dragon”(December 1934) a: “The Hollow Dragon”
9. “The Adventure of the House of Darkness”(February 1935)
10. “House of Haunts”(November 1935) a: “The Lap of God”
11. “Man Bites Dog”(June 1939)
12. “Mind Over Matter”(October 1939)
13. “Trojan Horse”(December 1939)
14. “The Adventure of the Mark of Cain”(1942)
15. “The Adventure of the Mouse’s Blood”(September 1942)
16. “The Adventure of the Good Samaritan”(November 1942)
17. “The Disappearance of Mr. James Phillamore”(January 1943)
18. “The Adventure of the Man Who Could Double the Size of Diamonds”(May 1943)
19. “The Adventure of the Murdered Ship”(July 1943)
20. “Caveat Lector”(1946)
21. “The Adventure of the Three R’s”(September 1946)
22. “The Adventure of the Dead Cat”(October 1946) a: “The Halloween Mystery”
23. “The Adventure of the Tell-Tale Bottle”(November 1946) a: “The Tell-Tale Bottle”
24. “The Adventure of the Inner Circle”(January 1947) a: “The Inner Circle”
25. “The Adventure of the President’s Half Disme”(February 1947)
26. “The Ides of Michael Magoon”(March 1947)
27. “The Adventure of the Dauphin’s Doll”(December 1948) a: “The Dauphin’s Doll
28. “The Lady Couldn’t Explain”(December 1949) a: “The Lonely Bride”
29. “Murder Without Clues”(January 1950) a: “The Three Widows”
30. “Money Talks”(April 1950) a: “The Sound of Blackmail”
31. “A Lump of Sugar”(July 1950) a: “The Mystery of the Three Dawn Riders”
32. “The Witch of Times Square”(November 1950)
33. “The Gambler’s Club”(January 1951)
34. “Driver’s Seat”(March 1951) a: “Lady, You’re Dead!”
35. “The Emperor’s Dice”(April 1951)
36. “The Adventure of the Gettysburg Bugle”(May 1951) a: “As Simple as ABC”
37. “The Medical Finger”(June 1951)
38. “Child Missing”(July 1951) a: “Kidnapped!”
39. “The Needle’s Eye”(August 1951)
40. “Double Your Money”(September 1951) a: “The Vanishing Wizard”
41. “The Black Ledger”(January 1952) a: “The Mysterious Black Ledger”
42. “Cold Money”(March 1952)
43. “The Phantom Train”(August 1952) a: “Snowball in July”
44. “Cut, Cut, Cut!”(December 1952) a: “The Myna Bird Mystery”
45. “The Accused”(February 1953)
46. “My Queer Dean!”(March 1953)
47. “A Matter of Seconds”(August 1953)
48. “A Question of Honor”(September 1953)
49. “G. I. Story”(August 1954)
50. “Diamonds in Paradise”(September 1954)
51. “The Wrightsville Heirs”(January 1955)
52. “Bride in Danger”(August 1955)
53. “The Blackboard Gangsters”(September 1955) a: “Kid Stuff” and “Object Lesson”
54. “No Parking”(March 1956) a: “Terror in a Penthouse”
55. “The Man They All Hated”(June 1956) a: “No Place to Live”
56. “The Motive”(August 1956) a: “Terror Town”
57. “Miracles Do Happen”(July 1957)
58. “The Case Against Carroll”(September 1958)
59. “Enter Ellery Queen”(June 1960) a: “The Mystery at the Library of Congress”
60. “E=Murder”(August 1960)
61. “The Death of Don Juan”(May 1962)
62. “The Broken T”(July 1963) a:”Mystery in Neon Red”
63. “Half A Clue”(August 1963) a: Half a Clue to Murder” and “Murder Dept.: Half a Clue”
64. “Last Man to Die”(November 1963)
65. “Crime Syndicate Payoff”(August 1964) a: “Payoff”
66. “The Little Spy”(January 1963)
67. “Dead Ringer”(March 1965) a: “Uncle From Australia”
68. “The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln’s Clue”(June 1965) a: “Abraham Lincoln’s Clue”
69. “The President Regrets”(September 1965)
70. “Mum Is the Word”(April 1966)
71. “Wedding Anniversary”(September 1967)
72. “The Three Students”(March 1971)
73. “The Adventure of the Honest Swindler”(Summer 1971) a: “The Honest Swindler”
74. “The Odd Man”(June 1971)
75. “Death of a Pawn Broker”(November 1971) a: “Miser’s Gold” and
76. “Love Hunts a Hidden Treasure”
77. “The Reindeer Clue”(December 1975) ghosted by Edward D. Hoch
 

Non-Fiction Books

1. The Detective Story: A Bibliography (1942)
2. Queen’s Quorum: A History of the Detective-Crime Story As Revealed by the 100 Most Important Books Published in This Field Since 1845. (1951)
3. The Golden Summer (1953) autobiographical novel by Dannay published under his real name, Daniel Nathan
4. In the Queen’s Parlor and Other Leaves From the Editor’s Desk (1957
 

ANTHOLOGIES OF ELLERY QUEEN & EQMM

1. 101 Years’ Entertainment (1941)
2. The Female of the Species (1943)
3. Best Stories From Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine (1944)
4. The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes (1944)
5. The Queen Awards 1 (1946)
6. Ladies in Crime (1947)
7. The Queen Awards 2 (1947)
8. The Queen Awards 3 (1948)
9. The Queen Awards 4 1949)

10. The Queen Awards 5 (1950)

11. Ellery Queen 1961 Anthology (1960)
12. Ellery Queen 1962 Anthology (1961)
13. Ellery Queen 1963 Anthology (1962)
14. Ellery Queen 1964 Anthology (1963)
15. Ellery Queen 1965 Anthology (1964)
16. Twentieth Century Detective Stories (1964)
17. Ellery Queen 1966 Anthology (1965)
18. 1965 Mid-Year Ellery Queen Anthology (1965)
19. Ellery Queen 1967 Anthology (1966)
20. 1966 Mid-Year Ellery Queen Anthology (1966)
21. Ellery Queen 1968 Anthology (1967)
22. Ellery Queen’s All-Star Line-up (1967)
23. Ellery Queen’s Poetic Justice (1967)
24. Ellery Queen’s Mystery Parade (1968)
25. 1968 Mid-Year Ellery Queen Anthology (1968)
26. Ellery Queen 1970 Anthology (1969)
27. 1969 Mid-Year Ellery Queen Anthology (1969)

28. Ellery Queen 1971 Anthology (1970)
29. 1970 Mid-Year Ellery Queen Anthology (1970)
30. Ellery Queen’s Golden Thirteen (1970)
31. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1971 Anthology (1971)
32. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1971 Anthology (1971)
33. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1972 Anthology (1972)
34. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1972 Anthology (1972)
35. Ellery Queen’s Mystery Bag (1972)
36. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1973 Anthology (1973)
37. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1973 Anthology (1973)
38. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1974 Anthology (1974)
39. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1974 Anthology (1974)
40. Ellery Queen’s Crookbook (1974)
41. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1975 Anthology (1975)
42. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1975 Anthology (1975)
43. Ellery Queen’s Murdercade (1975)
44. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1976 Anthology (1976)
45. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1976 Anthology (1976)
46. Masters of Mystery: The Grand Masters (1976)
47. Masters of Mystery: The Prizewinners (1976)
48. Masters of Mystery: The Supersleuths (1976)
49. Ellery Queen’s Crime Wave (1976)
50. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1977 Anthology (1977)
51. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1977 Anthology (1977)
52. Ellery Queen’s Searches and Seizures (1977)
53. Masters of Mystery: Detective Directory Part 1 (1977)
54. Masters of Mystery: The Golden Age Part 1 (1977)
55. Masters of Mystery: Amateurs and Professionals Part 1(1977)
56. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1978 Anthology (1978)
57. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1978 Anthology (1978)
58. Masters of Mystery: Amateurs and Professionals Part 2 (1978)
59. Masters of Mystery: Blue Ribbon Specials (1978)
60. Masters of Mystery: Cherished Classics (1978)
61. Masters of Mystery: Detective Directory Part 2 (1978)
62. Masters of Mystery: Stories Not To Be Missed (1978)
63. Masters of Mystery: The 40’s (1978)
64. Masters of Mystery: The 50’s (1978)
65. Masters of Mystery: The 60’s (1978)
66. Masters of Mystery: The Old Masters (1978)
67. Ellery Queen’s A Multitude of Sins (1978)
68. Ellery Queen’s Masks of Mystery (1978)
69. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1979 Anthology (1979)
70. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1979 Anthology (1979)
71. Masters of Mystery: Choice Cuts (1979)
72. Masters of Mystery: More of The 60’s (1979)
73. Masters of Mystery: The Grand Masters Up to Date (1979)
74. Masters of Mystery: The 70’s (1979)
75. Masters of Mystery: The Supersleuths Revisited (1979)
76. Ellery Queen’s Scene of the Crime (1979)

77. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1980 Anthology (1980)
78. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1980 Anthology (1980)
79. Ellery Queen’s Circumstantial Evidence (1980)
80. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1981 Anthology (1981)
81. Ellery Queen Fall-Winter 1981 Anthology (1981)
82. Ellery Queen’s Crime Cruise Round the World (1981)
83. Ellery Queen Spring-Summer 1982 Anthology (1982)
84. Ellery Queen’s Eye Witnesses (1982)
85. Ellery Queen’s Mazes of Mystery (1982)
86. Ellery Queen’s More Eye Witnesses (1982)
87. Ellery Queen’s Lost Ladies (1983)
88. Ellery Queen’s Prime Crimes 1 (1983)
89. The Best of Ellery Queen #2 (1984)
90. Ellery Queen’s Circumstantial Evidence 2 (1984)
91. Ellery Queen’s Prime Crimes 2 (1984)
92. Ellery Queen’s More Lost Ladies and Lost Men Anthology 1 (1985)
93. Ellery Queen’s Champions of Mystery (1987)
94. Ellery Queen’s Secrets of Mystery Anthology 1  (1987)
95. Ellery Queen’s Bad Scenes (1989)
96. Murder on Cue
97. More Murder on Cue (1990)
98. Fifty Years of the Best From Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (1991)
 

FILMS OF ELLERY QUEEN

1. The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935) Republic
Starred Donald Cook/Eddie Quinlan - based on the EQ novel
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2. The Mandarin Mystery (1937) Republic
Starred Donald Cook/Eddie Quinlan
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3. Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940) Columbia  Directed by Kurt Neumann
Starred Ralph Bellamy/Margaret Lindsay/Charles Grapewin/James Burke/Michael Whalen/Marsha Hunt/Fred Niblo/Charles Lane/Douglas Fowley/Kathrine DeMille

A millionaire is murdered at a health spa.
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4. Ellery Queen’s Penthouse Mystery (1941) Columbia  Directed by James Hogan
Starred Ralph Bellamy/Margaret Lindsay/Charles Grapewin/Anna May Wong/James Burke/Eduardo Ciannelli/Russell Hicks/Tom Dugan/Mantan Moreland.

A Chinese entertainer, who also smuggles jewels, is murdered.
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5. Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941) Columbia
Starred Ralph Bellamy/Margaret Lindsay/Charles Grapewin
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6. Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941) Columbia  Directed by James Hogan
Starred Ralph Bellamy/Margaret Lindsay/Charles Grapewin/Mona Barrie/Paul Hurst/James Burke/Blanche Yurka/George Zucco/Tom Dugan and Leon Ames. (Loosely based on The Dutch Shoe Murder (1931)
Murder in a private hospital brings Ellery to the scene.
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7. Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942) Columbia
Starred William Gargan  based on The Dragon’s Teeth.
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8. Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942) Columbia
Starred William Gargan
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9. Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942) Columbia
Starred William Gargan
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ELLERY QUEEN ON THE RADIO

The Adventures of Ellery Queen - June 18, 1939- May 27, 1948 - starring Hugh Marlowe (1939-1940), Carlton Young (1942-1943), Sydney Smith (1943-1947), Lawrence Dobkin (1947-1948) as Ellery Queen. Download free mp3s here.

Ellery Queen's Minute Mysteries - 1970s Download free mp3s here.
 

ELLERY QUEEN ON TELEVISION

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

"Terror at Northfield" by Ellery Queen
Directed by Harvey Hart
Teleplay by Leigh Brackett
Aired: 10/11/63
John Cooley - R. G. Armstrong
Frenchie La Fort - Dennis Patrick
Sheriff - Dick York
Susan - Jacqueline Scott

The Adventures of Ellery Queen (aka “Mystery Is My Business”)

Dumont (10/19/50-12/6/51)
ABC (12/6/51-11/26/52)
Syndication (9/54)
Regular Cast: Starred Richard Hart(5-51), Lee Bowman(51-52), Hugh Marlowe(54) as Ellery Queen/Florenz Ames as Richard Queen/Charlotte Keane as Nikki Porter/
Production: Producers - Norman Pincus, Irving Pincus
Director: Don Richardson

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

NBC(9/26/58-9/4/59)
Regular Cast: Starred George Nader(58-59), and  Lee Philips(59) as Ellery Queen/Les Tremayne as Richard Queen
Production: Producer - Albert McCleery

Ellery Queen: Don’t Look Behind You

(pilot) NBC (11/14/71)
Regular Cast: Starred Peter Lawford as Ellery Queen/Harry Morgan as Richard Queen/E. G. Marshal, Stephanie Powers, Skye Aubrey, Colleen Gray and Morgan Steve.
Production: Executive Producer - Edward J. Montagne/Producer - Leonard Ackerman/Director - Barry Shear/Writer - Ted Leighton
Music: Jerry Fielding
Ellery Queen must help the police solve the baffling “Hydra Case”, in which an elusive strangler haunts New York City.

Ellery Queen

(The tv show) NBC 3/23/75 - 9/19/76
Regular Cast: Starred Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen/David Wayne as Richard Queen/John Hillerman as Simon Brimmer/Ken Swofford as Frank Flannigan/Tom Reese as Sergeant Velie/Nina Roman as Grace/John H Lowler as Brimmer’s director and Jimmy Lydon as an actor on Brimmer’s show.
Production: Executive Producers - Richard Levinson, William Link/Producers - Peter S. Fischer, Michael Rhodes
Music: Elmer Bernstein - “The Ellery Queen Theme”
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1. (Pilot) “Too Many Suspects” (3/23/75) 90 mins.
Guest starred: John Hillerman, Tom Reese, Ray Milland, Monte Markham, Kin Hunter, John Larch, Tim O’Connor, Warren Berlinger, Harry Von Zell, Gail Strickland, Vic Mohica, Dwan Smith and Jimmy Lydon.
Written by Richard Levinson and William Link/Directed by David Greene.

Ellery must solve the murder of a famous fashion designer.
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2. “The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne”
Starred Joan Collins, David Doyle, Herb Edelman, Farley Granger, Guy Lombardo, Karen Machon, Charles Knox Robinson, Barbara Rush, and Ray Walston.
Written by Peter S. Fischer - story by Richard Levinson, William Link and Peter S. Fischer/Directed by David Greene

A millionaire using a New Year’s party to tells his family and associates he plans to disinherit all of them, but meets misfortune before he can get to his lawyers.
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3. “The Adventure of the Black Falcon”
Starred Howard Duff, Signe Hasso, Tab Hunter, Roddy McDowall, William Schallert and John Hillerman.
Written by Marc B. Ray/ Directed by Walter Doniger

A wine bottle bearing a black falcon is involved in the poisoning of a night club partner.
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4. “The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument”
Starred: John Dehner, Eva Gabor, Richard Jaeckel, Dean Stockwell, and Keene Curtis
Written by Michael Robert David & Robert van Scoyk - story by Michael Robert David/Directed by Ernest Pintoff

An award-winning mystery writer is murdered after threatening to write a tell-all book.
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5. “The Adventure of Caesar’s Last Sleep”
Starred: Edward Vincent Albert, Michael Gazzo, Jan Murray, Kevin Tighe, Stuart Whitman and Bibi Besch.
Written by Rudolph Borchert/Story by Michael Rhodes/Directed by Richard Michaels

A gangster planning to testify in a politician’s crime purge is mysterious murderer in a sealed hotel room.
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6. “The Adventure of the Chinese Dog”
Starred: Orson Bean, Geraldine Brooks, Katherine Crawford, Murray Hamilton, Eugene Roche, and Dee Wallace(in a bit part)
Written by Robert van Scoyk - story by Gene Thompson/Directed by Ernest Pintoff

While on a fishing trip near Wrightsville, Ellery and his father become involved in investigating the murder of a rich man, killed with an expensive Chinese ornament.
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7. “The Adventure of Colonel Nivin’s Memoirs”
Starred: Rene Auberjonois, Lloyd Bouchner, Gretchin Corbett, Robert Loggia, Pernell Roberts and Nina Vanpallandt
Written by Robert E. Swanson/Directed by Seymour Robbie

Ellery’s girl friend, Jenny, is accused of murdering the author of a controversial war memoir.
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8. “The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader”
Starred: Tom Bosley, Lynda Day George, Donald O’Connor, and Ken Swofford
Written by Robert van Scoyk/Directed by Peter Hunt

A shady comic book publisher who is planning an Ellery Queen comic book is murdered implicating Ellery as his killer.
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9. “The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger”
Starred: Gary Burghoff, Ronny Cox, Mel Ferrer, Walter Pidgeon, Dana Wynter, and R. G. Armstrong
Written by Stephen Lord and Robert van Scoyk- story by Stephen Lord/Directed by Jack Arnold

Ellery must solve two murders, the five year old case of a murdered munitions maker and that of a dead detective who had solved the crime.
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10. “The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer”
Starred: Arthur Godfrey, David Hedison, Dorothy Malone, Ed McMahon, Bobby Sherman, Dick Van Patten and Ann Reinking
Written by David P. Lewis & Booker Bradshaw/Directed by Peter H. Hunt

An inventor is murdered when he uses a faked second childhood to keep secret his last revolutionary invention.
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10. “The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster”
Starred: Fred Beir, Eddie Bracken, Bob Crane, Herb Edelman, Carolyn Jones, Juliet Mills and Ken Swofford
Written by Robert E. Swanson/Story by Robert E. Swanson and Lewis Davidson/Directed by Edward Abroms

A Tobacco magnate planning a major advertising campaign has his murder solved on Frank Flanagan’s tv talk show.
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12. “The Adventure of the Judas Tree”
Starred: Dana Andrews, Bill Dana, Clu Gulager, Jack Kruschen, George Maharis, Diana Muldaur and James Shigeta.
Written by Marty Roth/Directed by Walter Doniger

A war profiteer’s past and death reveal many secrets within his household, but not his killer.
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13. “The Adventure of the Lovers’ Leap”
Starred: Don Ameche, Anne Francis, Jack Kelly, Ida Lupino, Craig Stevens, Susan Strasburg and John Hillerman
Written by Robert Pirosh/Directed by Charles S. Dubin

A woman’s murder mirrors that in a novel she was reading, a mystery novel written by Ellery Queen.
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14. “The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party”
Starred: Edward Andrews, Jim Backus, Rhonda Fleming, Larry Hagman, Julius Harris, Carmen Mathews, Patricia Smith, and Julie Sommars
Written by Peter Fischer, based on the EQ short story/Directed by James Sheldon

A theatrical producer goes missing on the eve of his nephew’s birthday surprise, a play taken from Alice in Wonderland.
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15. “The Adventure of Miss Aggie’s Farewell Performance”
Starred: Eve Arden, Nan Martin, John McGiver, Bert Parks, Paul Shenar, Betty White and John Hillerman
Written by Peter S. Fischer - story by Richard Levinson, William Link and Peter S. Fischer/Directed by James Shelton

A radio soap-star tries to boast her popularity with a fake murder attempt, only someone finishs the job for her.
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16. “The Adventure of the Pharaoh’s Curse”
Starred: June Lockhart, Ross Martin, Simon Oakland, Nehemiah Persoff, John Hillerman and John Larroquette(in a bit part).
Written by Peter Fischer/Story by Rudolph Borchert/Directed by Seymour Robbie

A rich benefactor is murdered after purchasing a mummy for a museum.
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17. “The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario”
Starred: Noah berry, Carole Cook, Don Defore, Troy Donahue, Vincent Price, Barbara Rush, James Sikking and Paul Carr.
Written by Robert Pirosh/Directed by peter H. Hunt

While visiting the set of a Hollywood studio making an Ellery Queen picture, the star is murdered.
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18. “The Adventure of the Sunday Punch”
Starred: Robert Alda, Dane Clark, Janet MacLachlan, Lloyd Nolan, Otis Young and Ken Swofford.
Written by Larry Alexander/Directed by Seymour Robbie

A black fighter is prime suspect in the poisoning of his rival.
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19. “The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express”
Starred: George Furth, Pat Harrington, Dina Merrill, Paul Stewart and Ken Swofford
Written by David H. Balkan & Alan Folsom/Directed by Jack Arnold

A man is mysteriously murdered inside an elevator headed for the 12th Floor.
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20. “The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman”
Starred: Theodore Bikel, Dr. Joyce Brothers, Victor Buono, Vera Miles, Edward Mulhane, Forrest Tucker, Alfred Ryder, Woodrow Parfrey, Ben Wright, Diana Chesney and John Hillerman.
Written by Robert E. Swanson/Directed by Jack Arnold

A mysterious painting is the key to two murders.
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21. “The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley”
Starred: Polly Bergen, Gene Barry, Michael Callan, Norman Fell, Albert Salmi, Rudy Vallee and John Hillerman.
Written by Robert van Scoyk/Directed by Seymour Robbie

A famous song-smith is murdered shortly after a young man accuses him of stealing his work.
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22. “The Adventure of Veronica’s Veils”
Starred Julie Adams, Jack Carter, William Demarest, Don Porter, Barbara Rhoades, Hayden Rorke, and John Hillerman.  Special cameo by George Burns.
Written by Robert Pirosh/Directed by Seymour Robbie

A film at the funereal of a Broadway mogul lists the people that may have killed him.
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23. “The Adventure of the Wary Witness”
Starred Michael Constantine, Sal Mineo, Tricia O’Neil, Michael parks, Cesar Romero, Dick Sargent, and Ken Swofford.
Written by Peter S. Fischer/Directed by Walter Doniger

Ellery must find a mystery woman to save a friend who stands trial for shooting a gangster.
In the course of the 26 episodes of the series several ficticious Queen novels are mentioned including:

The Adventure of the Alabaster Apple (in The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party)
The Adventure of the Golden Gargoyle (in The Adventure of the Pharaoh’s Curse)
The Adventure of the Lover’s Leap  (in episode of same name)
The Adventure of the Purloined Gun  (in The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader)
 

COMICS OF ELLERY QUEEN

1. Gulf Funny Weekly  No. 366 (March 26, 1940) to No. 375(June 28, 1940) “The Adventure of the Secret Partner”(Ten parts) - based on radio play by Dannay and Lee.

2. Crackajack Funnies  No. 25 - ?(“The Adventures of Ellery Queen”-CJF folded in 1942 most likely written by Dannay and Lee - published by DELL

3 Ellery Queen  May to November of 1949  bi-monthly for four issues “The Challenging Case of Faith, Hope and a Charlatan!”, “Rest(less) in Peace”, “The Turbulent Tomb!” - not too faithful published by Superior Comics

4. Ellery Queen  - two issues: Spring and Summer 1952  “The Corpse That Killed” and “The Chain-Letter Murders”  - published by ZIFF-DAVIS

5. Four Color  series No. 1165, 1243, and 1289 published in 1960 and 1961  Art by Mike Sekowsky “The Mummy’s Curse”, “The Witch’s Victim”, “The VooDoo Victim”, “The Curse of Kane” - published by Dell

6. Maze Agency No. 9  (1990) Written by Mike Barr, pencilled by Adam Hughes, Inked by Rick Magyar  teamed up with Maze characters  “The English Channeler Mystery” - published by Maze
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GAMES OF ELLERY QUEEN

1. (1956) Bettye B. Ellery Queen’s “Trapped” (board game)
2. (1975) IDEAL  The Case of the Missing Assassin  (board game)
3. (1985) Mayfair   Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine Game
    (role-playing game)
 
 

Bibliography
    Barr, Mike. “The Comic Life of Ellery Queen”. The Armchair Detective , Vol. 25, No. 1, Winter 1992.
   Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine  #502. (No. 3, Vol. 85) Add on page 4
    Hellyer, David. “The Accolades of Ellery Queen” The Tragedy of X.  The Mystery Library: San Diego, 1978.
    Nevins, Francis M. Jr.  “Ellery Queen: A Checklist” The Tragedy of X.  The Mystery Library: San Diego, 1978.
    Pronzini, Bill and Muller, Marcia.  1001 Nights. New York: Arbor House, 1986.
    Terrance, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots, Specials  Volume 1 and 2.  New York: New York Zoetrope, 1985.
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Special thanks to Rick Polizzi for his info on EQ games.