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Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

"A KILLER IN THE BAG! WOMEN IN HIS HAIR!"

Ventriloquist and world traveler Gordon Cobb is murdered by a gang of jewel thieves. Baffled by the contradictory clues, Inspector Queen asks his son, Ellery, to help out.

Top Cast

  • Ralph Bellamy

    Ralph Bellamy

    Ellery Queen

  • Margaret Lindsay

    Margaret Lindsay

    Nikki Porter

  • Charley Grapewin

    Charley Grapewin

    Insp. Queen

  • Noel Madison

    Noel Madison

    Gordon Cobb

  • Ann Doran

    Ann Doran

    Sheila Cobb

  • James Burke

    James Burke

    Sgt. Velie

  • Anna May Wong

    Anna May Wong

    Lois Ling

  • Eduardo Ciannelli

    Eduardo Ciannelli

    Count Brett (as Edward Ciannelli)

  • Frank Albertson

    Frank Albertson

    Sanders

Overview

Ventriloquist and world traveler Gordon Cobb is murdered by a gang of jewel thieves. Baffled by the contradictory clues, Inspector Queen asks his son, Ellery, to help out.

Rating

6.5 / 10
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  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Dec 3, 2023

    This outing for the famed detective really did remind me of the contemporary "Charlie Chan" adventures and to be honest, it comes off the worst. When a wealthy Chinese family donate some gems to try and help alleviate the problems of their starving population. It falls to ventriloquist "Madison" (Gordon Cobb) to get them to New York when they can be converted into cash - some $300,000! He goes missing so his daughter contacts her pal "Nikki" (an on-form Margaret Lindsay) who just happens to work for our eponymous sleuth (Ralph Bellamy) - and off we go on a rather complex cloak and dragon dagger mystery that includes a body in a trunk in a penthouse and more suspects than you can shake a stick at. Can the constantly bickering "Queen" and "Nikki" get to the bottom of the mystery before the jewels are gone forever? It's quite a characterful edition of the franchise this with Bellamy competent enough, but it's let down by a pretty formulaic story and a conclusion that is too convenient and rushed. Keep an eye out for Mantan Moreland, but otherwise this is just standard detective fayre that amiably but forgettably kills an hour.

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