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The Spanish Cape Mystery

"ELLERY QUEEN'S STRANGEST CASE!"

Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.

Top Cast

  • Donald Cook

    Donald Cook

    Ellery Queen

  • Helen Twelvetrees

    Helen Twelvetrees

    Stella Godfrey

  • Berton Churchill

    Berton Churchill

    Judge Macklin

  • Frank Sheridan

    Frank Sheridan

    Walter Godfrey

  • Harry Stubbs

    Harry Stubbs

    Sheriff Moley

  • Guy Usher

    Guy Usher

    Inspector Queen

  • Huntley Gordon

    Huntley Gordon

    David Kummer

  • Jack La Rue

    Jack La Rue

    Gardner

  • Betty Blythe

    Betty Blythe

    Mrs. Godfrey

Overview

Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.

Rating

5.6 / 10
11 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    6 Jun 19, 2022

    Detective "Ellery Queen" (Donald Cook) sets off with Justice "Macklin" (Merton Churchill) for a holiday on the Californian Spanish Cape. They have hardly had a chance to rub on the factor 30 before there is a kidnap and a murder at the neighbouring home of the "Godfrey" family, and what with "Queen" being quite keen on the daughter "Stella" (Helen Twelvetrees) they chip into the investigation. The mystery itself is all a bit routine, but it does have some fun dialogue between the star and local sheriff "Moley" (Harry Stubbs) and as the bodies start to pop up all over the place, the entire family (and their staff) are in the frame to keep the pace moving along OK. The production is a little on the basic side, but there is enough decent chemistry and some enjoyable wittiness on screen to keep it interesting for 70 minutes.

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