Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1h 8min

Mystery

Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company president is found stabbed to death. Ellery Queen gets to the bottom of the mystery.

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Larry Darmour Productions

Cast

Ralph Bellamy

Ralph Bellamy

Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

Nikki Porter
Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

Insp. Queen
Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Carlotta Emerson
H.B. Warner

H.B. Warner

Ray Jardin
James Burke

James Burke

Sgt. Velie
Douglass Dumbrille

Douglass Dumbrille

John Matthews
John Beal

John Beal

Walter Matthews
Linda Hayes

Linda Hayes

Marian Jardin
Sidney Blackmer

Sidney Blackmer

Anthony Rhodes
Walter Kingsford

Walter Kingsford

Henry (Jardin butler)
Honorable Wu

Honorable Wu

Lee (Matthews butler)
Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Dr. Prouty (coroner)
Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Rufus Smith (auctioneer)
Arthur Q. Bryan

Arthur Q. Bryan

Book salesman

Release date

14th Aug 1941

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English