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  • Ellery Queen The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument (Season 1, Episode 11)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Family

Ellery Queen

The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument (Season 1, Episode 11)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Family

A mystery writer, Edgar Manning, is murdered while on the phone to Ellery, boasting of how he won a mystery writers' reward.
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Director
Writers
Michael Robert David (teleplay by) (story by) | Robert Van Scoyk (teleplay by) | Ellery Queen (based on characters created by) | Richard Levinson (developed for television by) | William Link (developed for television by)
Composer
Elmer Bernstein (music)
Cinematographer
John M. Nickolaus Jr. (as John M. Nickolaus)
Editor
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 18, 1975

Release date
Dec 18, 1975 (United States)

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Cast

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Jim Hutton
Ellery Queen Ellery Queen   See fewer
David Wayne
Inspector Richard Queen Inspector Richard Queen   See fewer
John Dehner
George Tisdale George Tisdale   See fewer
Eva Gabor
Magda Szomony Magda Szomony   See fewer
Richard Jaeckel
Nick McVey Nick McVey   See fewer
Dean Stockwell
Cliff Waddell Cliff Waddell   See fewer
Tom Reese
Sgt. Thomas Velie Sgt. Thomas Velie   See fewer
Keene Curtis
Edgar Manning Edgar Manning   See fewer
Ellen Weston
Mary Parks Mary Parks   See fewer
Robert Casper
Melville Melville   See fewer
Joanna Barnes
Camellia Justice Camellia Justice   See fewer
Benjie Bancroft
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Cornthwaite
Stephen Osterwald (uncredited) Stephen Osterwald (uncredited)   See fewer
Francis De Sales
Awards Presenter (uncredited) Awards Presenter (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Eastman
Fingerprint Man / Rossi (uncredited) Fingerprint Man / Rossi (uncredited)   See fewer
Ross Elliott
Captain Hill (uncredited) Captain Hill (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Hitchcock
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited) Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul King
Barber (uncredited) Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Murray Pollack
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited) Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Norman Stevans
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited) Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Tovey
Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited) Awards Ceremony Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
George Tracy
Pedestrian (uncredited) Pedestrian (uncredited)   See fewer
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