Ellery Queen Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Season 1 Episode 22: The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger

  The sleuth investigates the death of a retired detective who was killed while investigating a five-year-old unsolved murder case. Murder mystery, starring Jim Hutton. Last in the series

• Season 1 Episode 21: The Adventure of the Hard-Hearted Huckster

  Frank Flannigan attempts to persuade an Quick Silver Tobacco's advertising executive James Blevin Long to sponsor him for a radio show. However, when Long is murdered, Frank finds himself being offered a television show instead. Murder mystery starring Jim Hutton and Ken Swofford

• Season 1 Episode 20: The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep

  A Mob informant implicates Sergeant Velie in his crimes and the Inspector is accused by rivals of being too old and relying too much on Ellery, his son

• Season 1 Episode 19: The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley

  Famous songwriter Alvin Winer is murdered in the record library of a radio station during an unscheduled break in a live interview - and suspicion soon falls on one of Ellery's friends. Jim Hutton stars

• Season 1 Episode 18: The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman

  When a socialite who was living a double life is murdered, Ellery is sure the police have arrested the wrong man once again, and sets out to identify the real culprit. Detective drama, starring Jim Hutton, with Vera Miles, Forrest Tucker and Dr Joyce Brothers

• Season 1 Episode 17: The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario

  The author-turned-sleuth travels to Hollywood to watch the filming of an adaptation of one of his novels, but the actor preparing to play him is murdered

• Season 1 Episode 16: The Adventure of the Judas Tree

  The Queens investigate the ritualistic murder of a wealthy industrialist and war profiteer. The man's corpse is found suspended from the type of tree from which Judas Iscariot supposedly hanged himself - and suspicion soon turns to the man's wife, who already has a boyfriend on the side

• Season 1 Episode 15: The Adventure of the Wary Witness

  An old college friend of Ellery's is accused of murdering a mobster, leading the detective on a search for a missing witness who could prove his innocence. Jim Hutton stars

• Season 1 Episode 14: The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer

  The author-turned-sleuth investigates the murder of an inventor who was killed in his electric train workshop, and soon begins to suspect the man's family and business associates may have something to do with his death

• Season 1 Episode 13: The Adventure of the Sunday Punch

  The author turned sleuth finds no shortage of likely suspects when he is asked to prove a boxer's innocence after his sparring partner is murdered while training for a championship bout

• Season 1 Episode 12: The Adventure of the Black Falcon

  A wine-loving nightclub owner is poisoned with one of his bottles, and the sleuth's investigation uncovers motives for the killing hidden in a murky past. Murder mystery series, starring Jim Hutton

• Season 1 Episode 11: The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument

  The sleuth attends the Crime Writers of America awards dinner in the hopes of picking up a prize - but soon begins investigating when a fellow author is murdered

• Season 1 Episode 10: Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse

  A man dies shortly after bringing an Egyptian sarcophagus from Germany to be displayed at the Tremane Museum. It seems that he could be the seventh victim of the object's supposed curse - unless somebody committed murder

• Season 1 Episode 9: Adventure of Veronica's Veils

  The producer of a stage show is found dead of a suspected heart attack, but a video is found of the man declaring he was murdered. Murder mystery series, starring Jim Hutton as the author-turned-sleuth, who challenges the audience to solve the case before he can

• Season 1 Episode 8: Adventure of the Mad Tea Party

  Wealthy eccentric Spencer Lockridge expresses his interest in turning Ellery's book The Adventure of the Alabaster Apple into a play and invites him to his estate - but disappears during the night, sending the author on a trail of mysterious clues. Larry 'JR Ewing' Hagman guest stars

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Adventure of Colonel Niven's Memoirs

  A man is murdered while visiting New York for a signing of his memoirs, in which he accuses several high-profile figures of committing war crimes and treasonous acts

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance

  The author-turned-sleuth is asked to investigate the poisoning of a soap opera star during the recording of a show, but the case is further complicated when the victim is shot dead

• Season 1 Episode 5: The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express

  The author-turned-sleuth steps in to investigate when a newspaper publisher is found dead in an empty lift, and soon uncovers a whole host of possible culprits

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Adventure of the Comic-Book Crusader

  The sleuth is accused of murdering a comic-book publisher shortly after complaining about the way he was portrayed in one of the victim's cartoons

• Season 1 Episode 3: The Adventure of the Chinese Dog

  While on a fishing trip, Ellery and his father are enlisted to discover the culprit responsible for killing a local wealthy man by hitting him over the head with an ornamental dog. The case is made more complicated by two officers who are vying for the position of town sheriff

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Adventure of the Lover's Leap

  A woman dies after falling from her own balcony at home, leading Ellery to question whether she jumped or was pushed. Even more intriguing is that she was reading one of the detective's books just before her death. Murder mystery, starring Jim Hutton

• Season 1 Episode 1: The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne

  A millionaire is murdered at a New Year's Eve ball, and the author-turned-sleuth resolves to find the culprit before midnight. Joan Collins guest stars