Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

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

Cast

Ralph Bellamy

as Ellery Queen

Margaret Lindsay

as Nikki Porter

Charley Grapewin

as Insp. Queen

Anna May Wong

as Lois Ling

James Burke

as Sgt. Velie

Eduardo Ciannelli

as Count Brett (as Edward Ciannelli)

Frank Albertson

as Sanders

Ann Doran

as Sheila Cobb

Noel Madison

as Gordon Cobb

Charles Lane

as Doc Prouty

Reviews

CinemaSerf

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" (Go...

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