The benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates when it is revealed the cause of death was murder by strangulation.
Acting
Ralph Bellamy's velvety voice was made for suspicion.
Writing
Snappy patter that never lets you catch your breath.
Director
James P. Hogan
Ralph Bellamy
Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay
Nikki Porter
Charley Grapewin
Insp. Queen
Mona Barrie
Nurse Marian Tracy
Paul Hurst
Page
James Burke
Sgt. Velie
Leon Ames
John Stack
George Zucco
Dr. Edwin L. Jannery
Blanche Yurka
Mrs. Augusta Stack
Charlotte Wynters
Miss Fox
Tom Dugan
Lou Thomas
Olin Howland
Dr. Williams
Dennis Moore
Dr. Dunn
Jean Fenwick
Alice Stack
Pierre Watkin
Crothers
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the third of nine Ellery Queen films from Columbia, rushed out while the radio show dominated airwaves.
Margaret Lindsay's Nikki Porter was invented for the films—she never existed in the original novels.
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