6.8
Family Plot
1976
“ELLERY QUEEN'S STRANGEST CASE!”
The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)
October 9, 19351h 14mEN
5.6
11 votes
Overview
Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.
Director
Lewis D. CollinsWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Liberty Pictures
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User Reviews
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6.0Detective "Ellery Queen" (Donald Cook) sets off with Justice "Macklin" (Merton Churchill) for a holiday on the Californian Spanish Cape. They have hardly had a chance to rub on the factor 30 before there is a kidnap and a murder at the neighbouring home of the "Godfrey" family, and what with "Queen" being quite keen on the daughter "Stella" (Helen Twelvetrees) they chip into the investigation. The mystery itself is all a bit routine, but it does have some fun dialogue between the star and local sheriff "Moley" (Harry Stubbs) and as the bodies start to pop up all over the place, the entire fami…
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