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Ellery Queen, Master Detective
1940·Movie
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Good for date night · family movie night · friends night
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Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors fight over his estate.
Golden Age DetectiveClassic WhodunitAmateur SleuthFamily Estate MysteryMurder InvestigationQuirky Characters1940s SettingCozy Mystery
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Is Ellery Queen, Master Detective a sequel?
- The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935)
- The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
- Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
- Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
- Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
- Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
- A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
- Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
Yes: it's movie 3 of 9 in its series, after The Mandarin Mystery (1936) and before Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941).
Is Ellery Queen, Master Detective okay for kids?
NR
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.