Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime is a 1941 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor. The film was loosely based on the 1938 novel The Devil to Pay by Ellery Queen.^[1] It stars Ralph Bellamy, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Spring Byington, H. B. Warner and James Burke. The film was released on August 14, 1941, by Columbia Pictures.^[2][3][4]

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James P. Hogan
Screenplay by	Eric Taylor
Story by	Ellery Queen
Based on	The Devil to Pay
Produced by	Larry Darmour
Starring	Ralph Bellamy Margaret Lindsay Charley Grapewin Spring Byington H. B. Warner James Burke
Cinematography	James S. Brown Jr.
Edited by	Dwight Caldwell
Music by	Lee Zahler
Production company	Larry Darmour Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	August 14, 1941 (1941-08-14)
Running time	67 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

Cast

• Ralph Bellamy as Ellery Queen
• Margaret Lindsay as Nikki Porter
• Charley Grapewin as Inspector Queen
• Spring Byington as Carlotta Emerson
• H. B. Warner as Ray Jardin
• James Burke as Sgt. Velie
• Douglass Dumbrille as John Matthews
• John Beal as Walter Matthews
• Linda Hayes as Marian Jardin
• Sidney Blackmer as Anthony Rhodes
• Walter Kingsford as Henry
• Honorable Wu as Lee
• Charles Lane as Dr. Prouty
• Charles Halton as Rufus Smith
• Arthur Q. Bryan as Book Salesman