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MANDARIN MYSTERY (DVD MOVIE)
Josephine Temple (Charlotte Henry) has recently acquired the most valuable stamp in the world, the Chinese Mandarin, and has come to New York to sell it to a famous collector. But before the deal is done, the 50,000 stamp is stolen, two people are murdered, and the police name Josephine as the prime suspect! Inspector Queen must unravel these locked room mysteries, with young son Ellery Queen underfoot. Complicating the issue is young Ellery s budding romance with Josephine, and his belief in her innocence. With detective father and son trying to out-smart each other at every turn, and the bodies piling up around them, two Queens may not be a strong enough hand to catch the murderer! Playing for sophisticated laughs (as in the famous Thin Man films), Eddie Quillan is the fast-talking Ellery Queen in this Republic Pictures who-done-it, which features great character actors Franklin Pangborn as the hotel manager, William Newell as Detective Guffy and George Irving as Dr. Kirk. Starring: Eddie Quillan & Charlotte Henry Directed by: Ralph Staub Screenplay by: John Francis Larkin DVD Details: Run Time: 52 minutes Number of Discs: 1 Originally Released in 1934 Black & White No region encoding; For global distribution. Packaging: DVD STYLE BOX. Operating System: DVD MOVIE.
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The Mandarin Mystery (DVD)The unimposing Quillan is mysteriously cast as Ellery Queen in this locked-room murder mystery revolving around a priceless stamp. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved. |
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The Mandarin Mystery - B&WThere was some novelty value in the fact that an actor whose initials were E.Q. was cast as intellectual sleuth Ellery Queen in Republic's The Mandarin Mystery. That actor was Eddie Quillan, who though a talented and appealing performer was woefully miscast as Queen. The story, based on the Ellery Queen novel The Chinese Orange Mystery, is set in motion by a crook who steals a $50,000 stamp, which results in two murders -- both committed in impenetrably locked rooms. The primary suspect is Jo Temple (Charlotte Henry), the original possessor of the stamp. Falling in love with Jo, Ellery sets about to retrieve the stolen goods and solve the murders. Perhaps realizing that Eddie Quillan could never be taken seriously in the leading role, Republic opted to play The Mandarin Mystery for laughs -- another big mistake. Originally released at 63 minutes, the film is currently available only in its 54-minute TV-reissue form. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide |
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