The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen
TV ShowReturning Series

The Further Adventures of Ellery Queen

1958
1 season
32 episodes

Make way for the reluctant detective. It's Ellery Queen, the suave, debonair and brilliant hero of the new, live, full-hour detective show. George Nader plays the stalwart writer turned investigator.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Glass Village

    26-09-1958

    Ellery visits a cousin in a tiny town. His aunt, a sprightly, lovable artist at age 91, is murdered. A tramp, John Kowalsyzk, is a suspect, and a posse is organized against Ellery’...

  • Ep 2

    2.The King Is Dead

    03-10-195860m

    Ellery and Inspector Queen are approached by Abel Bendigo, a member of the powerful Bendigo munitions company family, when the life of brother King is threatened. Ellery refuses th...

  • Ep 3

    3.Ten Days of Wonder

    10-10-195860m

    Ellery goes to a New England estate al the request of neurotic young sculptor Van Horn who fears he has committed terrible crimes during amnesia attacks.

  • Ep 4

    4.The Door Between

    17-10-195860m

    The story deals with the mysterious death of a well-known writer which takes place while a girl believed to be the daughter of her fiancé is in the next room. Karen Leith is found...

  • Ep 5

    5.The Eighth Mrs. Blue Beard

    24-10-195860m

    The deserted mother of a 10-year-old, Gene Taylor, agrees to bait a trap for the guy who was the insurance beneficiary of seven dead wives.

  • Ep 6

    6.Cat of Many Tails

    31-10-195860m

    Ellery Queen (George Nader) is called in by the mayor of a big city to investigate a series of murders by a killer called “The Cat” who strangles his victims with a silk cord.

  • Ep 7

    7.Death Before Bedtime

    07-11-195860m

    Ellery is invited to spend a weekend at the home of U. S. Senator Leander Rhodes by the latter's daughter, Ellen, a capricious cutie.

  • Ep 8

    8.Double, Double

    14-11-195860m

    George Nader is reading anonymously sent clippings about a series of accidental deaths when the daughter of one of the victims arrives and begs him to investigate.

  • Ep 9

    9.So Rich, So Lovely, So Dead

    21-11-195860m

    Eva Gabor joins George Nader for the story of a rather loathsome heiress to a mining fortune. Many suitors seek a share of the wealth, but one by one they are murdered. The pattern...

  • Ep 10

    10.Diamond Studded Typewriter

    28-11-195860m

    Ellery is forced by a notorious smuggler, James Garvin, to accept a gift of a typewriter. Garvin is murdered and the suspects are: His daughter, his current girlfriend, his former...

  • Ep 11

    11.Four and Twenty to Live

    05-12-195860m

    Pretty young Jennifer Phillips asks Ellery to save her father from electrocution for a crime she says he didn't commit and sets off a race against time to save him. Ellery is menac...

  • Ep 12

    12.Paint the Town Black

    12-12-195860m

    Ellery Queen (George Nader) discovers that a statue he has recently received is eagerly sought after by a secret agent and the daughter of a deposed Middle East dictator.

  • Ep 13

    13.The Hollow Man

    26-12-195860m

    The storyline: A man is murdered, two people are beaten and two attempts are made to kill Ellery Queen (George Nader) during the search for a missing prize fighter.

  • Ep 14

    14.Bury Me Deep

    02-01-195960m

    Ellery Queen (George Nader) finds murder in his own apartment. Returning to his sublet apartment, Ellery finds a girl who has obviously had too much to drink. She soon dies and Ell...

  • Ep 15

    15.The Jinn City Story

    09-01-195960m

    An old man tells Ellery that an innocent man is being railroaded on a murder charge, then slips a newspaper into Ellery's hands, and disappears into the fog. Ellery opens the paper...

  • Ep 16

    16.Heir to Revolution

    16-01-195960m

    The locale of the story is a small Oriental principality in which Queen must discover whether Chips (Jim Bridges) is really heir to the throne.

  • Ep 17

    17.The Murder of Whistler's Brother

    23-01-195960m

    A hysterical art director calls on Ellery Queen to help him find a stolen Cezanne. Before he can locate the painting, Ellery must first track down a missing corpse, identify a myst...

  • Ep 18

    18.Death Likes it Hot

    30-01-195960m

    A hunch by Ellery Queen (George Nader) about a mysterious swimming death proves to have foundation. A former girlfriend pleads with Queen for $15,000, scribbles the name of a small...

  • Ep 19

    19.Margin of Terror

    13-02-195960m

    The case into which Ellery “happens” tonight concerns an ex-Soviet official named Papa George whose public outbursts against communism result in his being kidnaped and readied for...

  • Ep 20

    20.Room Upstairs

    20-02-195960m

    This whodunit is the last one starring George Nader. Ellery Queen (Nader) takes a job as a chauffeur with a wealthy family, one of whose daughters is “confined” to her room. The g...

  • Ep 21

    21.Shadow of the Past

    27-02-195960m

    The new Ellery Queen, Lee Philips, takes over tonight in a drama about the murder of a slum rent collector. Ellery Queen (Phillips) helps a rookie cop, whose prospective father-in-...

  • Ep 22

    22.The Chemistry Set

    06-03-195960m

    Ellery’s neighbor, toy manufacturer Amos Roeburt (Nagel) solicits his help when a quantity of children’s chemistry sets is found to contain a dangerous explosive compound. Ellery w...

  • Ep 23

    23.Cartel for Murder

    13-03-195960m

    Drama about the mysterious death of a financier. At first, it seems to be a suicide case, until glamorous model Joan Foster, daughter of the dead man, goes to Ellery for help.

  • Ep 24

    24.A Girl Named Daisy

    27-03-195960m

    Ellery takes a girl with him to visit a carnival. At the carnival he meets a friend, who warns him that there is trouble brewing on the midway.

  • Ep 25

    25.The Paper Tiger

    03-04-195960m

    Tonight's mystery deals with the murder of a penniless, alcoholic factory janitor. Queen and his girlfriend are present when police come to check on facts about the dead employe. S...

  • Ep 26

    26.The Small Elect

    10-04-195960m

    Drama about a lecture room which suddenly goes dark and becomes the scene of a murder. Although death is the result of poisoning, Ellery Queen contends that one of the guests is gu...

  • Ep 27

    27.Confession of Murder

    17-04-195960m

    An ex-pugilist, Kid Duffy (Wayne Morris), seeks the help of Ellery Queer (Lee Philips) in a robbery and killing in a slum neighborhood. Young Tommy Barrett has made a voluntary con...

  • Ep 28

    28.Castaway on a Nearby Island

    24-04-195960m

    An elderly man who has lived in seclusion is found dead on Staten Island. Noticing an unusual crest on the dead man's ring, Ellery begins an investigation which leads him to a New...

  • Ep 29

    29.The Curse of Aden

    01-05-195960m

    Ellery Queen (Lee Philips) is called in by the police to help solve the murder of a butler. Julie Adams as magazine writer Blair Fadden accompanies Ellery on his search.

  • Ep 30

    30.Dance Into Death

    15-05-195960m

    So, happens that the evening Ellery Queen (Lee Philips) goes to the ballet, the prima ballerina is killed right in front of his eyes. Without further ado, our hero starts to invest...

  • Ep 31

    31.Body of the Crime

    29-05-195960m

    Tonight's excitement springs from the murder trial of Jeff Jordan (Robert Webber). Ellery becomes involved when he is called to serve on the jury and voices an opinion that the def...

  • Ep 32

    32.This Murder Comes to You Live

    05-06-195960m

    The story concerns a murder that takes place on the air during a panel discussion program. Ben Hecht has the role of poet Alonzo Christian who appears on the program and is murdere...

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