The Mandarin Mystery
1936 film by Ralph Staub
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The Mandarin Mystery is a 1936 American mystery crime film directed by Ralph Staub, loosely based on The Chinese Orange Mystery, a novel featuring detective character Ellery Queen.
Directed byRalph Staub
Written byFrederic Dannay (story)
John Francis Larkin (writer)
Manfred Lee (story)
Gertrude Orr (writer)
Rex Taylor (writer)
John Francis Larkin (writer)
Manfred Lee (story)
Gertrude Orr (writer)
Rex Taylor (writer)
Screenplay byCortland Fitzsimmons
Produced byNat Levine (producer)
Victor Zobel (associate producer)
Victor Zobel (associate producer)
| The Mandarin Mystery | |
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| Directed by | Ralph Staub |
| Written by | Frederic Dannay (story) John Francis Larkin (writer) Manfred Lee (story) Gertrude Orr (writer) Rex Taylor (writer) |
| Screenplay by | Cortland Fitzsimmons |
| Produced by | Nat Levine (producer) Victor Zobel (associate producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Grace Goddard |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes (USA) 53 minutes (USA, edited version) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot summary
Two murders are committed and a $50,000 Chinese Mandarin stamp is stolen, tossed around and eventually recovered as an aggregation of costly-stamp counterfeiters are uncovered through the mastermind investigation by Ellery Queen.
Cast
- Eddie Quillan as Ellery Queen, a mystery writer and amateur detective
- Charlotte Henry as Josephine Temple
- Rita La Roy as Martha Kirk
- Wade Boteler as Inspector Richard Queen, A police inspector, Ellery's father.
- Franklin Pangborn as Mellish, the hotel manager
- George Irving as Dr. Alexander Kirk
- Kay Hughes as Irene Kirk
- William Newell as Detective Guffy
- George Walcott as Donald Trent
- Edwin Stanley as Howard Bronson
- Edgar Allen as Detective
- Bert Roach
- Richard Beach as Reporter
- Monte Vandergrift as Detective
- Grace Durkin as Girl on Street Corner
- Mary Russell as Girl on Street Corner
- Mary Bovard as Girl At Cocktail Bar
- June Johnson as Girl At Cocktail Bar
External links
- The Mandarin Mystery at IMDb
- The Mandarin Mystery is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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