Ellery Queen - Season 1 - Eps 19: The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley
The radio payola scandals of the 1940's and 50's are recalled in this episode. Simon Brimmer once again tries to best Ellery and once again falls short. The plot concerns the murder of popular songwriter Alvin Winer during the musical interlude on a radio show when he goes to the station's record library to find a record. Ellery once again must clear a friend who had just accused Winer of stealing his song.
About Ellery Queen
Title: Ellery Queen
First Air Date: 1975-09-11
Last Air Date: 1976-04-04
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 39 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 22
Network: NBC
Genres: Mystery, Drama
Production Companies: Universal Television, Fairmont/Foxcroft Productions, Tom Ward Enterprises
Synopsis
Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.
Cast
Jim Hutton
Ellery Queen
David Wayne
Inspector Richard Queen
Tom Reese
Sgt. Thomas Velie
