Twentytwo hourlong episodes plus a 90minute pilot are pretty hard to syndicate but are just about ideal as a dvd set, and entertainment ones formerly e1 ellery queen mysteries offers excellent transfers, a useful booklet and a smattering of other extra features. Well, lawford is too old to have a father in the police department. Ellery queen mysteries television show the cozy mystery. The first of two efforts to launch an ellery queen tv series in the 1970s, dont look behind you stars peter lawford as intellectual private eye ellery queen. The writersleuth peter lawford solves new york stranglings done with blue or pink cords depending on sex.
Even if we dont already have it, we may be able to find it. The film, by concentrating only on the main characters and not more on the zeitgeist of a city during a heat wave and murder rampage, falls short of the novel. Each suspect is shown in a brief clip, speaking a short phrase sometimes deliberately excerpted to look offbeat and humorous, then. Dont look behind you 1971 was intended as a pilot for a prospective series that never materialized. Dont look behind you 1971 tv stefanie powers takes an allwhite from a cigarette box and dangles momentarily while waiting for a light. Ellery queen dont look behind you 1971 peter lawford. Wmaq channel 5 ellery queen adventure of the sinister scenario complete broadcast, 881976 duration. Aug 19, 2018 female instinct was the pilot episode for the series. Then the television success of ellery queen propelled him not only into. Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix, on.
This is the only ellery queen story or film in which inspector richard queen is portrayed as ellery s uncle instead of as his father. Lo chiamavano trinita film completo in italiano 1970 duration. Dont look behind you, which featured a miscast peter lawford as a writerdetective with an. The male victims were strangled with blue cords, the females with. Many of the queen novels and short story collections are available in audiobook. Ellery queen, old time radio, 421231 the man who was murdered by installments duration.
Originally telecast november 11, 1971 after several months on the shelf, ellery queen. Detective ellery queen has to solve a series of murders where the victims were killed in numerically descending ages, the male victims were strangled with blue cords and the female victims with pink ones. Based on the novel cat of many tales, the film finds queen investigating a series of murders. Dont look behind you tv movie 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Ellery queen dont look behind you 1971 peter lawford, harry morgan rare tv movie hard to find films. This photo was distributed by nbc television in the fall of 1975 to promote the ellery queen series that lasted just one season. Ellery queen was an american television detective mystery series that ran for one season from 1975 to 1976 on nbc. Dont look behind you 1h 35min crime, drama, mystery tv movie 19 november 1971 detective ellery queen has to solve a series of murders where the victims were killed in numerically descending ages, the male victims were strangled with blue cords and the female victims with pink ones. Set in the 1940s, ellery queen stars boyishly charming jim hutton, one of the screens most likable leading men, as the famed mystery writer and sleuth who helps his father, inspector richard queen david wayne, solve the most baffling of cases. His performance in the green berets with john wayne is memorable and you come to connect with his character in a very intimate way. Ellery has been brought west under contract to write a screenplay, but has been left cooling his heels while the producer, jacques butcher plays golf by day and the playboy by night. I haven t had a chance to look for it at a bookstore, but i did download the issue. As ellery queen, jim hutton really became the character he played. No one has written a summary for dont look behind you. Critics speculated that this change was made because harry morgan was only eight years older than. Long before murder, she wrote, ellery queen was entertaining viewers with the exact same mystery format. Ellery queen 19751976 a blog for classic film lovers. The film, by concentrating only on the main characters and not more on the zeitgeist of a city during a heat wave and murder rampage, falls.
Don t look behind you tv movie 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ellery queens adventures in radio 2002, by francis m. On november 19, 1971, nbctv brought ellery queen back to television with a movie based on cat of many tails. Jun 22, 2017 remake della sigla di ellery queen, una serie ideata nel 1974 da richard levinson e william link e trasmessa negli stati uniti dal 75 in italia arrivo nel 78.
Made for cable, don t look behind you debuted over. Lee 19051971, as well as the name of their most famous detective. Dont look behind you peter lawford harry morgan 16x20 poster and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment. Sep 03, 2016 wmaq channel 5 ellery queen adventure of the sinister scenario complete broadcast, 881976 duration. Peter lawford plays the role of ellery queen in this madefortv movie, in which queen must solve a series of murders where the victims are killed numerically descending ages, the male victims strangled with blue cords and the female. Television episodes ellery queen, dont look behind you 1971. Dont look behind you was a super stylish pilot for a projected nbc series for the 197172 season. Dont look behind you starring peter lawford as ellery queen and harry morgan as his uncle inspector richard queen. The title refers to both the fictional setting, a small rocky peninsula on the new england coast, and a key element in the mystery, a rather flamboyant item of dress. Jim hutton is one of the best actors to come out of hollywood. Marshall, drama, mystery june 5, 2017 detective ellery queen has to solve a series of murders where the victims were killed in numerically descending ages and the men were strangled with blue cords, the women with pink ones. Don t look behind you starring peter lawford as ellery queen and harry morgan as his uncle inspector richard queen. Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Dont look behind you failed to yield a weekly series.
Production stills from ellery queen, dont look behind you with director barry shear, stephanie powers and peter lawford. The series stars jim hutton as the titular character, and david wayne as his father, inspector richard queen. I denna film hade man dock bytt ut kommissarie queen mot en farbror till ellery, vilken spelades av harry morgan. The best scene, involving a flooded apartment house, has very little to do with the mystery at hand. Jul 07, 2016 1 videos play all episodes ellery queen topic the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Dont look behind you is a 1971 tv film adaptation of ellery queens. On television, lee bowman, hugh marlowe, and george nader each starred in three different tv series in the 1950s. Ellery queen dont look behind you 1971 peter lawford, harry morgan rare tv movie by hard to find films. Thomas velie tom reese, inspector queens righthand man. Ellery queen where to watch every episode streaming online. The devil to play is the first of the ellery queen novels set in hollywood.
Television episodes ellery queen, dont look behind you. To see someone solve a rubik cube in record time inspires nothing but awe. Additionally, there is the feature from 1971, ellery queen. Ellery queen was a pen name created and shared by two cousins, frederic dannay 19051982 and manfred b. Ellery queen, old time radio, 421231 the man who was murdered by installments. The two authors who have taken the pen name of ellery queen are many things, but great writers they are not. Ellery queen e una serie televisiva poliziesca statunitense, ideata nel 1974 da richard levinson e william link e trasmessa dallemittente televisiva statuni. Wmaq channel 5 ellery queen adventure of the sinister scenario. Watch all 1 ellery queen episodes from season 0,view pictures, get episode information and more. Peter lawford starred in a television film, ellery queen. I dont care if the adventure titles are mislabeled. Gloria grahame, broderick crawford, drama, filmnoir, romance. Marshall, skye aubrey, stefanie powers, coleen gray, morgan sterne, bill zuckert, bob hastings, than wyenn, buddy lester, william lucking, pat delaney, tim herbert, robin raymond. Dont look behind you 1971 barry shear, peter lawford, harry morgan, e.
The male victims were strangled with blue cords, the females with pink ones. Order of ellery queen books ellery queen is the collective pen name of the writing team consisting of cousins frederic dannay daniel nathan and manfred bennington lee manford lepofsky, who wrote detective fiction together. He got his first, uncredited, film role the next year in they call me mister tibbs. The ellery queen mysteries aired during the mid 1970s, and starred jim hutton as ellery and david wayne as his father. Dont look behind you is a 1971 tv film adaptation of ellery queen s novel cat of many tails. Instead, queen played by peter lawford became an overaged swinging bachelor, who is helping his inspector uncle harry morgan, solve a mystery in london. Ellery queen is an american tv drama series, developed by richard levinson and william link, who based it on the fictional character of the same name. Howard van horn, son of millionaire diedrich van horn, comes to ellery queen with the request that ellery investigate what. It is a mystery novel primarily set in the imaginary town of wrightsville, united states. In this particular collection, most of the programs do not. The latter is pretty dire lawford makes a terrible ellery queen though the location filming in new york city makes for an. Born in brooklyn, they spent fortytwo years writing, editing, and anthologizing under the name, gaining a reputation as the foremost american authors of the golden age.
I did not know about these shows until a cozy mystery reader recommended them to me. Playing against sellecks laidback performance, the formula worked. Match wits with ellery queen and see if you can guess whodunit. Nbc tried to launch a new series in 1971 with ellery queen. The film was intended to spawn a new television series like the earlier. Ellery queen on nbc was set against the cbs thursday night movie and the streets of san francisco on abc. George nader played queen in the further adventures of ellery queen 19581959, but he was replaced with lee philips in the final episodes. Dont look behind you ellery queen 1971 dont look behind you ellery queen 1971. Montagne, executive producer, said this about his choice of actors. The pleasures this series affords are anything but guilty.
Ellery queen was up for a slot on the new wednesday mystery movie wheel that wound up including columbo, mccloud, and mcmillan and wife. Dont look behind you 1971 the writersleuth peter lawford solves new york stranglings done with blue or pink cords depending on sex. Dont look behind you, which featured a miscast peter lawford as a. This madefortv movie pilot, entitled dont look behind you, featured an ellery queen that bore no resemblance to the book character. The series ran for a single season on nbc from september 11, 1975, to april 4, 1976 featuring the titular sleuth. There are 18 surviving ellery queen shows known to have survived. Home dont look behind you ellery queen 1971 dont look behind you ellery queen 1971 product code. It starred jim hutton as ellery queen, and david wayne as his father, inspector richard queen. If you just want to try out the series, this dvd is a good choice. Ellery queen dont look behind you 1971 peter lawford, harry morgan rare tv movie.
Dont look behind you is a 1971 tv film adaptation of ellery queens novel cat of many tails. Detective ellery queen has to solve a series of murders. I had to go to a slightly older man for queen, because young actors just don t play well in that role. The first 50 years, the 50 best stories as want to read. Marshall, skye aubrey, stefanie powers, coleen gray, morgan sterne, bill zuckert, bob hastings, than wyenn, buddy lester, william lucking, pat.
The upshot was that murder she wrote thrived for 12 seasons, ellery queen less than one. My editorship of eqmm began in the summer of 1991 following a call from then editor eleanor sullivan, who was helping in the search for her successor. Join the discussion of this episode episode discussion. Instead, the tony curtis vehicle mccoy took the place of amy prentiss, and ellery queen was given his own series, which debuted on thursday, september 11, 1975. So, for this television rendering of queen, he had an uncle on the force instead of father. Relationship between lawford and morgan starts out well but disappears as film progresses. The radio plays use the familiar cast of ellery queen, inspector queen, sgt. Art carney, jill clayburgh, paulette goddard, craig stevens, fri. His boyish good looks, mannerism, and characterizations where beyond measure. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Detective ellery queen has to solve a series of murders where the.