Ellery finds himself in a country house with a missing producer and a number of guests who wanted the producer gone for good.Ellery finds himself in a country house with a missing producer and a number of guests who wanted the producer gone for good.Ellery finds himself in a country house with a missing producer and a number of guests who wanted the producer gone for good.
William 'Billy' Benedict
- Cabbie
- (as William Benedict)
Nina Roman
- Grace
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Ellery calls Inspector Queen to report that the victim has disappeared while dressed as the Mad Hatter, Inspector Queen scoffs at the idea. David Wayne played The Mad Hatter in the 1960's BATMAN TV Series.
- GoofsWhen Ellery wakes up from his drugged slumber and checks the eyes of the others, Larry Hagman's character Paul noticeably flinches and looks at Ellery.
- Quotes
Howard Biggers: Well, he hasn't treated you much better. How about that phony seven-year contract, and that picture-part you had to turn down last month?
Laura Lockridge: Emmy, is that true?
Emmy Reinhart: It was a dreadful part, with no lines. Some deaf and dumb farm girl who gets forcibly compromised. Well, they gave it to Jane Wyman. I didn't want to play it anyway.
- ConnectionsReferences Johnny Belinda (1948)
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Based on an actual Ellery Queen story
Episode 8, "The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party," was apparently the only entry to be based on an actual Ellery Queen story. Ellery travels to Long Island for a weekend with Spencer Lockridge (Edward Andrews), who wants to finalize a deal to turn the Queen story "The Adventure of the Alabaster Apple" into a stage play starring his young protégé, Emmy Reinhart (Julie Sommars). Upon arrival, the author finds the entire household doing a rehearsal of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," as a birthday tribute to Spencer's nephew Johnny (George Janek). Emmy comes on to Ellery, in a failed attempt to 'discuss' her part in the upcoming play. Still costumed as The Mad Hatter, Spencer disappears during the night, and everyone fears kidnapping and ransom. Larry Hagman plays the architect, Paul Gardner, who has been having an affair with Spencer's wife, Laura (Rhonda Fleming), apparently with the consent of Mrs. Gardner (Patricia Smith). Laura's mother, Mrs. Leticia Allingham (Carmen Mathews), complains bitterly about Spencer's extravagance with her money. The great Jim Backus plays Howard Biggers, who accompanies Ellery on the train trip, spooking the frightened conductor (Olan Soule) with their talk of murder, and Julius W. Harris ("Live and Let Die") shows up as the fearsome butler Doyle. David Wayne makes only a brief appearance as Inspector Queen, ditto Tom Reese as Sergeant Velie and Nina Roman (unbilled) as secretary Grace. Incidentally, David Wayne himself played The Mad Hatter in four half hour episodes of the 60s BATMAN series.
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- kevinolzak
- Oct 28, 2009
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- Runtime49 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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What is the Spanish language plot outline for The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party (1975)?
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