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Ellery Queen S1E14 — The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer

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Ellery Queen•Season 1•Episode 14

The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer

8.3/10 · 148 votesJan 18, 197660 min

Ranked #2 of 22 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

Heeeeeeeeeeere's Ed. Ed McMahon, that is, who plays a once brilliant but now seemingly senile inventor who is murdered in his electric train workshop. This one's a toughie because it appears as though no one could have entered or left the workshop during the time

Directed byWalter Doniger, Peter H. Hunt

Written byPeter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson

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Cast3

Jim Hutton

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Ellery Queen

David Wayne

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Inspector Richard Queen

Tom Reese

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Sgt. Thomas Velie

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Peter S. Fischer

Writer

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Richard Levinson

Writer

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Walter Doniger

Director

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Peter H. Hunt

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer" is episode 14 of Ellery Queen season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 148 votes, ranking #2 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Walter Doniger, Peter H. Hunt and written by Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson, it aired on January 18, 1976.

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