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Ellery Queen S1E21 — The Adventure of the Hard Hearted Huckster

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Ellery Queen•Season 1•Episode 21

The Adventure of the Hard Hearted Huckster

8.0/10 · 121 votesMar 21, 197660 min

Ranked #15 of 22 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Frank Flannigan probably wishes he'd taken a vacation as he's made to look foolish on the infant medium known as television. The plot concerns the murder of a nasty advertising executive for the Quick Silver Tobacco company which was thinking about sponsoring a radio show

Directed byEdward M. Abroms, Jack Arnold

Written byWilliam Link, Stephen Lord, Richard Levinson, Robert Van Scoyk

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Cast3

Jim Hutton

Jim Hutton

Ellery Queen

David Wayne

David Wayne

Inspector Richard Queen

Tom Reese

Tom Reese

Sgt. Thomas Velie

Crew6

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William Link

Writer

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Stephen Lord

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Richard Levinson

Writer

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Robert Van Scoyk

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Edward M. Abroms

Director

Jack Arnold

Jack Arnold

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Adventure of the Hard Hearted Huckster" is episode 21 of Ellery Queen season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 121 votes, ranking #15 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Edward M. Abroms, Jack Arnold and written by William Link, Stephen Lord, Richard Levinson, Robert Van Scoyk, it aired on March 21, 1976.

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