Ellery Queen Quotes
Ellery Queen: I've got it. Scene 231A: that's the clue. I know who killed Gilbert Mallory and Mike Hewitt. You know who killed them? Was it Mallory's wife, or his current mistress, or was it the director, the prop man who hated him, or was it somebody else? And why was Hewitt, the stunt man, killed. I'll tell you one thing: my dad was right when he said the killer made a mistake. But when - and what?
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Ellery Queen: I know who killed Eben Wright, and I'll bet you do, too. The fireplace poker is important because it wasn't used. Oh, and don't forget the puncture in the victim's right thumb - and the murder weapon. Got it?
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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.
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.
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Inspector Richard Queen: [has walked into the kitchen to find that Ellery has taken apart the kitchen sink] Ellery?
Ellery Queen: Oh, good morning, Dad.
Inspector Richard Queen: Dare I ask what you're doing?
Ellery Queen: I'm fixing the sink. It's been dripping.
Inspector Richard Queen: It's been dripping for three years.
Ellery Queen: Really?
Inspector Richard Queen: I just thought it needed a washer.
Ellery Queen: You know, I tried that, but after I fixed it, it dripped worse than ever!
Inspector Richard Queen: Is that so? Well, imagine that. While you're remodeling in here, I'll have a cup of coffee. [He goes to the coffee pot. It's empty]
Inspector Richard Queen: I think I'll *make* a cup of coffee. [He brings the pot over to the kitchen sink and turns on the tap. Nothing comes out]
Inspector Richard Queen: On second thought, maybe I won't have any coffee.
Ellery Queen: Oh, good morning, Dad.
Inspector Richard Queen: Dare I ask what you're doing?
Ellery Queen: I'm fixing the sink. It's been dripping.
Inspector Richard Queen: It's been dripping for three years.
Ellery Queen: Really?
Inspector Richard Queen: I just thought it needed a washer.
Ellery Queen: You know, I tried that, but after I fixed it, it dripped worse than ever!
Inspector Richard Queen: Is that so? Well, imagine that. While you're remodeling in here, I'll have a cup of coffee. [He goes to the coffee pot. It's empty]
Inspector Richard Queen: I think I'll *make* a cup of coffee. [He brings the pot over to the kitchen sink and turns on the tap. Nothing comes out]
Inspector Richard Queen: On second thought, maybe I won't have any coffee.
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Sgt. Thomas Velie: We've had nothing but murders and robberies lately.
Ellery Queen: Post-war prosperity, Velie.
Ellery Queen: Post-war prosperity, Velie.
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