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The Mandarin Mystery

NR

MysteryThriller

5/10(14 ratings)

Ellery Queen solves a mystery involving a valuable stamp.

12-23-1936

1h 6m

The Mandarin Mystery

Backdrop for The Mandarin Mystery

Main Cast

Movie Details

Production Info

Directors:: Ralph Staub, Philip Ford

Production:: Republic Pictures

Key Crew

Screenplay:: Rex Taylor

Producer:: Nat Levine

Original Story:: Manfred Lee

Original Story:: Frederic Dannay

Screenplay:: Gertrude Orr

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: US

Languages:: en

Main Cast

Eddie Quillan

Eddie Quillan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edward "Eddie" Quillan (March 31, 1907 – July 19, 1990) was an American film actor whose career began as a child on the vaudeville stages and silent film and continued through the age of television in the 1980s. Quillan's very first film appearance was in the 1922 comedy short Up and at 'Em. His next performance was in the 1926 comedy short The Love Sundae opposite actress Alice Day. Quillan would remain a popular leading and secondary actor throughout the sound film era and would appear in such notable films as 1935's Mutiny on the Bounty with Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone, 1939's Young Mr. Lincoln opposite Henry Fonda and Alice Brady, as 'Connie Rivers' in John Ford's 1940 film adaptation of the John Steinbeck novel The Grapes of Wrath opposite Henry Fonda, in 1943's Alaska Highway and It Ain't Hay opposite the comedic duo Abbott and Costello. Quillan's breezy screen personality was seen in "B" musicals, comedies, and even serials during the 1940s. In 1948 Columbia Pictures producer Jules White teamed Quillan with veteran movie comic Wally Vernon for a series of comedy short subjects. White emphasized extreme physical comedy in these films, and Vernon and Quillan made a good team, enthusiastically engaging in pratfalling, kick-in-the-pants slapstick. The series ran through 1956. Beginning in the late 1950s, Quillan began to make the transition to the medium of television and by the 1960s could be seen frequently appearing as a guest actor in such series as The Andy Griffith Show, Petticoat Junction, Perry Mason, and approximately five appearances on the camp-horror comedy series The Addams Family. He was a regular on the Anthony Franciosa sitcom Valentine's Day from 1964 to 1965, and from 1968 through 1971 he appeared as "Eddie Edson" on the television drama Julia opposite actress Diahann Carroll. Through the 1950s and 1960s, Quillan continued to appear in motion pictures, but in increasingly smaller roles and often in bit parts. One notable appearance of the era was his role of 'Sandy' in the 1954 Vincente Minnelli directed musical Brigadoon. Quillan also appeared in the uncredited role of 'Mr.Cassidy' in the 1969 Gene Kelly film adaptation of Hello, Dolly!. Quillan appeared in My Three Sons as Mr Hewlett (1961) and also appeared on the western television adventure series The Rifleman as Angus Evans. In the 1970s, Quillan made guest appearances on such varied television series as Mannix, Here's Lucy, Chico and the Man and Baretta. After meeting and befriending actor and director Michael Landon, he played numerous bit roles in the popular television series Little House on the Prairie. Quillan also performed in the Landon-directed series Highway to Heaven and Father Murphy during the 1980s. Quillan made his last television appearance in a 1987 episode of the television crime-mystery series Matlock.

Known For

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

Viva Las Vegas

Viva Las Vegas

1964

Hello, Dolly!

Hello, Dolly!

1969

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1933

Alice

Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932

Blonde Girl in Sideshow Audience (uncredited)

Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress

1932

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Rita La Roy

Rita La Roy

Known For

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932

Sin Takes a Holiday

Sin Takes a Holiday

1930

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wade Boteler (October 3, 1888 – May 7, 1943) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 430 films between 1919 and 1943. He was born in Santa Ana, California, and died in Hollywood, California from a heart attack. On Broadway, Boteler appeared in the play The Silent Voice (1914).

Known For

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

I Married a Witch

I Married a Witch

1942

His Girl Friday

His Girl Friday

1940

Franklin Pangborn

Franklin Pangborn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franklin Pangborn (January 23, 1889 – July 20, 1958) was an American comedic character actor famous for playing small but memorable roles with comic flair. He appeared in scores of feature films playing essentially the same character: prissy, polite, elegant, highly energetic, often officious, fastidious, somewhat nervous, prone to becoming flustered but essentially upbeat, and with immediately recognizable high-speed, patter-type speech. He typically played an officious desk clerk in a hotel, a self-important musician, a fastidious headwaiter, an enthusiastic birdwatcher, and the like, and was usually put in a situation of frustration or flustered by the antics of others. Pangborn was an effective foil for many major comedians.

Known For

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1937

Sullivan's Travels

Sullivan's Travels

1941

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Wings

Wings

1927

Mr. Powell (uncredited)

Bringing Up Baby

Bringing Up Baby

1938

Alexander Peabody

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

Harrison (uncredited)

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Men in Black

Men in Black

1934

Nurse (uncredited)

The Big Show

The Big Show

1936

Marion Hill

The Three Mesquiteers

The Three Mesquiteers

1936

Marian Bryant

William Newell

William Newell

Known For

High Noon

High Noon

1952

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

Last Train from Gun Hill

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Fury

Fury

1936

Tom Wilson

Stella Dallas

Stella Dallas

1937

Charlie Martin

Western Jamboree

Western Jamboree

1938

Walter Gregory

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

1943

Mr. Green (uncredited)

Air Force

Air Force

1943

Doctor Attending Quincannon (uncredited)

You Can't Take It with You

You Can't Take It with You

1938

Executive (uncredited)

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Naked Alibi

Naked Alibi

1954

Felix

Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

Surveyor

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1937

Gordon Tracy, before [Chs. 1, 12]

Monte Vandergrift

Monte Vandergrift

Known For

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937

Behind Office Doors

Behind Office Doors

1931

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous

1937

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1934

Iras

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1936

Gertrude

Educating Father

Educating Father

1936

Girl in Drugstore (uncredited)

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Gunsmoke Ranch

Gunsmoke Ranch

1937

Young Settler Girl

Double Danger

Double Danger

1938

'Babs' Theron

Gangs of Sonora

Gangs of Sonora

1941

June Conners

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Love Affair

Love Affair

1939

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Stage Door

Stage Door

1937

A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed

1941

Brunette at Train Station (uncredited)

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

1944

Bugsy McDougle

Isle of the Dead

Isle of the Dead

1945

Oliver Davis

Little Iodine

Little Iodine

1946

Marc Andrews

Lester Dorr

Lester Dorr

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lester Dorr (born Harry Lester Dorr; May 8, 1893 - August 25, 1980) was an American actor who between 1917 and 1975 appeared in well over 500 productions on stage, in feature films and shorts, and in televised plays and weekly series. His extensive filmography attests to his versatility as a supporting actor and reliability as a bit player. Although Dorr's screen roles are at times credited, the great majority of his work is uncredited. Dorr was cast in more than 250 films in just the 1930s alone. Dorr continued to appear regularly in studio productions throughout the 1940s, but with reduced frequency when compared to the preceding decade; nevertheless, he still added more than 140 Hollywood films to his résumé in that decade. His work on the big screen decreased even further in the 1950s as acting opportunities increased on television. He was, though, cast in at least 45 feature films and shorts during the 1950s. By the late 1940s and early 1950s, programming in the rapidly expanding medium of television attracted the talents of many experienced personnel in the film industry, including Dorr. As with his film career, Dorr’s 15 years of being cast in television series consisted predominantly of brief appearances on screen and portraying characters who had relatively few lines. Yet, his characterizations on television, like in films, were highly diverse and can be seen in at least 84 episodes of Westerns, crime and detective series, courtroom and hospital dramas, adventure programs, and sitcoms of the period.

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1939

East of Eden

East of Eden

1955

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

No Way Out

No Way Out

1950

Riley (uncredited)

The Dark Mirror

The Dark Mirror

1946

Janitor O'Brien (uncredited)

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

1932

Cop (uncredited)

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib

1949

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

The Narrow Margin

The Narrow Margin

1952

Officer Allen (uncredited)

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949

Man in City Bar (uncredited)

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor

Frank O'Connor was an American screen and television actor, as well as a director, screenwriter, and producer. His lengthy film acting career began in 1915.

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941

Sunset Boulevard

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1939

Ship's Steward (uncredited)

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

1936

Party Guest (uncredited)

The Little Princess

The Little Princess

1939

Orderly

Carleton Young

Carleton Young

Carleton Scott Young (October 21, 1905 - November 7, 1994) was an American character actor known for his deep voice who performed in more than 200 American television and film roles.

Known For

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

1962

Unknown Actor

Unknown Actor

Known For

Front Page Woman

Front Page Woman

1935

Information Clerk (uncredited)

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

The Murder of Dr. Harrigan

1936

Nurse Bertha

The Luckiest Girl in the World

The Luckiest Girl in the World

1936

Manicurist