די Spanish קאַפּע מיסטעריע (1935)

די Spanish קאַפּע מיסטעריע (1935) איז אַ אַדאַפּטיישאַן פון איינער פון די ראָמאַנז פון Ellery Queen. צוויי קאַזאַנז, פרעדעריק דאַננייַ און מאַנפריד לי, וואס געשריבן אַ נומער פון דעטעקטיוו ראמאנען אונטערן פסעוודאנים פון דעם טיטל כאַראַקטער. אין דעם פילם, עלערי קווין איז גענומען אַ וואַקאַציע צו קאַליפאָרניאַ מיט זיין פרייַנד ריכטער מאַקלין.

אַוואַדע, they are not long into their vacation, when they find a young girl tied up in their cabin. She is the wealthy neighbor’s daughter. After taking her home, they discover a murder occurred at the estate. When the daughter becomes the main suspect, Ellery Queen decides to help solve the mystery. His infatuation with the Stella Godfrey, played by Helen Twelvetrees, is his main motivation.

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Donald Cook from the Public Domain

Donald Cook, who played Ellery Queen in this film, was born on September 26, 1901. He was educated at the University of Oregon before beginning a stage acting career. He starred in a number of Broadway productions. He started working in films in the early 1930s. He played Mike Powers, the older brother of James Cagney’s Tom Powers, in The Public Enemy (1931).

While he did starring roles initially, he took supporting roles through most of the rest of his careers. ינטערעסטינגלי, he married a princess in 1937. They would remain married until his death from a heart attack on October 1, 1961 אין עלטער 60.

דעם פילם לויפט בעערעך 75 מינוט. It is both a comedy and mystery. I found it to be very entertaining. Let me know what you think of it.

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