EP1588: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Circus Train

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EP1588: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Circus Train

FromThe Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)

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Jun 2, 2015

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A long-time circus owner is murdered on a train. Original Air Date: March 27, 1943 Support the show. Read more ...

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Jun 2, 2015

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Titles in the series (21)

Host Adam Graham is your guide as he explores all surviving radio episodes of Ellery Queen. Most of the episodes were designed around the idea of armchair detectives solving the case. For those missing that element, these scenes are recreated with actual listeners.

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EP1606: Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Mischief Maker: Ellery is called in to investigate a series of anonymous mischief making letters. Original Air Date: January 13, 1944 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
33 min listen
EP1582: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Singing Rat: An informant reveals a scandal involving a crooked politician and a gangster and the gangster is murdered. Original Air Date: January 9, 1943 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1594: Ellery Queen: The World Series Crime: Ellery is called in to find a baseball star’s lucky bat. Original Air Date: October 2, 1943 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
35 min listen
EP1588: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Circus Train: A long-time circus owner is murdered on a train. Original Air Date: March 27, 1943 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
38 min listen
EP1600: Ellery Queen: The Vanishing Magician: An old vaudeville magician makes a wager for $25,000 that he can disappear from a house under the nose of New York’s finest. Original Air Date: November 6, 1943 Support the show. Take the listener survey. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1630: Ellery Queen: Nick the Knife: Ellery investigates a series of knifing attacks in New York City parks. Original Air Date: August 1, 1945 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
30 min listen
EP1618: Ellery Queen: The Adventure of Dead Man’s Cavern: While vacationing in the mountains, Ellery and friends stumble upon a mysterious death tied to a murderer’s ghost. Original Air Date: April 15, 1944 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
31 min listen
EP1612: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Scarecrow and the Snowman: Ellery Queen uses a movie to solve a case of a man who was found in the clothes of a scarecrow and then disappeared from the hospital. Original Air Date: January 22, 1944 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1624: Ellery Queen: The Foul Tip: A cowboy movie star is murdered at a ballpark. Original Air Date: July 15, 1944 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1666: Ellery Queen: The Three Frogs: Nikki hides a young gang member, trying to help him. Original Air Date: April 29, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham,... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
37 min listen
EP1636: Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Message in Red: Three seemingly unconnected women are slain by the same killer. Original Air Date: November 7, 1945 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
35 min listen
EP1642: Ellery Queen: The Case of the Number Thirty-One: Ellery Queen looks into the death of a butler whose death appears tied into a diamond smuggling matter. Original Air Date: September 7, 1947 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
35 min listen
EP1648: Ellery Queen: The Saga of Ruffy Rux: Ruffy Rux, a gangster, kills a friend of Ellery's. Original Air Date: November 27, 1947 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1654: Ellery Queen: The Man in the Street: Ellery sets out to capture two conmen who have swindled 10,000 people and ensure they’re captured before they’re murdered. Original Air Date: December 11, 1947 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1660: Ellery Queen: The Armchair Detective: When an armchair detective is murdered on Ellery’s radio show, he has to find out who did it. Original Air Date: March 18, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
39 min listen
EP1672: Ellery Queen: One Diamond: The owner of a large diamond invites Ellery to his home under false pretenses. Original Air Date: May 6, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
35 min listen
EP1678: The Ford Theatre: The Adventure of a Bad Boy: Ellery Queen investigates the attempted poisoning of a cantankerous woman and the most obvious suspect is her eight-year-old nephew. Original Air Date: January 4, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
67 min listen
Ellery Queen: The Green Gorillas: Today's Mystery: Ellery Queen teams up with a teenage boy to infiltrate a street gang. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 12, 1947 Support the show monthly at http://patreon.greatdetectives.net/Originating in New York Patreon Supporter of the... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1684: Ellery Queen: Nikki Porter, Suspect: A man is found murdered in Nikki’s compartment and she’s suspected of murder. Original Air Date: November 19, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
30 min listen
Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Income Tax Robbery: Today’s Mystery:A private detective turns to Ellery for help when his income tax blank is stolen, along with sensitive information that could expose his wealthy clients to blackmail. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 12, 1942 Support the show... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Wounded Lieutenant: Today's Mystery :A former police detective is disabled while serving overseas and his battalion members are killed after a native waiter reports their planned attack. But how did the spy know? Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 18, 1943... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
24 min listen

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Ellery Queen: The Green Gorillas: Today's Mystery: Ellery Queen teams up with a teenage boy to infiltrate a street gang. Original Radio Broadcast Date: February 12, 1947 Support the show monthly at http://patreon.greatdetectives.net/Originating in New York Patreon Supporter of the... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Wounded Lieutenant: Today's Mystery :A former police detective is disabled while serving overseas and his battalion members are killed after a native waiter reports their planned attack. But how did the spy know? Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 18, 1943... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
24 min listen
Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Income Tax Robbery: Today’s Mystery:A private detective turns to Ellery for help when his income tax blank is stolen, along with sensitive information that could expose his wealthy clients to blackmail. Original Radio Broadcast Date: March 12, 1942 Support the show... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1684: Ellery Queen: Nikki Porter, Suspect: A man is found murdered in Nikki’s compartment and she’s suspected of murder. Original Air Date: November 19, 1954 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
30 min listen
EP1678: The Ford Theatre: The Adventure of a Bad Boy: Ellery Queen investigates the attempted poisoning of a cantankerous woman and the most obvious suspect is her eight-year-old nephew. Original Air Date: January 4, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
67 min listen
EP1672: Ellery Queen: One Diamond: The owner of a large diamond invites Ellery to his home under false pretenses. Original Air Date: May 6, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
35 min listen
EP1666: Ellery Queen: The Three Frogs: Nikki hides a young gang member, trying to help him. Original Air Date: April 29, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net. Mail a donation to: Adam Graham,... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
37 min listen
EP1660: Ellery Queen: The Armchair Detective: When an armchair detective is murdered on Ellery’s radio show, he has to find out who did it. Original Air Date: March 18, 1948 Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Support the show on a one-time basis at... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
39 min listen
EP1654: Ellery Queen: The Man in the Street: Ellery sets out to capture two conmen who have swindled 10,000 people and ensure they’re captured before they’re murdered. Original Air Date: December 11, 1947 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1648: Ellery Queen: The Saga of Ruffy Rux: Ruffy Rux, a gangster, kills a friend of Ellery's. Original Air Date: November 27, 1947 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1642: Ellery Queen: The Case of the Number Thirty-One: Ellery Queen looks into the death of a butler whose death appears tied into a diamond smuggling matter. Original Air Date: September 7, 1947 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
35 min listen
EP1636: Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Message in Red: Three seemingly unconnected women are slain by the same killer. Original Air Date: November 7, 1945 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
35 min listen
EP1630: Ellery Queen: Nick the Knife: Ellery investigates a series of knifing attacks in New York City parks. Original Air Date: August 1, 1945 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
30 min listen
EP1624: Ellery Queen: The Foul Tip: A cowboy movie star is murdered at a ballpark. Original Air Date: July 15, 1944 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1618: Ellery Queen: The Adventure of Dead Man’s Cavern: While vacationing in the mountains, Ellery and friends stumble upon a mysterious death tied to a murderer’s ghost. Original Air Date: April 15, 1944 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
31 min listen
EP1612: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Scarecrow and the Snowman: Ellery Queen uses a movie to solve a case of a man who was found in the clothes of a scarecrow and then disappeared from the hospital. Original Air Date: January 22, 1944 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
34 min listen
EP1606: Ellery Queen: The Adventure of the Mischief Maker: Ellery is called in to investigate a series of anonymous mischief making letters. Original Air Date: January 13, 1944 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
33 min listen
EP1600: Ellery Queen: The Vanishing Magician: An old vaudeville magician makes a wager for $25,000 that he can disappear from a house under the nose of New York’s finest. Original Air Date: November 6, 1943 Support the show. Take the listener survey. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen
EP1594: Ellery Queen: The World Series Crime: Ellery is called in to find a baseball star’s lucky bat. Original Air Date: October 2, 1943 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
35 min listen
EP1582: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Singing Rat: An informant reveals a scandal involving a crooked politician and a gangster and the gangster is murdered. Original Air Date: January 9, 1943 Support the show. Read more ... by The Great Detectives Present Ellery Queen (Old Time Radio)
36 min listen

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EP1588: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Circus Train

EP1588: Ellery Queen: Adventure of the Circus Train

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