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Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You
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Wikipedia article
'Ellery Queen: Don't Look Behind You' is a 1971 TV film adaptation of Ellery Queen's novel 'Cat of Many Tails'. It aired on NBC.
Production
The film was intended to spawn a new television series like the earlier versions of the character ('The Adventures of Ellery Queen'). Richard Levinson and William Link authored the script but were so dismayed with the changes made during production that they took their names off and instead used a pseudonym, "Ted Leighton". This is the only Ellery Queen story or film in which Inspector Richard Queen is portrayed as Ellery's uncle instead of as his father. Critics speculated that this change was made because Harry Morgan was only eight years older than Peter Lawford and because the two had different accents (American and British).
Cast
* Peter Lawford Ellery Queen
* Harry Morgan Inspector Richard Queen
* E.G. Marshall Dr. Edward Cazalis
* Skye Aubrey Christy
* Stefanie Powers Celeste Phillips
* Coleen Gray Mrs. Cazalis
* Morgan Sterne Police Commissioner
* Bill Zuckert - Sgt. Thomas Velie
* Bob Hastings - Hal Hunter
* Than Wyenn - Registrar
* Buddy Lester - Policeman
* William Lucking - Lt. Summers
* Pat Delaney - Miss Price
* Tim Herbert
* Robin Raymond
* Victoria Hale
* Billy Sands as Adrian Abbott
Legacy
While the film failed to generate a series, four years later Levinson and Link were given to opportunity to try again. 1975's 'Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects' led to 'Ellery Queen' which starred Jim Hutton and David Wayne. The show lasted one season.
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