Ellery Queen — Season 1, Episode 19: The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley

Episode synopsis

The radio payola scandals of the 1940's and 50's are recalled in this episode. Simon Brimmer once again tries to best Ellery and once again falls short. The plot concerns the murder of popular songwriter Alvin Winer during the musical interlude on a radio show when he goes to the station's record library to find a record. Ellery once again must clear a friend who had just accused Winer of stealing his song.

About Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character Ellery Queen. It aired on NBC during the 1975-76 television season and stars Jim Hutton as Ellery Queen, David Wayne as his father, Inspector Richard Queen, and Tom Reese as Sgt. Velie. Created by the writing/producing team of Richard Levinson and William Link, the title character "breaks" the fourth wall to ask the audience to consider their solution.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne
• E2The Adventure of the Lover's Leap
• E3The Adventure of the Chinese Dog
• E4The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader
• E5The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express
• E6The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance
• E7The Adventure of Colonel Niven's Memoirs
• E8The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party
• E9The Adventure of Veronica's Veils
• E10The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse
• E11The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument
• E12The Adventure of the Black Falcon