1 Season
22 Episode
Ellery Queen - Season 1 Episode 19 The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley
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.
- Year: 1976
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Mystery, Drama
- Studio: NBC
- Keyword: new york city, detective, writer, nypd, post world war ii, murder investigation, 1940s, cheerful
- Director: Richard Levinson, William Link
- Cast: Jim Hutton, David Wayne, Tom Reese