June 18, 1939: The Adventures of Ellery Queen , which was aired for the first time by CBS, had an interesting twist towards the end of the program. The show was then stopped to allow a panel of experts to guess the solution of the night's mystery. The show was a crime/detective series, which starred Hugh Marlowe as Ellery Queen, a character described as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson rolled into one. Ellery Queen was a character created by cousins Fred Dannay and Manfred Lee. Enjoy this 1947 broadcast of the series:
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