Ellery Queen Quotes in Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)

Ellery Queen: You are not much of a talker... for a woman.

Nikki Porter: The company, no doubt, for a private dectetive, you are rather dull.

Ellery Queen: [to Inspector Queen] Congradulations. You now have two suspects. Now all you need is one murderer.

Ellery Queen: Oh, Dad, play ball with me, and I'll give you a pennant.

Inspector Queen: This is a man-sized job now - for a policeman!

Ellery Queen: Ah, then you don't need brains.

Inspector Queen: Aw, go take a bath!

Ellery Queen: You got something there.

Ellery Queen: Thank you, boys. I'll carry on.

Reporter at Dock: You always do,

Josephine Temple: [on phone] Hello.

Ellery Queen: [in bath] Hello, I was just getting ready to drown myself.

Josephine Temple: Then I'll hang up so you can get on with it.

Ellery Queen: On seconf thought, I can't. I'm my father' only son.