Meet Nero Wolfe
"I CAN SOLVE ANY MURDER WITHOUT MOVING FROM MY DESK!"
1936 · 1h 13m · N/A
Mystery
Directed by
Herbert J. Biberman
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Meet Nero Wolfe
Overview
Rex Stout's portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home; here he relies on others to do the legwork in pinpointing who among a number of suspects is responsible for two sudden deaths, which the authorities at first are not convinced were murders.
Director and cast
- Herbert J. Biberman Director
- Edward Arnold as Nero Wolfe
- Lionel Stander as Archie Goodwin
- Dennie Moore as Mazie Gray
- Victor Jory as Claude Roberts
- Nana Bryant as Sarah Barstow
- Joan Perry as Ellen Barstow
- Russell Hardie as Manuel Kimball
- Walter Kingsford as Emanuel Jeremiah (E.J.) Kimball
- Boyd Irwin as Prof. Edgar Barstow
- John Qualen as Olaf
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