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.
Cast
Edward Arnold
Nero Wolfe
Lionel Stander
Archie Goodwin
Dennie Moore
Mazie Gray
Victor Jory
Claude Roberts
Nana Bryant
Sarah Barstow
Joan Perry
Ellen Barstow
Russell Hardie
Manuel Kimball
Walter Kingsford
Emanuel Jeremiah (E.J.) Kimball
Boyd Irwin
Prof. Edgar Barstow
John Qualen
Olaf
Gene Morgan
Det. Lt. O'Grady
Rita Hayworth
Marie Maringola
Frank Conroy
Dr. Nathaniel Bradford
Juan Torena
Carlo Maringola
Martha Tibbetts
The Apartment House Maid
Henry Roquemore
Minor Role (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
Golf Starter (uncredited)
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