Meet Nero Wolfe

6.5

73 minutes

7/16/1936

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.

Cast List

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
Gene Morgan
as Det. Lt. O'Grady
Rita Hayworth
as Marie Maringola
Frank Conroy
as Dr. Nathaniel Bradford
Juan Torena
as Carlo Maringola
Martha Tibbetts
as The Apartment House Maid
Henry Roquemore
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
as Golf Starter (uncredited)