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Ellery Queen S1E16 — The Adventure of the Judas Tree
7.6
Ellery Queen•Season 1•Episode 16

The Adventure of the Judas Tree

7.6/10 · 133 votesFeb 1, 197660 min

Ranked #22 of 22 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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The Queens investigate when a wealthy industrialist and war profiteer is stabbed to death with a Chinese ceremonial dagger and then dragged out of his house and hung from a tree with a crown of thorns placed on his head. Just like one Judas Iscariot.

Directed byWalter Doniger, Peter H. Hunt
Written byRichard Levinson
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Jim Hutton

Jim Hutton

Ellery Queen

David Wayne

David Wayne

Inspector Richard Queen

Tom Reese

Tom Reese

Sgt. Thomas Velie

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Richard Levinson

Writer

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Walter Doniger

Director

P

Peter H. Hunt

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Adventure of the Judas Tree" is episode 16 of Ellery Queen season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 133 votes, ranking #22 of 22 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Walter Doniger, Peter H. Hunt and written by Richard Levinson, it aired on February 1, 1976.

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