Set in new york, the story introduced the detective genius nero wolfe and his assistant archie goodwin. Meet nero wolfe 1936 starred edward arnold photo on right and lionel stander photo on left and was loosely based on ferdelance. Meet nero wolfe brings a new and engaging gumshoe to. Meet nero wolfe 1936 july 16, 1936 meet nero wolfe brings a new and engaging gumshoe to the rivoli early to bed at paramount. A street kid interrupts nero wolfe s dinner with his eyewitness account of a kidnapping. Meet nero wolfe 1936 where to watch it streaming online. The 1959 nero wolfe pilot episode was released on dvd and bluray in october 2018 by vci entertainment, in televisions lost classics. Meet nero wolfe was based on ferdelance, and the screenwriters there were three of them pretty much stuck to the plot, probably because that was the least of their. Failings in tone which ultimately doomed the series notwithstanding along with the failure to find a definitive nero walter connolly essayed the role in the second and final columbia film, the 1937 league of freightened men, based on stouts second wolfe novel, meet nero wolfe is a highly entertaining film in its own right. The novel appeared in abridged form in the american magazine november 1934 under the title point of death. Find movie and film cast and crew information for meet nero wolfe 1936 herbert biberman on allmovie.
In this film, rex stouts overweight, underexercised detective nero wolfe tackles the case of a college professor who met his doom while playing golf, a tragedy followed by the seemingly. Columbia pictures corporation nero wolfe must solve a murder committed on a golf course. Kimball walter kingsford and his son manuel russell hardie are welcomed into the party of elderly professor barstow boyd irwin sr. Nero wolfe is a 1977 american madefortelevision film adaptation of the nero wolfe novel the doorbell rang by rex stout. Thats why he hired hunky archie goodwin, who provides the brawn that complements wolfes brains. His faithful young assistant archie goodwin does the. A 1936 mystery film based on the 1934 novel ferdelance, written by rex stout. Several attempts were made to bring the detective to the screen, including a pair of tepidly received film adaptations in the mid30s, a. As brusque and shorttempered as ever, wolfe tackles the case of a college professor who met his doom while playing golf, a tragedy followed by the seemingly unrelated death of a young mechanic. Meet nero wolfe 1936 nero wolfe edward arnold investigates the sudden death of a professor. Gilroy, the madefortv movie was produced by paramount television as a pilot for.
Set in new york, the story introduced the detective genius. This item is believed to be in the public domain and not available commercially. Overview of meet nero wolfe, 1936, directed by george rhein, with edward arnold, lionel stander, joan perry, at turner classic movies. This film is in the public domain because the has either expired or is no longer valid for various reasons or the film. He never again sold movie rights to his nero wolfe books. Based on the characters in rex stouts classic series of detective stories, nero wolfe is a brilliant, portly detective who detests leaving his new york city brownstone and much prefers staying home, tending to his awardwinning orchids, reading, and solving cases. See the full list of meet nero wolfe cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
See more ideas about rex stout, archie goodwin and maury chaykin. Tom mason costars as archie goodwin, wolfes assistant. The film was a thoroughly satisfying mystery, unusually generous in its supply of suspects, and in those days of relaxed, premarlowe detecting, was able to milk even the simplest ingredients for maximum suspense. After introducing the world to the corpulent, irascible, indescribably brilliant private detective nero wolfe in 1934, author rex stout would pen at least one wolfe story a year until his death in 1975, amassing over seventy tales of murder and mystery. The partnership endured through 33 novels and 39 short stories written by stout, but continued in only one more film for columbia pictures. Meet nero wolfe starring edward arnold complete 1936. Wolfes assistant archie goodwin recorded the cases of the detective genius in 33 novels and 39 short stories written by stout between. Thayer david stars as nero wolfe, gourmet, connoisseur and detective genius.
Nov 16, 2012 yesterday i posted the goodlooking 1sheet and a couple of lobby cards from this 1936 film. Fledgling actress rita cansino, later hayworth, appears briefly in this film, seeking the. Columbia made two wolfe movies, meet nero wolfe in 1936 with edward arnold and the league of frightened men, made one year later with walter connolly. A most comforting sort of detective for these humid days is nero wolfe, a sedentary sleuth given to drinking great quantities of home made beer in his cool. The next day, the boy is dead and his mother comes to the detective with her sons meager savings and dying wish to hire wolfe to solve his murder. Today, some stills i acquired somewhere along lifes freeway offering a look at fritz, the kitchen, the office i see beer bottles but no red leather chair and one of the plant rooms. Meet nero wolfe is a 1936 mystery film based on the 1934 novel ferdelance, written by rex stout. With william conrad, lee horsley, george voskovec, robert coote. In his seminal 1941 work, murder for pleasure, crime fiction historian howard haycraft. Movie depictions of nero wolfe and other rex stout books.
Meet archie goodwin and nero wolfe by open road media. Meet nero wolfe 1936 herbert biberman cast and crew. Its a crackerjack of a nero wolfe movie, and fits right in with the best of them from the 1930s and 40s and that era saw some of the most entertaining bmovie screwball detective mysteries of them all. Only two nero wolfe films were made, the best and first. Meet nero wolfe again nero wolfe, lobby cards, rex stout. The four rare pilots on the release were digitally restored in high definition by sabucat productions from the best archival film elements available. Rita only has a few scenes in meet nero wolfe,but,at the age of 18, she was gaining experience at columbia who would soon make her a star. Rex stout,s portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing. Meet nero wolfe 1936 letterboxd social film discovery.
Meet nero wolfe 1936 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. With edward arnold, lionel stander, dennie moore, victor jory. Rex stout authorized two movies in 1936 and 1937, respectively. The second film, the league of frightened men, featured walter connolly as wolfe, with lionel stander. Read the full synopsis of meet nero wolfe, 1936, directed by george rhein, with edward arnold, lionel stander, joan perry, at turner classic movies. The shortlived adventures of portly detective nero wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads. Biberman with edward arnold, lionel stander, dennie moore, victor jory, year. Victor jory and joan perry in meet nero wolfe 1936 edward arnold, victor jory. The novel was adapted for the 1936 movie meet nero wolfe. Set in new york, the story introduced the detective genius nero wolfe edward arnold and his assistant archie goodwin lionel stander. Meet nero wolfe 1936 mystery thriller edward arnold. Rex stout,s portly detective prides himself on solving crimes without venturing outside his comfortable home.