A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Fiction And Radio's Foremost Mystery Buster Tackles His Most Baffling Case
1942 | 67m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | James P. Hogan |
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| Writer: | Frederic Dannay, Eric Taylor, Manfred Lee |
| Staring: |
| Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 29, 1942 |
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| Director: | James P. Hogan |
| Writer: | Frederic Dannay, Eric Taylor, Manfred Lee |
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| Keywords | blackmail, radio program, ellery queen |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| William Gargan | Ellery Queen |
| Margaret Lindsay | Nikki Porter |
| Charley Grapewin | Insp. Queen |
| Ralph Morgan | Alan Rogers |
| Kay Linaker | Margo Rogers |
| Edward Norris | Stewart Cole |
| James Burke | Sgt. Velie |
| Addison Richards | Lester Younger |
| Charles Judels | Corday |
| Andrew Tombes | Bates |
| Claire Du Brey | Housekeeper |
| Micheline Cheirel | Marie Dubois |
| Ben Welden | Fisherman |
| Milton Parsons | Butler |
| Charles Lane | Coroner |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Frederic Dannay | Story |
| Eric Taylor | Screenplay |
| Manfred Lee | Story |
| James P. Hogan | Director |
| Gertrude Purcell | Additional Dialogue |
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