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Larry Darmour Productions & Columbia Pictures present

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

directed by James P. Hogan

“Ellery Queen untangles a web of mystery!”

19421h 10mNRMystery

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen poster

Larry Darmour Productions & Columbia Pictures present

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

directed by James P. Hogan

“Ellery Queen untangles a web of mystery!”

19421h 10mNRMystery

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§ Synopsis

Mystery

A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.

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§ Crew

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Director

Writers

Frederic Dannay

Cinematography

James S. Brown Jr.

§ Cast

8 of 17

William Gargan

as Ellery Queen

Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

as Nikki Porter

John Litel

as Norman Hadley

Charley Grapewin

Charley Grapewin

James Burke

Frank M. Thomas

Frank M. Thomas

as Capt. H.T. Daley

Lilian Bond

as Adele Belden

Morgan Conway

as Ray Stafford

§ Ellery Queen

part of the collection

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Ellery Queen, Master Detective

1940

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery

1941

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime

1941

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring

1941

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen

1942

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen

1942

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