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1942

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

Directed by James P. Hogan
Ellery Queen untangles a web of 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.

Duration

1h 10m

Released

May 7, 1942

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Cast17

  • William Gargan
  • Margaret Lindsay
  • John Litel
  • Charley Grapewin
  • James Burke
  • Frank M. Thomas
  • Lilian Bond
  • Morgan Conway
  • Jack La Rue

Part ofThe Ellery Queen Collection

Includes Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940), Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941), Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941), Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941), A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942), A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942), Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942), The Spanish Cape Mystery (1935), and The Mandarin Mystery (1936).

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