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A Close Call for Ellery Queen
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A Close Call for Ellery Queen

Jan 29, 1942
1h 7m
★ 6.1

Fiction And Radio's Foremost Mystery Buster Tackles His Most Baffling Case

Overview

Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.

Genres

Adventure
Crime
Mystery

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

William Gargan

Ellery Queen

William Gargan

Margaret Lindsay

Nikki Porter

Margaret Lindsay

Charley Grapewin

Insp. Queen

Charley Grapewin

Ralph Morgan

Alan Rogers

Ralph Morgan

Kay Linaker

Margo Rogers

Kay Linaker

Edward Norris

Stewart Cole

Edward Norris

James Burke

Sgt. Velie

James Burke

Addison Richards

Lester Younger

Addison Richards

Charles Judels

Corday

Charles Judels

Andrew Tombes

Bates

Andrew Tombes

Claire Du Brey

Housekeeper

Claire Du Brey

Micheline Cheirel

Marie Dubois

Micheline Cheirel

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