A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

May 7, 1942

1h 10m

★ 5.7

Ellery Queen untangles a web of mystery!

Overview

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.

Genres

Mystery

Production Companies

Larry Darmour Productions

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Ellery Queen

William Gargan

Nikki Porter

Margaret Lindsay

Norman Hadley

John Litel

Insp. Queen

Charley Grapewin

Sgt. Velie

James Burke

Capt. H.T. Daley

Frank M. Thomas

Adele Belden

Lilian Bond

Ray Stafford

Morgan Conway

Tommy Gould

Jack La Rue

Irene Hadley

Charlotte Wynters

George Belden

Noel Madison

Riley

Johnny Arthur

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