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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen poster

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen(1942)

NRMay 7, 19421h 10m

63%User score 63 percent

User Score

4 votes

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.

Director: James P. Hogan
Writers: Frederic Dannay, Manfred Lee, Eric Taylor

Top Billed Cast

William Gargan
Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay
Nikki Porter
John Litel
Norman Hadley
Charley Grapewin
Insp. Queen

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Status: Released
Original title: A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Original language: English
Production: Larry Darmour Productions, Columbia Pictures

Keywords

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