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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

Movie1942 6.2

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

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6.2/10

1h 10mLarry Darmour Productions, Columbia Pictures

Mystery

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William Gargan

Margaret Lindsay

Margaret Lindsay

John Litel

Charley Grapewin

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James Burke

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Lilian Bond

Morgan Conway

Jack La Rue

Charlotte Wynters

Charlotte Wynters

Noel Madison

Johnny Arthur

Byron Foulger

Freddy Froelich

Marie Blake

Desk Clerk at Florence Garden Apartments

Syd Saylor

Fingers Muldoon

Willie Fung

Waiter at Golden Dragon

Arthur Q. Bryan

Arthur Q. Bryan

Raymond Radcliffe

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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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Released: 7 May 1942
Certificate: NR
Status: Released
Director: James P. Hogan
Writers: Frederic Dannay, Manfred Lee, Eric Taylor
Genres: Mystery
Original language: English
Country: United States of America
Production: Larry Darmour Productions, Columbia Pictures
Collection: Ellery Queen Collection
Runtime: 1h 10m