A Close Call for Ellery Queen
5.8
“Fiction And Radio's Foremost Mystery Buster Tackles His Most Baffling Case”
Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
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Part of Ellery Queen Collection
9 films
The Spanish Cape Mystery
Movie · 1935
The Mandarin Mystery
Movie · 1936
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Movie · 1940
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Movie · 1941
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Movie · 1941
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Movie · 1941
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Movie · 1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Movie · 1942
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Movie · 1942
Cast
15 people
William Gargan
Ellery Queen
Known for
The Bells of St. Mary's
You Only Live Once
Margaret Lindsay
Nikki Porter
Known for
Scarlet Street
Jezebel
Charley Grapewin
Insp. Queen
Known for
The Wizard of Oz
The Grapes of Wrath
Ralph Morgan
Alan Rogers
Known for
The Kennel Murder Case
The Life of Emile Zola
Kay Linaker
Margo Rogers
Known for
Drums Along the Mohawk
Kitty Foyle
Edward Norris
Stewart Cole
Known for
Boys Town
The Kentuckian
James Burke
Sgt. Velie
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
At the Circus
Addison Richards
Lester Younger
Known for
Our Daily Bread
The Mummy's Curse
Charles Judels
Corday
Known for
Swiss Miss
San Francisco
Andrew Tombes
Bates
Known for
Phantom Lady
Meet John Doe
Claire Du Brey
Housekeeper
Known for
Cinderella
Lust for Life
Micheline Cheirel
Marie Dubois
Known for
La Belle Équipe
Carnival in Flanders
James P. Hogan Director · Eric Taylor Screenplay Frederic Dannay Story
United States release January 29, 1942 · Produced in United States
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 29, 1942
Theatrical
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