A Close Call for Ellery Queen(1942)
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.
Movie: A Close Call for Ellery Queen
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Ellery Queen
Nikki Porter
Insp. Queen
Alan Rogers
Margo Rogers
Stewart Cole
Sgt. Velie
Lester Younger
Corday
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Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
Release Date
1942-01-29
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5.2
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Fiction And Radio's Foremost Mystery Buster Tackles His Most Baffling Case
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