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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-05-07
57%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 10m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Larry Darmour Productions
Movie: A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Top 10 Billed Cast
William Gargan
Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay
Nikki Porter
John Litel
Norman Hadley
Charley Grapewin
Insp. Queen
James Burke
Sgt. Velie
Frank M. Thomas
Capt. H.T. Daley
Lilian Bond
Adele Belden
Morgan Conway
Ray Stafford
Jack La Rue
Tommy Gould
Charlotte Wynters
Irene Hadley
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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.
Release Date
1942-05-07
Average
5.7
Rating:
2.9 startsTagline
Ellery Queen untangles a web of mystery!
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