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A Close Call for Ellery Queen(1942)
Status: Released
Date: 1942-01-29
52%
3 Votes
Time: 1h 7m
Fiction And Radio's Foremost Mystery Buster Tackles His Most Baffling Case
Overview:
Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Top 10 Billed Cast
William Gargan
Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay
Nikki Porter
Charley Grapewin
Insp. Queen
Ralph Morgan
Alan Rogers
Kay Linaker
Margo Rogers
Edward Norris
Stewart Cole
James Burke
Sgt. Velie
Addison Richards
Lester Younger
Charles Judels
Corday
Andrew Tombes
Bates
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Overview
Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
Release Date
1942-01-29
Average
5.2
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
Fiction And Radio's Foremost Mystery Buster Tackles His Most Baffling Case
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