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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen: Directed by James P. Hogan. With William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel, Charley Grapewin. Detective Ellery Queen tries to find a missing man, and gets embroiled in a case of murder and embezzlement.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- James P. Hogan
- 1942-05-07
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen is a 1942 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor. It is based on the 1940 play A Good Samaritan by Ellery Queen. The film stars William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, John Litel, Lilian Bond and James Burke.
When Ellery questions his motives for vanishing, Norman explains that he had been sentenced to prison on a trumped-up charge and disappeared to save his wife a scandal. After Norman departs, Inspector Queen, looking for Mrs. Hadley, visits the suite and is surprised to find Ellery and Nikki there.
- James Hogan, Carl Hiecke
- William Gargan
Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen. EQ and Nikki travel to San Francisco to check out a man, thought dead, who is seen alive. Before long, someone is dead, and that's about as surprising as this film gets. Lilian Bond as a burlesque queen adds a little spice to this entry.
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
NR 05/07/1942 (US) Mystery 1h 10m. User. Score. Ellery Queen untangles a web of mystery! Overview. A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him. James P. Hogan. Director. Manfred Lee. Writer. Frederic Dannay. Writer. Eric Taylor. Writer.
Released May 7th, 1942, 'A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen' stars William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, John Litel, Charley Grapewin The NR movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 10 min, and...
