A Close Call for Ellery Queen - Production & Contact Info

A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
Passed
67 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Primary photo for A Close Call for Ellery Queen

A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)

Passed

67 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Two mysterious seamen come from Alan Rogers' past to blackmail him as he seeks to locate his missing daughters. Ellery Queen is called in by Stewart Cole, Rogers' secretary. Queen goes to the estate and finds one daughter already there and...See moreTwo mysterious seamen come from Alan Rogers' past to blackmail him as he seeks to locate his missing daughters. Ellery Queen is called in by Stewart Cole, Rogers' secretary. Queen goes to the estate and finds one daughter already there and the second one expected. When she arrives, it is Ellery's secretary Nikki Porter posing as the daughter as Ellery had her intercept the real heiress after learning of a plot to swindle Rogers. The blackmailing seamen are killed at a waterfront café after getting the blackmail money, Rogers is suspected and Inspector Queen arrives to arrest him, but he is also found dead. Written by Les Adams See less

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for A Close Call for Ellery Queen.

Cast	+ Add Cast
20 cast members

Name	Known for
William Gargan Ellery Queen Ellery Queen See fewer	The Story of Temple Drake (1933)
Margaret Lindsay Nikki Porter Nikki Porter See fewer	Scarlet Street (1945)
Charley Grapewin Inspector Queen Inspector Queen See fewer	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Ralph Morgan Alan Rogers Alan Rogers See fewer	Strange Interlude (1932)
Kay Linaker Margo Rogers Margo Rogers See fewer	The Blob (1958)
Edward Norris Stewart Cole Stewart Cole See fewer	Decoy (1946)
James Burke Police Sgt. Velle Police Sgt. Velle See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Addison Richards Lester C. Young Lester C. Young See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Charles Judels Corday Corday See fewer	God's Gift to Women (1931)
Andrew Tombes Bates Bates See fewer	Phantom Lady (1944)
Claire Du Brey Deborah - Housekeeper Deborah - Housekeeper See fewer	The Bishop's Wife (1947)
Micheline Cheirel Marie Dubois Marie Dubois See fewer	So Dark the Night (1946)
Ben Welden Watchman Watchman See fewer	The Desert Hawk (1944)
Milton Parsons Rogers' Butler Rogers' Butler See fewer	The Hidden Hand (1942)
Frank O'Connor Chauffeur Chauffeur See fewer	The Mystic Circle Murder (1938)
Hobart Cavanaugh Mr. Crandall (uncredited) Mr. Crandall (uncredited) See fewer	A Letter to Three Wives (1949)
Kernan Cripps Forbes - Inspector Queen's Assistant (uncredited) Forbes - Inspector Queen's Assistant (uncredited) See fewer	Federal Operator 99 (1945)
Eddie Kane Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer	The Big Wheel (1949)
Charles Lane Coroner (uncredited) Coroner (uncredited) See fewer	You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Harry Tyler Tattoo Artist (uncredited) Tattoo Artist (uncredited) See fewer	The Grapes of Wrath (1940)