A Close Call for Ellery Queen
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A Close Call for Ellery Queen | |
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Directed by | James P. Hogan |
Screenplay by | Eric Taylor Gertrude Purcell |
Based on | The Dragon's Teeth: A Problem in Deduction by Ellery Queen |
Produced by | Larry Darmour |
Starring | William Gargan Margaret Lindsay Charley Grapewin Ralph Morgan Kay Linaker Edward Norris James Burke |
Cinematography | James S. Brown Jr. |
Edited by | Dwight Caldwell |
Music by | Lee Zahler |
Production company | Larry Darmour Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A Close Call for Ellery Queen is a 1942 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor and Gertrude Purcell. It is based on the 1939 novel The Dragon's Teeth: A Problem in Deduction by Ellery Queen. The film stars William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Ralph Morgan, Kay Linaker, Edward Norris and James Burke. The film was released on January 29, 1942, by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
This article needs a plot summary. (January 2020) |
Cast
- William Gargan as Ellery Queen
- Margaret Lindsay as Nikki Porter
- Charley Grapewin as Inspector Queen
- Ralph Morgan as Alan Rogers
- Kay Linaker as Margo Rogers
- Edward Norris as Stewart Cole
- James Burke as Sergeant Velle
- Addison Richards as Lester Young
- Charles Judels as Corday
- Andrew Tombes as Bates
- Claire Du Brey as Deborah
- Micheline Cheirel as Marie Dubois
- Ben Welden as Watchman
- Milton Parsons as Butler
References
- ^ "A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Hal Erickson. "A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942) - James Hogan". AllMovie. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "A Close Call for Ellery Queen". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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- Articles with short description
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- 1942 films
- Template film date with 1 release date
- Wikipedia articles without plot summaries from January 2020
- 1940s English-language films
- American mystery films
- 1942 mystery films
- Columbia Pictures films
- Films directed by James Patrick Hogan
- American black-and-white films
- 1940s American films
- Ellery Queen films