''A Close Call for Ellery Queen'' is a 1942 American
mystery film
A mystery film is a film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means of clues, ...
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
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ...
.
Plot
Cast
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William Gargan as
Ellery Queen
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Margaret Lindsay as Nikki Porter
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Charley Grapewin as Inspector Queen
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Ralph Morgan as Alan Rogers
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Kay Linaker as Margo Rogers
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Edward Norris as Stewart Cole
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James Burke as Sergeant Velle
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Addison Richards as Lester Young
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Charles Judels as Corday
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Andrew Tombes as Bates
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Claire Du Brey as Deborah
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Micheline Cheirel as Marie Dubois
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Ben Welden as Watchman
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Milton Parsons
Ernest Milton Parsons (May 19, 1904 – May 15, 1980) was an American character actor.
Career
In 1927, Parsons performed with The Strolling Players of Boston acting company. On Broadway, he portrayed James Case in ''Unto the Third'' (1933) ...
as Butler
References
External links
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*https://archive.org/details/close-call-for-ellery-queen-1942
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1942 films
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
English-language mystery films