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A Close Call for Ellery Queen: Directed by James P. Hogan. With William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Ralph Morgan. Two mysterious seamen come from Alan Rogers' past to blackmail him as he seeks to locate his missing daughters.
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- Crime, Mystery, Thriller
- James P. Hogan
- 1942-01-29
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 amateur sleuth (William Gargan) learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
- 64 min
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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. Two mysterious seamen come from Alan Rogers' past to blackmail him as he seeks to locate his missing daughters.
Jun 8, 2021 · William Gargan takes over the role of 'Ellery Queen' from Ralph Bellamy but the rest of the steady cast remains. The series became more serious without Ralph but Nikki is major as ever in this one & makes up
- 63 min
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Synopsis. Stewart Cole, secretary to retired millionaire Alan Rogers, appeals to amateur sleuth and mystery writer Ellery Queen to investigate the hold that two sinister men have over his employer.
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.
