A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

May. 07,1942      NR
Rating:
5.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A man is framed for embezzlement and runs off to San Francisco. His wife hires Ellery Queen to try and track him down before the police get to him.

William Gargan as  Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay as  Nikki Porter
John Litel as  Norman Hadley
Charley Grapewin as  Insp. Queen
James Burke as  Sgt. Velie
Frank M. Thomas as  Capt. H.T. Daley
Lilian Bond as  Adele Belden
Morgan Conway as  Ray Stafford
Jack La Rue as  Tommy Gould
Charlotte Wynters as  Irene Hadley

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