critiQs

Login Sign-up
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

# Ellery Queen untangles a web of mystery!
Mystery
πŸ“œ Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
πŸ“† Date Released: 1942-05-07
⌚ Running Time: 70 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.7

Beloved Cast

William Gargan original image
Ellery Queen
William Gargan
Margaret Lindsay original image
Nikki Porter
Margaret Lindsay
John Litel original image
Norman Hadley
John Litel
Charley Grapewin original image
Insp. Queen
Charley Grapewin
James Burke original image
Sgt. Velie
James Burke
Frank M. Thomas original image
Capt. H.T. Daley
Frank M. Thomas
Lilian Bond original image
Adele Belden
Lilian Bond
Morgan Conway original image
Ray Stafford
Morgan Conway
Jack La Rue original image
Tommy Gould
Jack La Rue
Charlotte Wynters original image
Irene Hadley
Charlotte Wynters
Noel Madison original image
George Belden
Noel Madison
Johnny Arthur original image
Riley
Johnny Arthur
Byron Foulger original image
Freddy Froelich
Byron Foulger
Marie Blake original image
Desk Clerk at Florence Garden Apartments
Marie Blake
Syd Saylor original image
Fingers Muldoon
Syd Saylor
Willie Fung original image
Waiter at Golden Dragon
Willie Fung
Arthur Q. Bryan original image
Raymond Radcliffe
Arthur Q. Bryan

Similar Movies

5.0
Movie Name : The Mandarin Mystery
Release Date : πŸ•” 1936-12-23
Average Rating: 5.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Ellery Queen solves a mystery involving a valuable stamp.

5.2
Movie Name : A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Release Date : πŸ•” 1942-01-29
Average Rating: 5.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.

5.7
Movie Name : Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
Release Date : πŸ•” 1941-11-18
Average Rating: 5.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : The benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates when it is revealed the cause …

5.8
Movie Name : Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Release Date : πŸ•” 1941-08-14
Average Rating: 5.8
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company …

5.5
Movie Name : Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Release Date : πŸ•” 1942-07-30
Average Rating: 5.5
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Detective Ellery Queen aids Free Dutch agents battle Nazi spies over a prize of industrial diamonds.

5.7
Movie Name : Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Release Date : πŸ•” 1940-11-30
Average Rating: 5.7
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors …

5.3
Movie Name : Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Release Date : πŸ•” 1941-03-24
Average Rating: 5.3
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Chinese ventriloquist Gordon Cobb is murdered by a gang of jewel thieves. Baffled by the contradictory clues, Inspector Queen asks …

5.4
Movie Name : The Spanish Cape Mystery
Release Date : πŸ•” 1935-10-09
Average Rating: 5.4
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.

6.1
Movie Name : Chloe
Release Date : πŸ•” 2010-02-25
Average Rating: 6.1
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family …

6.5
Movie Name : The Ace of Hearts
Release Date : πŸ•” 1921-09-17
Average Rating: 6.5
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A romantic rivalry among members of a secret society becomes even more tense when one of the men is assigned …

5.9
Movie Name : Satan Met a Lady
Release Date : πŸ•” 1936-07-22
Average Rating: 5.9
Genres:
Duration :

overview : In the second screen version of The Maltese Falcon, a detective is caught between a lying seductress and a lady …

6.4
Movie Name : The Maltese Falcon
Release Date : πŸ•” 1931-05-23
Average Rating: 6.4
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the …

0.0
Movie Name : Ghosts Don't Wear Name Tags
Release Date : πŸ•” 2022-08-19
Average Rating: 0.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A couple buys a haunted house...on purpose.

3.0
Movie Name : The Sex Spa
Release Date : πŸ•” 2003-01-01
Average Rating: 3.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Detective Emmy Ridgeway and her partner investigate the death of a wealthy and influential woman. All clues lead them to …

2.0
Movie Name : The World of Darkness
Release Date : πŸ•” 1977-04-17
Average Rating: 2.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : A newspaper sportswriter has a special connection to the supernatural.

6.0
Movie Name : Kiriti RoyΒ 
Release Date : πŸ•” 2016-12-30
Average Rating: 6.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : Setarer Sur revolves around five friends -Sunil, Brajesh, Ranjan, Suhash and Avijit -who are all attracted to their common friend, …

6.2
Movie Name : CadΔ±
Release Date : πŸ•” 2024-04-26
Average Rating: 6.2
Genres:
Duration :

overview : During the period of the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, a woman who reluctantly went to a gloomy Istanbul mansion …

6.0
Movie Name : The Statement
Release Date : πŸ•” 2022-05-19
Average Rating: 6.0
Genres:
Duration :

overview : After investigating an Elder cult's meeting place, a professor wakes to find himself in an interrogation room with a grotesquely …

Comments (0)