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A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)

NR · 1942-01-29 · 1h 7m · EN
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Fiction And Radio's Foremost Mystery Buster Tackles His Most Baffling Case

Two mysterious seamen come from Alan Rogers' past to blackmail him as he seeks to locate his missing daughters. Ellery Queen is called in by Stewart Cole, Rogers' secretary. Queen goes to the estate and finds one daughter already there and the second one expected. When she arrives, it is Ellery's secretary Nikki Porter posing as the daughter as Ellery had her intercept the real heiress after learning of a plot to swindle Rogers. 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.

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James P. HoganDirector

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William GarganWilliam GarganEllery QueenMargaret LindsayMargaret LindsayNikki PorterCharley GrapewinCharley GrapewinInsp. QueenRalph MorganRalph MorganAlan RogersKay LinakerKay LinakerMargo RogersEdward NorrisEdward NorrisStewart ColeJames BurkeJames BurkeSgt. VelieAddison RichardsAddison RichardsLester YoungerCharles JudelsCharles JudelsCordayAndrew TombesAndrew TombesBatesClaire Du BreyClaire Du BreyHousekeeperMicheline CheirelMicheline CheirelMarie Dubois

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BlackmailRadio programEllery queen

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Genre affinityCrime · Adventure · MysteryTheme affinityBlackmail · Radio Program · Ellery QueenNarrative complexityMysteryPacingShortDirector preference335367Actor preference75037 · 86140 · 82622

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What is A Close Call for Ellery Queen about?

Two mysterious seamen come from Alan Rogers' past to blackmail him as he seeks to locate his missing daughters. Ellery Queen is called in by Stewart Cole, Rogers' secretary. Queen goes to the estate and finds one daughter already there and the second one expected. When she arrives, it is Ellery's secretary Nikki Porter posing as the daughter as Ellery had her intercept the real heiress after learning of a plot to swindle Rogers. 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.

How long is A Close Call for Ellery Queen?

A Close Call for Ellery Queen has a runtime of 67 minutes.