A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942 film by James P. Hogan
- May 7, 1942 (1942-05-07)
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A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen is a 1942 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor. It is based on the 1940 play A Good Samaritan by Ellery Queen. The film stars William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, John Litel, Lilian Bond and James Burke. The film was released on May 7, 1942, by Columbia Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
While on a business trip to California, Ellery and Nikki get involved with a man who was presumed dead, but is now suspected in embezzlement, money laundering, and murder. They manage to keep one step ahead of both the crooks and the law.
Cast
- William Gargan as Ellery Queen
- Margaret Lindsay as Nikki Porter
- Charley Grapewin as Inspector Queen
- John Litel as Norman Hadley
- Lilian Bond as Adele Belden
- James Burke as Sergeant Velie
- Jack La Rue as Tommy Gould
- Morgan Conway as Ray Stafford
- Noel Madison as George Belden
- Frank M. Thomas as Capt. H.T. Daley
- Charlotte Wynters as Mrs. Irene Evington Hadley
References
External links
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen at IMDb
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Films directed by James P. Hogan
- The Skywayman (1920)
- The Little Grey Mouse (1920)
- Bare Knuckles (1921)
- Where's My Wandering Boy Tonight? (1922)
- Black Lightning (1924)
- Unmarried Wives (1924)
- The Bandit's Baby (1925)
- Women and Gold (1925)
- Capital Punishment (1925)
- Jimmie's Millions (1925)
- My Lady's Lips (1925)
- The Mansion of Aching Hearts (1925)
- S.O.S. Perils of the Sea (1925)
- Steel Preferred (1925)
- The King of the Turf (1926)
- The Isle of Retribution (1926)
- Flaming Fury (1926)
- The Final Extra (1927)
- Mountains of Manhattan (1927)
- Finnegan's Ball (1927)
- The Silent Avenger (1927)
- The Border Patrol (1928)
- Burning Bridges (1928)
- Code of the Air (1928)
- The Broken Mask (1928)
- Top Sergeant Mulligan (1928)
- Hearts of Men (1928)
- The Sheriff's Secret (1931)
- The Seventh Commandment (1932)
- Paradise Valley (1934)
- Desert Gold (1936)
- The Arizona Raiders (1936)
- The Accusing Finger (1936)
- Arizona Mahoney (1936)
- The Last Train from Madrid (1937)
- Bulldog Drummond Escapes (1937)
- Ebb Tide (1937)
- Sons of the Legion (1938)
- The Texans (1938)
- Scandal Street (1938)
- Arrest Bulldog Drummond (1938)
- Bulldog Drummond's Peril (1938)
- Bulldog Drummond's Secret Police (1939)
- $1,000 a Touchdown (1939)
- Grand Jury Secrets (1939)
- Bulldog Drummond's Bride (1939)
- The Farmer's Daughter (1940)
- Queen of the Mob (1940)
- Texas Rangers Ride Again (1940)
- Power Dive (1941)
- Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring (1941)
- Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime (1941)
- Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941)
- A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)
- Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen (1942)
- A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen (1942)
- The Strange Death of Adolf Hitler (1943)
- The Mad Ghoul (1943)
- No Place for a Lady (1943)
