A Close Call for Ellery Queen 82 years old

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.

Credits

A Close Call for Ellery Queen Cast

Name Character
William Gargan He was 36, 73 years old when he died as Ellery Queen
Addison Richards He was 39, 61 years old when he died as Lester Younger
James Burke He was 55, 81 years old when he died as Sgt. Velie
Charles Judels He was 59, 86 years old when he died as Corday
Charley Grapewin He was 72, 86 years old when he died as Insp. Queen
Milton Parsons He was 37, 75 years old when he died as Butler
Charles Lane He was 37, 102 years old when he died as Coroner
Margaret Lindsay She was 31, 70 years old when she died as Nikki Porter
Edward Norris He was 30, 91 years old when he died as Stewart Cole
Andrew Tombes He was 56, 90 years old when he died as Bates
Claire Du Brey She was 49, 100 years old when she died as Housekeeper
Ben Welden He was 40, 96 years old when he died as Fisherman
Ralph Morgan He was 58, 72 years old when he died as Alan Rogers
Kay Linaker She was 28, 94 years old when she died as Margo Rogers
Micheline Cheirel She was 24, 85 years old when she died as Marie Dubois

A Close Call for Ellery Queen Crew

Name Department
Eric Taylor as Screenplay. He was 44 (55) years old when He died Writing
James P. Hogan as Director. He was 51 (53) years old when He died Directing
Manfred Lee as Story. Writing
Gertrude Purcell as Additional Dialogue. She was 46 (67) years old when She died Crew
Frederic Dannay as Story. He was 36 (76) years old when He died Writing
A Close Call for Ellery Queen poster
A Close Call for Ellery Queen (82 years)

Fiction And Radio's Foremost Mystery Buster Tackles His Most Baffling Case

  • Release day: Thursday, January 29, 1942
  • Runtime: 67 minutes