

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Ellery Queen untangles a web of mystery!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
70 min
Release Date
1942-05-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
5.7
William Gargan
Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay
Nikki Porter
John Litel
Norman Hadley
Charley Grapewin
Insp. Queen
James Burke
Sgt. Velie
Frank M. Thomas
Capt. H.T. Daley
Lilian Bond
Adele Belden
Morgan Conway
Ray Stafford
Jack La Rue
Tommy Gould
Charlotte Wynters
Irene Hadley
Noel Madison
George Belden
Johnny Arthur
Riley
Byron Foulger
Freddy Froelich
Marie Blake
Desk Clerk at Florence Garden Apartments
Syd Saylor
Fingers Muldoon
Willie Fung
Waiter at Golden Dragon
Arthur Q. Bryan
Raymond Radcliffe
5.0
The Mandarin Mystery
Ellery Queen solves a mystery involving a valuable stamp.
1936-12-23 | en
5.2
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
1942-01-29 | en
5.7
Ellery Queen and the Murder Ring
The benefactor of the Stack Memorial Hospital dies after an operation. Ellery Queen investigates when it is revealed the cause of death was murder by strangulation.
1941-11-18 | en
5.8
Ellery Queen and the Perfect Crime
Several days after one of his company's dams burst, ruining the life savings of several investors, a shady power company president is found stabbed to death. Ellery Queen gets to the bottom of the mystery.
1941-08-14 | en
5.5
Enemy Agents Meet Ellery Queen
Detective Ellery Queen aids Free Dutch agents battle Nazi spies over a prize of industrial diamonds.
1942-07-30 | en
5.7
Ellery Queen, Master Detective
Famed detective and crime novelist Ellery Queen solves a case involving the suspicious death of a rich man whose inheritors fight over his estate.
1940-11-30 | en
5.3
Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery
Chinese ventriloquist Gordon Cobb is murdered by a gang of jewel thieves. Baffled by the contradictory clues, Inspector Queen asks his son Ellery to help out.
1941-03-24 | en
5.4
The Spanish Cape Mystery
Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin.
1935-10-09 | en
7.7
Notorious
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman, the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian, a Nazi hiding out in Brazil. When Sebastian becomes serious about his relationship with Alicia, the stakes get higher, and Devlin must watch her slip further undercover.
1946-08-21 | en
6.9
Broken Flowers
As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.
2005-07-31 | en
6.9
Insomnia
Two Los Angeles homicide detectives are dispatched to a northern town where the sun doesn't set to investigate the methodical murder of a local teen.
2002-05-24 | en
7.7
Mystic River
The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
2003-10-07 | en
7.5
Eyes Wide Shut
After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.
1999-07-16 | en
7.3
To Catch a Thief
An ex-thief is accused of enacting a new crime spree, so to clear his name he sets off to catch the new thief, who’s imitating his signature style.
1955-08-03 | en
5.9
Veronica
A female Psychologist who has stopped practicing medicine, decides to take the case of Veronica de la Serna, a young woman whose previous therapist has mysteriously disappeared.
2017-08-14 | es
4.8
Nessun Dorma
The beautiful yet naive Jasmine has second thoughts about her arranged marriage with the most eligible bachelor in town because she is secretly in love with the dog-loving math prodigy Fong. One night, she is attacked on her way home. She wakes up and finds herself trapped in a room and tied to a bed naked. She was raped but managed to escape, and this leads to murderous outcomes.
2016-10-21 | cn
6.6
Garage Sale Mystery: The Art of Murder
Jennifer Shannon is a garage sale shopping expert whose sharp observation skills allow her to uncover valuable antiques, as well as help her local police department investigate crimes. While arranging a charity garage sale event, Jennifer finds a body in the attic of a local residence. While working to crack the case, Jennifer offers support to her loving husband, Jason, whose upcoming birthday has sparked a mid-life crisis. As Jennifer prepares to buy him the perfect gift, she receives an urgent voicemail from Tina, pleading for her immediate assistance. When she responds, the garage sale-expert-turned-sleuth finds herself standing face-to-face with a killer.
2017-01-08 | en
3.4
Bar Hopping Hotties
Carol, timid and reserved, doesn't like to go out and party. But when she finally decides to step out of her comfort zone and go to a bar, Carol discovers a side of herself she's never seen before. After witnessing erotic episodes amongst the bar staff, she begins to get in touch with her sensual side, proving to everyone she meets that she's definitely a bar hopping hottie!
2003-01-01 | en
5.6
Murder by Invitation
The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide up her money. To show them that there are no hard feelings, she invites them to her estate for the weekend so she can decide to whom she actually will leave her money when she dies. Soon, however, family members begin turning up dead.
1941-06-30 | en
3.0
The Beast in Lake Constance
1999-01-30 | de