---
title: 'A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James P. Hogan'
released: '1942-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-close-call-for-ellery-queen-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034602/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Close Call for Ellery Queen (1942)

1942 · Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

A Close Call for Ellery Queen is a 1942 American mystery film directed by James P. Hogan and written by Eric Taylor and Gertrude Purcell. It is based on the 1939 novel The Dragon's Teeth: A Problem in Deduction by Ellery Queen. The film stars William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Charley Grapewin, Ralph Morgan, Kay Linaker, Edward Norris and James Burke. The film was released on January 29, 1942, by Columbia Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James P. Hogan](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-p-hogan-2)
- **Screenplay:** [Eric Taylor](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-taylor-2)

## Cast

- [William Gargan](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-gargan)
- [Hobart Cavanaugh](https://cinepixo.com/people/hobart-cavanaugh)
- [Eddie Kane](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-kane)
- [Ben Welden](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-welden)
- [Margaret Lindsay](https://cinepixo.com/people/margaret-lindsay)
- [Frank O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-o-connor)
- [Micheline Cheirel](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheline-cheirel)
- [Kay Linaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-linaker)
- [Charles Lane](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-lane)
- [Milton Parsons](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-parsons)
- [Charley Grapewin](https://cinepixo.com/people/charley-grapewin)
- [James Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-burke)
- [Edward Norris](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-norris)
- [Ralph Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-morgan)
- [Addison Richards](https://cinepixo.com/people/addison-richards)

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