"Ellery Queen untangles a web of mystery!" 07 May 1942 Mystery 70 mins
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.
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William Gargan as Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay as Nikki Porter
John Litel as Norman Hadley
Charley Grapewin as Insp. Queen
James Burke as Sgt. Velie
Frank M. Thomas as Capt. H.T. Daley
Lilian Bond as Adele Belden
Morgan Conway as Ray Stafford
Jack La Rue as Tommy Gould
Charlotte Wynters as Irene Hadley
Noel Madison as George Belden
Johnny Arthur as Riley
Byron Foulger as Freddy Froelich
Marie Blake as Desk Clerk at Florence Garden Apartments
Syd Saylor as Fingers Muldoon
Willie Fung as Waiter at Golden Dragon
James P. Hogan Director
Manfred Lee Writer
Eric Taylor Writer
James S. Brown Jr. Director of Photography
Frederic Dannay Writer
United States 07 May 1942
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