A Close Call for Ellery Queen 1942 DVD - William Gargan / Margaret Lindsay

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.

Cast:

William Gargan as Ellery Queen
Margaret Lindsay as Nikki Porter
Charley Grapewin as Inspector Queen
Ralph Morgan as Alan Rogers
Kay Linaker as Margo Rogers
Edward Norris as Stewart Cole
James Burke as Sergeant Velle
Addison Richards as Lester Young
Charles Judels as Corday
Andrew Tombes as Bates
Claire Du Brey as Deborah
Micheline Cheirel as Marie Dubois
Ben Welden as Watchman
Milton Parsons as Butler

Runtime: 65 Minutes