A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

Ellery Queen untangles a web of mystery!

NR 1942 · 70 min · ★ 6.2 · Mystery

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.

Directed by James P. Hogan · Written by Frederic Dannay

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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.
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