29 Jan 1942
A Close Call for Ellery Queen
Amateur sleuth Ellery Queen learns the truth about a businessman's two long-lost daughters.
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Murder in the Tunnel of Love!
When a murder occurs on an ocean liner docked in New York, the trail leads to Coney Island and a spy ring.
Top Billed Cast
Chester Morris Boston Blackie
Rochelle Hudson Cecelia Bradley
Richard Lane Inspector Faraday
Constance Worth Marilyn Howard
Jack O'Malley Monk
George Magrill Georgie
James Seay Mechanical Man
Charles Wagenheim The Runt
James Blaine Police Captain (uncredited)
Nestor Paiva Martin Vestrick (uncredited)
Ed Wolff Giant (uncredited)
Byron Foulger Blind Man (uncredited)
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