| A Close Call for Ellery Queen | |
| Director: | James P. Hogan |
| Producer: | Larry Darmour |
| Screenplay: | Eric Taylor Gertrude Purcell |
| Starring: | William Gargan Margaret Lindsay Charley Grapewin Ralph Morgan Kay Linaker Edward Norris James Burke |
| Music: | Lee Zahler |
| Cinematography: | James S. Brown Jr. |
| Editing: | Dwight Caldwell |
| Studio: | Larry Darmour Productions |
| Distributor: | Columbia Pictures |
| Runtime: | 65 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
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.[1] [2] [3]