Category Archives: Edgar Wallace

THE RINGER (1929) by Edgar Wallace

Posted on 22 February 2015 by

Like Somerset Maugham, the hugely popular novelist and short story writer Edgar Wallace was for a time even more successful as a playwright, starting with his 1927 smash, The Ringer, adapted from his novel, The Gaunt Stranger. It was so successful … Continue reading →

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Circus of Fear (1966) – Tuesday’s Overlooked Film

Posted on 22 July 2014 by

Christopher Lee and Klaus Kinski co-star in this Anglo-German whodunit marketed as a sensational Edgar Wallace thriller. Some sources claim the story of bank robbers hiding out with a travelling circus was based on Wallace’s The Three Just Men, while others credit … Continue reading →

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2013 Vintage Mystery Challenge – completed

Posted on 15 December 2013 by

The indefatigable and always welcoming Bev of My Reader’s Block regularly corrals us mystery buffs with her Vintage Mystery Reading Challenge, which focuses on mystery fiction published pre-1960 to be eligible for inclusion. I’ve had a great time this year with … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Anthology

Posted on 12 November 2013 by

This is a bit of an indulgence I realise but I just got myself this massive box set and wanted to tell everybody about it … The following overview is offered as part of the Tuesday’s Overlooked Film meme hosted … Continue reading →

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The Four Just Men (1939) – Tuesday’s Overlooked Film

Posted on 24 September 2013 by

Edgar Wallace was a popular author who, when it came to adapting his works for the cinema, not only opted to produce them himself but even directed a couple! He remains one of the most filmed of all writers, the vast majority … Continue reading →

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THE FOUR JUST MEN (1905) by Edgar Wallace

Posted on 13 September 2013 by

Edgar Wallace made a real splash with his debut novel, though perhaps not quite the kind that he had intended. Originally promoted with the offer of a huge prize for anyone who guessed the ending, Wallace eventually had to declare … Continue reading →

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Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960)

Posted on 24 July 2012 by

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries were a series of roughly four dozen hour-long B-movies made to sit on the lower birth of a cinema double bill, originally released in Britain at a rate of roughly one-a-month between 1960 and 1965. For a … Continue reading →

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