Production produced by julian wintle and leslie parkyn the malpas mystery 196069 min included here for reference dec 1960 uk theatrical release date based on a novel by edgar wallace. Edgar wallace had such an individual style of writing that you have a sense when those in this series are not based on one of his works. Edgar allan poes mystery theatre, the winner of a 2015 telly award and nominated for a 2015 southeast emmy for best writer, is a fictional account fusing the biography of americas first great mystery writer with his most bizarre tales. One of the slickest of merton parks edgar wallace series. In its current form it is essentially a series of murder mystery dramas.
I remember my dad watching the edgar wallace mystery theatre on australian tv in the 1960s along with the perry mason series. Edgar wallace mysteries the man who was nobody 1960 by coachbswife2. Edgar wallace mysteries aka edgar wallace the edgar. For all its excessive talk, however, the edgar wallace plot is reasonably intriguing, if somewhat implausible. Episode and series guides for the edgar wallace mystery theatre. Nigel davenport is charged with fraud and he believes his best way of getting off the charge is by nobbling the prosecution barrister. We shall see 1964 quentin lawrence, maurice kaufmann, faith brook, alec mango, drama, mystery july 6, 2017 alva collins is the attractive wife of a captain in a civil airline. However, the standard british phone ring of the day comprised two steady rings with a cadence of 0. Excellent production values, sets, top actors and sharp cinema quality black and white photography. Watch the edgar wallace mystery theatre season 1, episode 1 the man who was nobody. Jan 12, 20 edgar wallace mysteries the man who was nobody 1960 by coachbswife2. The edgar wallace mystery theatre tv show australian tv. The edgar wallace mystery theatre 19591965 season 4 episode 5 all.
The edgar wallace mystery theatre poster 1 goldposter. Richard horatio edgar wallace 1 april 1875 10 february 1932 was an english writer. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the second boer war, for reuters and the daily mail. Dark and slick, they carry an air of cinema noir menace nicely mixed with 60s style. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. We shall see 1964 quentin lawrence, maurice kaufmann, faith brook, alec mango, drama, mystery july 6, 2017 alva collins. Trivia the telephone played an important role in the edgar wallace mystery series. In britain, it was shown by itv in 1968 under the title tales of edgar wallace. This movie was theatrically released in great britain in september, 1963, and therefore ranks as the only theatrical movie directed by tv producer and director and onetime actor brandy. A noiresque series, it updates some of the authors stories to more contemporary. The edgar wallace mystery theatre 1960 in 1960 a crime series based on the novels of edgar wallace was created which certainly stands the test of time.
This play was the turning point in edgar wallace s meteoric career from newspaper boy to dramatist and writer of bestselling fiction. The edgar wallace mystery theatre the double tv episode. The edgar wallace mystery theatre number six tv episode. Watch the edgar wallace mystery theatre online full. The edgar wallace mystery theatre what time is it on tv. In the onehour dramatization, poe enjoys his emerging notoriety in the. Find out when the edgar wallace mystery theatre is on tv, including candidate for murder. The villain starts to suspect servants and henchmen of being a police spy known as number six. He was adopted at the age of nine days, by billingsgate fish porter dick freeman. The edgar wallace mystery theatre the fourth square. The thrillers of edgar wallace, one of the twentieth centurys most successful crime novelists, have been widely adapted for film and television the most memorable of which is the edgar wallace mysteries, made at merton park studios in the first half of the 1960s. It was shown on us television as the edgar wallace mystery theatre, with episodes cut to fit hourlong commercial tv slots. The edgar wallace mystery theatre imdb customer community. The series consists of the approximately 40 edgar wallace films made by merton park studios from 19601964, with other films added to make up the numbers.
Born into poverty as an illegitimate london child, wallace left school at the age of 12. After their initial cinematic screening, the series was sold to itv in addition to us television as the edgar wallace mystery theater and this provided the edgar wallace films with an audience who were too young to remember the heyday of the british bfeature and who never even bought the shadows cover version of the theme tune. An international criminal arrives in london, and a detective is anxious to pin something on him for some unprovable murders of former lovers. Edgar allan poes mystery theatre american public television. Very few used his original titles, and there was no attempt to set them in the period in which wallace wrote, probably to obviate the. Greenwood would go on to produce more edgar wallace specifically for tv as part of the edgar wallace mystery theatre. Feb 16, 2009 i originally squatted in the edgar wallace imdb mystery theatre page there was hardly anything there at the timeand added all the titles and info i could find. Edgar wallace the official site 18751932 edgar wallace christened richard horatio edgar wallace was born 1st april 1875 to actress polly richards. The edgar wallace mystery theatre series and episode.
After all suppose he succeeded in his plot the crown would find a barrister of equal stature. The edgar wallace mystery theatre series and episode guides. Cbs radio mystery theater aka radio mystery theater and mystery theater, sometimes abbreviated as cbsrmt was a radio drama series created by himan brown that was broadcast on cbs radio network affiliates from 1974 to 1982, and later in the early 2000s was briefly carried by wvxu in cincinnati. The films were loose adaptations of edgar wallaces books and stories. Home series the edgar wallace mystery theatre official order season 1 episode 5 clue of the new pin the locked door of a vault, with the key lying on a table beside a dead man, presents superintendent carver with a baffling case of murder, for he must find how the murderer managed to lock the door and replace the key on the table. Check member ratings of edgar wallace mysteries aka edgar wallace the edgar wallace mystery theatre.
Further the barrister seems to take an active part in unravelling the plot. I also saw some installments on the big screen at the cinema as a second feature during the 1960s. The edgar wallace mystery theatre tv series 19591965 on imdb. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. With michael gough, mark eden, toby robins, rachel gurney. Obviously a story that wallace only took to write in half an hour rather than the customary hour or two.
Burglars rob a townhouse and most of them are caught at the scene, but valuable jewels seem to have vanished. In this case the movies were all based on books by edgar wallace. The edgar wallace mystery theatre 19591965 season 4 episode 7 all the double apr. The edgar wallace mystery theatre clue of the new pin. Edgar wallace 18751932, english novelist, journalist and playwright, prolific author of crime fiction and thrillers, best known for king kong 1932 unfinished. The edgar wallace mystery theatre tv series 19591965. Later, channel 4 and bravo rescreened the films through to the 1990s, later being reshown on talking pictures tv from 2018. Home series the edgar wallace mystery theatre official order season 1 episode 6 the fourth square bill lawrence, a young lawyer, turns detective when one of his clients, nina stewart, becomes caught up in a murder and a burglary. Winner of a 2015 telly award and nominated for a 2015 southeast emmy for best writer, edgar allan poes mystery theatre is a fictional account fusing the biography of americas first great mystery writer with his most bizarre tales. The edgar wallace mysteries are a series of nearly 50 films, all 5560 minute bmovies, produced at the merton park studios in south west london between 1960 and 1965, adapted from the huge body of work produced by edgar wallace in the first couple of decades of the 20th century, before his death in 1932. An estate agent realises they are still on site, and tries to purchase the building before anyone finds them.
The edgar wallace mystery theatre i believe that the imdb listing of this series needs some edits to make it more accurate. The films were loose adaptations of edgar wallace s books and stories. With ivan desny, nadja regin, michael goodliffe, brian bedford. He began his working life on fleet street at the age of eleven selling newspapers at ludgate circus. The edgar wallace mysteries was a british secondfeature film series, produced at merton park studios for angloamalgamated. Not originally meant as a tv series, the edgar wallace mystery theatre was a series of b movies, the movies played second in a double feature. The keepers of the kings peace edgar wallace 1 downloads. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. The edgar wallace mystery theatre game for three losers.
Adapted from his novel of 1925, the gaunt stranger, the play scored an immediate success at wyndhams theatre, london, in may 1926. There were 46 films in the series, made between 1960 and 1965. Van heerden before he can release the threat of the green rust and take over the world in this exciting pageturner, originally published in 1919, from the undisputed king of thrillers, edgar wallace. The partner 1963 gerard glaister, yoko tani, guy doleman, ewan roberts, drama, mystery july 7, 2017 shady dealings and a duplicitious accountant put studio head wayne douglas and his new oriental actress lin in peril. The edgar wallace mystery theatre tv show australian tv guide 9entertainment. If ever there was a national cheer needed for a dvd release this is the moment. The edgar wallace mystery theatre time to remember tv. Ctva uk edgar wallace mysteries merton park studios. Rent edgar wallace mysteries aka edgar wallace the edgar wallace mystery theatre 1961 tv series for free as part of our trial offer. The edgar wallace mystery theatre seasons 16 park circus.
The edgar wallace mystery theatre candidate for murder. There were 47 films in the series, made between 1960 and 1965. I originally squatted in the edgar wallace imdb mystery theatre page there was hardly anything there at the timeand added all the titles and info i could find. Robert hilary is a public figure, a businessman and a politician. With his marriage failing, a man hires a german assassin to murder his wife, who he suspects is having an affair.
The edgar wallace mystery theatre tv series 19591965 imdb. The edgar wallace mystery theatre return to sender tv. To assist in his writing he designed and patented the edgar wallace plot wheel. A noiresque series, it updates some of the authors stories to more contemporary settings, blending classic bmovie elements with. As an author, he wrote more than 150 detective novels, selling as many as 5 million in one year.