Edgar Wallace Mysteries (1959)
Synopsis
The Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a British second-feature film series, produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 46 films in the series, made between 1960 and 1965. The films were loose adaptations of Edgar Wallace's books and stories. 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 need for elaborate costumes and sets. A 1962 article in Scene magazine quotes £22,000 as the budget for an episode then in production.
First Air Date: 1959-03-01
Last Air Date: 1966-06-01
Number of Seasons: 10
Number of Episodes: 52
Top Cast
- John Carson as N/A
- Bernard Lee as N/A
- Bernard Archard as N/A
- Marianne Stone as N/A
- Michael Caine as Paddy Mooney
- Alfred Burke as Inspector Waveney
- Maxine Audley as Liz Teasdale
- Michael Goodliffe as Sir Harold Trevitt
- Allan Cuthbertson as Det. Supt. Cowley
- Terence Alexander as Johnny Time
Seasons
Specials (1960)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Urge to Kill
An orphan (Terence Knapp) is accused of the brutal murder of a young girl.
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Ep. 2: Clue of the Twisted Candle
An innocent man accused of a crime he did not commit.
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Ep. 3: October Moth
A violent, mentally unbalanced man in a remote farm imagines an accident victim is his long dead mother, and his sister tries to get help for the unconscious woman without her brother's knowledge.
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Ep. 4: Marriage of Convenience
Larry (John Cairney - a sort of lower league James Mason) is about to get married. Only problem is he's doing a 5 year stretch for armed robbery.
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Ep. 5: The Man Who Was Nobody
A slick young man buys a jewel with a cheque that bounces. He then disappears and both the police and a secretive lawyer try to find him. The lawyer hires a good-looking woman to track down the missing man and to tell him that "South Africa Smith is coming back" Her search leads her to beatnik cellars, smart, illegal gambling parties and prestigious mews in Chelsea. The missing man's body is later found in the Thames but the case is by no means over.
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Ep. 6: The Malpas Mystery
When Audrey leaves prison after being framed for jewel theft, she asks stepsister Dora for shelter. Dora takes Audrey to a party hosted hosted by Lacey, her boyfriend. Lacey complains about his neighbor, the mysterious Mr. Malpas, who makes strange noises all night and is never seen. Next day, Audrey gets a job offer from Malpas, triggering a plot involving a missing heir, diamonds and kidnapping.
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