Tag Archives: The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Breakout (1959) Film Review

Posted on August 22, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Each volume of The Edgar Wallace Mysteries on DVD contains a bonus film made by the same studio. For the first volume it was the thoroughly watchable but slightly depressing October Moth, and for the second volume it was The … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Playback (Review)

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Van der Valk fans will enjoy seeing this film, because 11 years before he debuted in his iconic role Barry Foster played bobby on the beat Dave Hollis in this entry into The Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British B … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Solo for Sparrow (Review)

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Solo for Sparrow is one of the best known Edgar Wallace Mysteries films, simply because it has Michael Caine in the cast, in an early role before he was famous. After his success in Zulu and The Ipcress File, the … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Time to Remember (Review)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This is Harry H. Corbett’s second appearance in The Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British B movies, and it’s a very different role to Inspector Bruce in Marriage of Convenience. Corbett gave a straightforward performance as Bruce, verging on bland … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Number Six (Review)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by Roger Pocock

A few entries into this series of Edgar Wallace B Movies recently have not really been murder mysteries, and once again we are into the realms of a crime thriller here rather than a mystery. That gives us only two … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Share Out (Review)

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of British B movies shows us the most civilised looking criminal gang I have ever seen. They look like a group of smart business people having a meeting about their company finances, … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Flat Two (Review)

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Roger Pocock

“I’m going away for a little vacation, the South of France, Italy, Greece, I would like to pay this debt myself before I go… it would make my vacation enjoyable, and much more enjoyable if you came with me, especially … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Candidate for Murder

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of B movies isn’t really a mystery at all, and barely even features the police, but there are plenty of twists and turns along the way. Donald Edwards is a sad, twisted … Continue reading →

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The White Trap (Film Review)

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Each of the DVD box sets of Edgar Wallace Mysteries contains a bonus film, unconnected to the film series apart from being Anglo-Amalgamated Productions B movies from around the same time. The second volume has The White Trap from 1959, … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Backfire! (Review)

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Roger Pocock

When cleaner Mrs Chenko greets her employer in a lift with the words “mind you don’t kick the bucket”, she has no idea how ironic that is. Within a few days, both of them will be dead. The company where … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Sinister Man (Review)

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Who is the “sinister man” of the title of this film? We shouldn’t read too much into this, as the title is taken from a book, and the plot bears little relation to the book from which the title is … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Never Back Losers (Review)

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Never Back Losers is an unusual entry into the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of films. There is no detective, and for much of the film I didn’t think there was going to be a murder either. Despite that, I found … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Man Detained (Review)

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Roger Pocock

We start once again with a burglary at a business premises and a safe being cracked. This time the thief in question, Frank Murray, really hits the jackpot, finding £10,000 in cash. How much is that in today’s money? Answer: … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Attempt to Kill (Review)

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This is a curiously structured murder mystery because the running time is about the usual 55 minutes for this film series, but it takes 30 minutes for the first murder to happen. That actually works surprisingly well, because we know … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Clue of the Silver Key

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Roger Pocock

Bernard Lee is back as Superintendent Meredith and he’s even more watchable than last time, mainly because of a very entertaining double act with young bobby on the beat Quigley, played with an endearing air of bewilderment by future Doctor … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Man at the Carlton Tower

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This 1961 entry into the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of B Movies is the first offering on the second DVD set. It starts in a very different way to any of the previous ones, with a burglary being committed. The … Continue reading →

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October Moth

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Roger Pocock

This British B movie from 1960 is melodramatic and tries to be Film Noir, neither of which are qualities I particularly look for in a film. I only ended up watching it because it’s an extra bonus feature on the … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Fourth Square

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Roger Pocock

This instalment in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries film series opens with a burglar sneaking into a darkened room, opening a safe, taking one specific item, and then sticking some little squares on the wall. It’s an odd and creepy start, … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Clue of the New Pin

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Roger Pocock

I suppose the best way to describe this entry into the Edgar Wallace Mysteries film series is a locked room mystery. There certainly isn’t a lot of mystery apart from that, with the identity of the killer in no doubt … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Partners in Crime

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Roger Pocock

When I started this episode playing I noticed that the running time was a bit shorter than usual for this crime series, at just over 50 minutes instead of the usual 60-ish. I was hopeful that it might be an … Continue reading →

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