Tag Archives: The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Accidental Death

Posted on May 15, 2022 by Roger Pocock

If there is one defining feature of the majority of these Edgar Wallace Mysteries B movies, I would have to say it’s the lack of a mystery. They might better have been described as thrillers, although that description often would … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Partner (Review)

Posted on May 8, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Any filmed mystery series will probably set a story at a film studio eventually. It’s not hard to see why it would be so tempting to do that. You don’t have to build any sets, you don’t have to travel … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: To Have and to Hold (Review)

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Apart from Carry on Sergeant, I have never seen William Hartnell in anything other than Doctor Who, which is probably a major omission for a fan of the show, so I was very pleased to see him among the cast … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Rivals (Review)

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Once again this is a thriller rather than a mystery, but these are the kinds of stories the Edgar Wallace series of B movies did the best, exploring moral grey areas with no obvious hero character. The closest we come … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Double (Review)

Posted on April 17, 2022 by Roger Pocock

The sub-one-hour format of these Edgar Wallace Mysteries often necessitates a compressed form of storytelling in order to fit everything in. Some writers handled that better than others. For The Double, screenplay writers Lindsay Galloway and John Roddick start their … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Ricochet (Review)

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Roger Pocock

When a husband finds out that his wife is having an affair, he could be expected to be somewhat aggrieved about that. Not so for Alan Phipps (Richard Leech), who instead decides to team up with his wife’s boyfriend John … Continue reading →

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House of Mystery (1961) Review

Posted on February 20, 2022 by Roger Pocock

This 1961 ghost story B movie is included on the fourth volume of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries DVD sets. A young couple who are house hunting go to view a beautiful house in the country, which is priced remarkable cheaply. … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Return to Sender (Review)

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Roger Pocock

Initially this seems like a relatively simple entry into the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of B movies. Dino Steffano (Nigel Davenport) has been working a clever scam where he filters money from his business partners through a fake company in … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: On the Run (Review)

Posted on February 6, 2022 by Roger Pocock

It’s a bit soon for Philip Locke to be back after he was so memorable in Incident at Midnight, but he drops out of the story very early on anyway. He is one of two criminals breaking into an office … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The £20,000 Kiss (Review)

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Roger Pocock

When barrister and politician Sir Harold Trevitt (Michael Goodliffe) shares an impromptu kiss with his neighbour Maxine Hagen (Dawn Addams), her maid Paula (Mia Karam) catches them in the act and then blackmails them. It seems the Edgar Wallace Mysteries … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Incident at Midnight (Review)

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Roger Pocock

This series of Edgar Wallace B movies seems to be getting increasingly complex, and Incident at Midnight in particular demands the full attention of the viewer. If you want to read reviews of this film series there are slim pickings … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: The Set Up (Review)

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Roger Pocock

After a couple of turkeys, I was starting to think the best days were behind this series of B movies, but this is a little gem of a film. If you’re a Columbo fan, you’ll probably love this one, because … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Death Trap (Review)

Posted on January 9, 2022 by Roger Pocock

The action centres around an investment broker in this 1962 entry in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series of B movies. Carol Halston turns up at Paul Heindrik’s office, concerned about the circumstances surrounding her sister’s death. She consulted Heindrik for … Continue reading →

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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries: Locker Sixty-Nine (Review)

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Roger Pocock

This 1962 instalment in the Edgar Wallace Mysteries film series demands the viewer’s full attention. The problem is, it doesn’t earn the viewer’s full attention as well. The story is incredibly complex for a 50 minute film. The idea is … Continue reading →

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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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