Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Mystery

Drama

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.

Episodes

Cast

Breakout

1. Breakout

1st Mar 1959

A government official arranges prison breaks as a sideline, but the police steps in and his gang is caught.

The White Trap

2. The White Trap

1st Aug 1959

Serving a jail sentence for a crime he didn't commit, Paul Langley makes several attempts to escape from prison, in order to clear his name. He also has other problems, his wife is about to go into labor with their first baby.

First air date

1st Mar 1959

Last air date

1st Jun 1966

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks