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.
Edgar Wallace Mysteries (シーズン 4)
The Set Up (エピソード 1)
放送日: 1962-12-04
概要: Recently released from prison, Arthur Payne meets a benevolent stranger on a train who says he may be able to help him. A few days later, a second stranger arrives at Payne's houseboat, and Payne reluctantly agrees to carry out a no-risk jewel theft for a fee. When the staged burglary turns to murder, Payne realises he's been set up and he goes on the run. All the evidence points towards Payne being the murderer, but one irrefutable fact troubles Inspector Jackson.
The £20,000 Kiss (エピソード 2)
放送日: 1962-12-18
概要: An up-and-coming politician is caught in a compromising photograph taken by a maid, who turns out to be part of a sophisticated blackmail ring. When the girl is found murdered, he holds an incriminating old dueling pistol.
Incident at Midnight (エピソード 3)
放送日: 1963-01-28
概要: A team of gangsters hide out in a late-night pharmacy to await a drugs transaction, little realising one of their hostages is not all they seem.
On the Run (エピソード 4)
放送日: 1963-03-12
概要: Model prisoner Frank Stewart, convicted for burgulary, escapes from prison with the help of Jock Mackay, an associates for his boss Wally Lucas, who plans to track down Stewart to know the location of stolen bonds.
Return to Sender (エピソード 5)
放送日: 1963-03-26
概要: Dino Steffano is charged with fraud and set to stand trial, rather than face imprisonment, he feels his best option is to nobble The Prosecuting Barrister.
Ricochet (エピソード 6)
放送日: 1963-04-01
概要: Solicitor Alan Phipps formulates a plan to blackmail his wealthy and unfaithful wife, Yvonne, and at the same time, get revenge against her boyfriend, John Brodie, by setting him up to appear that he is the blackmailer and for Yvonne to kill him. But Brodie, anticipating this predictament, has a hidden agenda behind all this to get the last laugh at Phipps.
The Double (エピソード 7)
放送日: 1963-04-15
概要: A man who has been left for dead by the impostor who takes his place returns to bring him to justice.
The Rivals (エピソード 8)
放送日: 1963-05-11
概要: A pair of hoodlums steal a car in which there is a ransom letter directed to a wealthy man whose daughter has just been kidnapped.
To Have and to Hold (エピソード 9)
放送日: 1963-06-15
概要: A CID detective is lured into a plot by girl who first pretends to fall in love with him, then that she's been killed and is now actually a heretofore unknown twin sister, and ultimately a murderous betrayal.
Episode 10 (エピソード 10)
Episode 11 (エピソード 11)
Episode 12 (エピソード 12)
