EDGAR WALLACE: A CAREER IN CRIME by Louis Paul Edgar Wallace was born, illegitimately, in the London slum of Ashburnham Grove, Greenwich England to his father Richard H. G. Marriott, a minor actor who called himself Richard Edgar and Mary Jane Richards, a dancer on April 1, 1875. When the infant was nine days old he was offered up for adoption and was taken in by Mr. George Freeman (who renamed the child, Richard Horatio Freeman). Although Mr. Freeman, young Edgar's adoptive father, had nine children of his own to support, and Mary Richards paid only five shillings a week for her baby's keep, Mr. Freeman (reportedly) gave his adopted child a better education than he did his own children: about five years in an elementary school. As a young child Edgar Wallace went to school in Peckham, a modest, middle class area. Edgar Wallace had a natural attraction to the plays of William Shakespeare and it is thought that this early interest sowed the seed of his later career. At age ll, young Edgar often skipped school to sell newspapers at a popular area of London called Ludgate Circus. He left school the next year and quickly became an apprentice printer. Other positions such as a sweatshop worker in a clothing factory, a milkman and a fisherman for a local tuna factory showed that the young man was very much like other young Englishmen of the period, who despite their many and/or varied interests in their personal life put everything of importance on hold so that they could secure a decent enough wage to go on to better schooling or to just make ends meet. Remember that if you were not born into a household of wealth in the late 1800s that life for a young man (or woman) was hard going. At age 18 Edgar Wallace enlisted in the Royal West Kent Regiment of the English army and was stationed in South Africa during The Boer War of 1896. While in South Africa, it has been reported that while performing a freelance job as the South African correspondent for the Reuters wire service as well as The London "Daily Mail" back home in England, that Wallace caught the attention of Rudyard Kipling who encouraged the young soldier (now stationed with the Medical Staff Corps) to continue to write when he received his discharge from the army. In fact, Wallace had published a poem in praise of Kipling in the "Cape Times" (in South Africa). Kipling's comments about the poem must have impressed the young Wallace who by many accounts was a omnivorous reader of military and tactical books throughout his younger years and who greatly admired Kipling as a writer. Upon his discharge from the army in 1899, Edgar Wallace stayed on in South Africa and continued to cover the war for Reuters and The London "Daily Mail". Eventually, he founded the Rand Daily Mail, the first English newspaper to be published in South Africa. It was here that Edgar Wallace started to write adventure and mystery stories in his spare time. Within two years (1901) his reporting and dispatches were netting him 600 pounds a year, then an enormous sum, and enabled him to marry Ivy Maud Caldercott, the daughter of a South African missionary. He returned to England in 1902 to work at The "Daily Mail" in London. (one wonders whatever happened to his Rand Daily Mail enterprise in South Africa?) Juggling both a married life and a history of unstable finances was for Edgar Wallace a continuous struggle for the young writer. Before leaving South Africa, Wallace had lost all the money he had accumulated by gambling on and off the stock market. It is assumed that he returned to England in 1902 because of his financial difficulties. In 1905, Edgar Wallace published what was to become his first novel, "The Four Just Men" in a serial format in The London "Daily Mail". For this advanced peek at his first novel, Wallace concocted a scheme to promote the serialization of his first important work, which consisted of "a series of mysterious incidents that were to culminate in a "correct" solution". The author promised 500 pounds to the reader who guessed correctly how the crimes had been committed . When some time had passed and no "official" solution had emerged, lawsuits forced Wallace to publish a solution to disgorge all his assets (to further complicate matters, he had printed a "500 pound prize to any readers who might know the solution). Left financially bankrupt, Wallace had to even sell the copyright to "The Four Just Men". In an attempt to revive his sagging finances, Wallace quickly wrote "South Of The River" and others novels. There would be upwards of a reported 170 novels , 17 plays and literally hundreds of short stories published by Edgar Wallace between the years 1905 and 1932, the year he died. Edgar Wallace was also very prominent as a writer of plays for the live stage. Among his many works for the theatre were "The Ringer", "The Case Of The Frightened Lady" and "The Green Pack". Wallace also had four children by the former Ivy Caldecott; (Eleanor (born 1902/died 1903), Patricia (born 1908), Bryan Edgar (born 1904) and Michael (born in 1916). Having a house in the country; a suite in a London hotel and to support several children and an extravagant lifestyle, Wallace, forced into selling all the fiction and journalism that he could produce; became the author of several different newspaper columns centering on horse racing (a favorite pastime of his); was making amateur movies (documentaries, mostly) and in WWI he became a war correspondent. In June of 1919, Edgar Wallace was granted a divorce from his wife of 19 years and was granted custody of the couple's three (living) children. After a brief visit to the United States to find a literary agent to represent him in the U.S., it was said that he was having an affair at the time with one of his female secretaries. He married one in 1921. Miss Ethel Violet King. Edgar Wallace was a writer of almost supernatural physical ability, he wrote the three act play, "The Ringer" in fourteen hours (over a period of two days). He beat that record when he entered a playwriting race with fellow scribe Samuel Shipman and completed the three act play, "The Ocean Liner" in l day, 11 hours and 17 minutes. Wallace once dictated a 36,000 word summation of the first World War in a single day.He usually took nine days to dictate a novel, but one of 80,000 words was dashed off in four days and another was done over a weekend. In the mid-1920s, a publisher commissioned 12 short stories from Wallace and stipulated that the first was to be delivered a month later. He received all 12 ten days later. It was not until 1921, that his mysteries began to be identified with his name. In fact, his popularity did not really begin until after the failure of one of his plays, "M'Lady" in 1921, by then Edgar Wallace was 46 years old. In 1928, an astounding one-fourth of all the books manufactured in the UK (except for The Bible and school text books, obviously) were new Edgar Wallace stories or reprints by the prolific author. From 1922 to 1932, approx. a quarter of a million copies of his work was sold in the U.S. Wallace was known to drink twenty cups of tea and smoke four packs of cigarettes in a day and is reported to say that diet would have been sufficient inspiration for anyone. According to the text of much of the publicity releases of the day, Wallace is said to have never drank alcohol and was known to have never partaken in any kind of exercise. In the last few years before his death, Wallace required two secretaries and kept a torrent of words whirling into a dictaphone. One of his assistants went on duty at 10 pm and Wallace worked long into the night to compose imaginary deeds of criminal masterminds. One wonders some opiate or caffeine (cocaine, perhaps), addicting drug was also responsible for the phenomenal amount of work that he was turning out. In 1926, he attempted to sell the movie rights to all of his work to several different film companies, but, fortunately, for his estate, he did not succeed. In 1927, British Lion, the UK film production facility, made Wallace chairman of its' board of directors (for what was essentially a figurehead president position). Its' contract with him gave British Lion the exclusive rights to whatever he wrote while he was chairman, in return for a substantial amount of stock in the company and an unheard of stipend per every British Lion film ever made from his works plus 10 % of British Lions' annual profits as well as an annual salary as a member of the board. Wallace (besides producing the films under the British Lion banner) had (of course, due to his contract) written the screenplays for most of them and even directed some. Some of these obscure titles even had an appearance by Wallace himself. In October 1931, Edgar Wallace ran for a seat in Parliament as a Liberal Party candidate for Blackpool, England. He did not win because of his reputation for gambling. A month later (November 1931), Wallace flew to the U.S. in a bid to gain acceptance into the American film industry and more importantly, Hollywood, itself. A screenwriting deal with RKO Pictures was the result. Wallace delivered two scripts that apparently did not excite the powers that be at RKO but The studio did accept his third original screenplay since his arrival in Hollywood, "The Beast". "The Beast" is also a film that Wallace had been trying to impress David Selznick with so that he might be allowed to direct it. Eventually this film was shot and released as KING KONG. Edgar Wallace died in the United States on February 10, 1932, three months after his arrival in Hollywood. His body was flown back to England for burial. Many British and American movies were made from his material while he was alive. Among the best of the filmed adaptations of his works was the 1926 serial version of The GREEN ARCHER (directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet, a specialist in serials in the 1940s) and years later, a serial itself (remade in 1940) that was later turned into a feature-length film; The TERRIBLE PEOPLE; The TERROR (a 1928 talkie); The YELLOW MASK; The CRIMSON CIRCLE; and two British films starring Nigel Bruce: The SQUEALER and The CALENDAR (both filmed in 1931). During the pre-Hitler years in Germany there were many successful Edgar Wallace and pseudo-Wallace pictures, the best of which were the work of Czechoslovakian director Karel Lamac (Der ZINKER (from the novel The SQUEALER, filmed in 1931), Der HEXER, and Der DOPPELGANGER (from the novel The Double, filmed in 1933) all starring Fritz Rasp). While Edgar Wallace had written an estimated 170 novels (some printed information attributes 175 novels to the author) and 17 plays, his lifestyle was such that at the time of his death, his family was left with very little or no financial funds. Edgar Wallace was said (according to some obituaries at the time of his death in 1932) to have squandered it all at the race track or on some of the race horses that he purchased in apparently, his only vice. Wallace was also known to have given huge, sprawling parties to the professional and elite entertainment world of many continents. When he died he had assets of only $68,000 but had debts of nearly $400,000. Luckily, for his widow and his children (including son, Bryan Edgar Wallace), the publishing estate had kept royalties and other monies from the Wallace household for fear that the author might squander the money and all of the debts were eventually paid when it was found out the royalties from his books, short stories and plays numbered into the millions. Bryan Edgar Wallace, had, before the death of his father, apprenticed as a film editor at the British Lion film studio. He got his first assignment as full-fledged editor while working on a film based on one of his fathers' stories- The CALENDAR in 1931. In 1937 he would write the screenplay for a British Lion remake of The SQUEALER. Bryan Edgar Wallace would become known to Wallacephiles for the writings that he himself would become known for in the literary world. Becoming a writer (but nowhere near as talented nor as prolific as his father), Bryan Edgar Wallace wrote a series of novels that were "inspired by the writings of Edgar Wallace". In the late 1950s, he relocated to West Germany during a boom of interest in that country in his fathers' work. In that country, BEW became involved with CCC (Central Cinema Company) and contributed to several screenplays that were based on his (and his fathers' ideas). Oddly enough, Bryan Edgar Wallace can be seen onscreen in some of the West German titles briefly introducing the film before the main title credits even appear. One of his more outstanding contributions to the German film series was his script for SCOTLAND YARD VS. DR. MABUSE, a highly entertaining production that combined the post-Third Reich paranoia of director Fritz Lang's series with his fathers' own unique style of detective thriller. In 1959, a issue of Variety, the trade newspaper of the entertainment industry, had reported that the London-based, Anglo-Amalgamated production company had made a deal with the Edgar Wallace estate for the film rights to more than 250 stories that the writer had turned out during his life. The then-present aim of the Anglo-Amalgamated studio was to make 12 Wallace-influenced films a year, six at the Beaconsfield studios, six at the Merton Park studios. It was reported that all of the titles would be 60 minute actioners suitable as support features. Intended to be shot as top quality first-run features, the titles (negotiated for sale by Sydney Box Associates who then relinquished the rights to Peter Rogers of Anglo-Amalgamated (the man chiefly responsible for the CARRY ON film series) were offered for sale by Edgar Wallace, Ltd., the private company formed by his children after his death in 1932. Between the years 1960 and 1964, there were a total of thirty-nine films based on Edgar Wallace stories and all of these films were shot at the historic Merton Park studios in London. These titles were originally released to UK theaters as bottom-of-the-bill double features and were apparently generally disliked by the viewing public. Towards the end of the series, the image of a bust of Mr. Wallace was always shown beneath the main titles. A complete list of all the films made for and by Anglo-Amalgamated follows: 1960: The CLUE OF THE TWISTED CANDLE, MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE, The MALPAS MYSTERY. 1961: The MAN WHO WAS NOBODY, The CLUE OF THE NEW PIN, The FOURTH SQUARE, PARTNERS INCRIME, The CLUE OF THE SILVER KEY, ATTEMPT TO KILL, The MAN IN THE CARLTON TOWER, NEVER BACK LOSERS. 1962: The SINISTER MAN, MAN DETAINED, CANDIDATE FOR MURDER, BACKFIRE, FLAT TWO, The SHARE OUT, TIME TO REMEMBER, NUMBER SIX, SOLO FOR SPARROW, DEATH TRAP. 1963: PLAYBACK, LOCKER 69, The SET UP, INCIDENT AT MIDNIGHT, RETURN TO SENDER, RICOCHET, The 20,000 KISS, ON THE RUN, The DOUBLE, The PARTNER, TO HAVE AND HOLD. 1964: The RIVALS, FIVE TO ONE, ACCIDENTAL DEATH, DOWNFALL, The VERDICT, WE SHALL SEE,FACE OF A STRANGER. In the 1950s, an interesting occurrence began to take place in Europe. Crime thrillers were suddenly in vogue amongst all levels of the population (especially in Italy and West Germany). Members of Parliament and the baker down in a little section of town were all passing the time reading good old-fashioned thrillers. Just as the Italian reading audience had embraced the mystery genre with their bright, colorful yellow covers (this gave birth to the phrase "Gialli", which literally means the word yellow in Italian and which eventually mutated into the word "Giallo" when the term was applied to the movies that were either inspired, influenced, or were imbued with the feeling of these mystery thrillers), the West German reading audience called their Wallace films- Krimis (an abbreviated form of the word Taschenkrimis which in some sort of translated form into English means the "pocket-sized crime novels" that the Edgar Wallace thrillers were reprinted in, or something to that effect). In May 1959, the German film distribution facility, Constantine-Film hired the actor Fritz Rasp and director Harald Reinl to make Der FROSCH MIT DER MASKE (The MASKED FROG) for the Rialto Film production company. It has been estimated that Rialto Film has produced an 32 Edgar Wallace titles, more if you include similar films either influenced or scripted by Bryan Edgar Wallace or other UK, US, or even Eastern European authors who were inspired by the senior Wallace's literary style. In 1959, Harald Reinl was a then-51 year old workaholic director whose bulk of his previous films were sentimental drawbacks to life in the early days of pre-Hitler Germany and family films not unlike the Heidi series or even some European westerns (he was instrumental in spearheading the Old Shatterhand series than featured Lex Barker and Stewart Granger). Der FROSCH MIT DER MASKE was scripted by Trygve Larsen and J. Joachim Bartsch from Wallace's The Fellowship Of The Frog, which told of a gang of bandits that terrorized London and left a frog's foot at every scene of a crime. Scotland Yard, with the help of an American detective, finally bring the gang to justice, but not before putting suspicion upon many people the likes of corporate presidents, government officials, etc... Scriptwriter Larsen and Wolfgang Menge collaborated on director Jurgen Roland's Der ROLFE KREIS (a film that was adapted from Wallace's The Crimson Circle). Originally, a Wallace-written retread of his own The Green Archer, Der ROLFE KREIS/Crimson Circle had secretary-archery enthusiast, Thalia (played by Renate Ewert in the film version), suspected of some very strange arrow-murders. The films' climax features the films' villain made up to resemble the title character from Fritz Lang's Dr. Mabuse film.The movie was shot in London (as many of the German-made Edgar Wallace films were) and was filmed in the style of an old US silent serial. The archery device was used again for the 1961 title Der GRUENE BOGENSCHLITZE (The GREEN ARCHER) (also scripted by the writer, Wolfgang Menge). In this feature, a mysterious archer shoots down the usual bunch of suspects in London which a Chicago gangster (Gert Froebe) and Karin Dor (the wife of Harald Reinl) as the prospective final victim of the archer. Karin Dor appeared in many of these thrillers either in the role as a bedeviled secretary or as the suspect/love interest of the local Scotland Yard inspector usually assigned to the case at hand. Alfred Vohrer, who came from an early career as a businessman and as an person who dabbled in the sexploitation end of the film business entered into the Edgar Wallace series as director with the 1960 remake of the 1939 Bela Lugosi chestnut The HUMAN MONSTER aka DARK EYES OF LONDON. As in the original British film, there is a blind ape-like, barely human suspect (Adi Berber, who also appears in The DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS in a similar role) but the film is most notable for the presence of a young Klaus Kinski as a fey gangster involved in the sadistic plot to murder aged bachelors for their life' savings. Kinski, who would eventually go on to appear in nearly 70 % of the German Edgar Wallace features got his start in Der RACHER (aka The EXECUTIONER aka AVENGER in U.S. prints) (60) another Wallace adaptation featuring an human/ape-like killer who lurks around London in a jungle beast mask but this time he hast to share screen time with a master criminal who decapitates his victims- all seedy members of a society of sleazy types involved in the filming of a Hollywood- style thriller project. Of the estimated 32 Rialto Film productions that were made, it is said that Alfred Vohrer directed at the least, 14 of them. The West German society took these Edgar Wallace films very seriously. In the 1962 EAST GERMAN FILM YEARBOOK (DEFA), the Wallace pictures were among the very few non- Communist productions discussed in that volume. Reportedly, their boxoffice success had been quite extraordinary, especially in the hindsight view of the growth of the German TV industry of the late 1950s/early 1960s. The Constantine-Rialto films (hereon referred to as just Rialto), had a dispute in 1960 with Kurt Ullrich productions. It seems that Ullrich's film of The AVENGER was illegally called an Edgar Wallace film when two years' previous Rialto had officially bought the rights to the Wallace publications to be made into feature films in West Germany. Upon release of The AVENGER in 1960, Rialto threatened Ullrich with a lawsuit which resulted in an out- of-court settlement that saw many of Ullrich's stable of performers signed to Rialto and a (much beneficial, to them) contract for many years to come. One of the actors that benefitted greatly from the work (and exposure) was a familiar face in many Rialto (and rival CCC productions)- Klaus Kinski. CCC (The Central Cinema Company) knew of the tremendous impact of the EW films and by 1962 (three short years after the start of the West German "Wallace" boom) immediately signed, the renowned authors' son- Bryan Edgar Wallace to an exclusive contract. Still living in 1962, few titles were made from BEW's stories, but he relocated to Germany and made a brief "splash" by writing "original screenplays" for CCC production chief, Artaur Brauner. In summation, the German Edgar Wallace productions were an unusual piece of film history. At the time (and some think, to this day), there were (are?) no other films that look like these movies. Often, they presented a foreboding sense of mystery and danger. Almost every title in the filmography (especially, the black and white productions) were shrouded in fog during the outdoors scenes (rumours exist that there was some considerable location work shot in England). Femme fatales, gamblers, and other denizens of the underworld like stooges, squealers, informers and the like shared screen time with heirs and heiresses, insane relatives, mad scientists, psychos, criminal masterminds and (other) worse (elements of horror) in the blurred borders of a corrupt society where the streets of London are not far from the dark, dank slums of Soho. The stoic, heroic, self-righteously rigid figureheads of Scotland Yard were the only constant hint of morality and stability in an ever-changing mysterious fabric that imbibed the chillers. Many of the Edgar Wallace (and related) titles in the following filmography should be of interest to both the casual and devoted fans of the genre. While we may have missed some titled many of the films listed here come from Eastern European and West German film production guides, books, annuals and the like. Much of the information presented in this filmography has been laboriously researched. All films are listed alphabetically by their original German title, the translated (or UK or U.S. theatrical or television) English language title follows in parentheses. The year listed with the film title is the year of release in West Germany and not the year of worldwide distribution. While most of these titles were dubbed in English in their native West Germany (some were dubbed in England), there are titles that have never been released outside of West Germany and may appear here in print in the English language for the first time. The first section of the following filmography is concerned solely with the films that were officially licensed as "Edgar Wallace" titles. Those productions that are "Bryan Edgar Wallace" (or BEW) follow. Lastly, productions that resemble those "official" EW or BEW films from Rialto and CCC round out the filmography. Der Frosch Mit Der Maske (1959) (The Frog With The Mask) (aka The Face Of The Frog) "The Frog" is up against Scotland Yard and an American amateur detective. The Yard at first believes that Harry Lime (the character from "The Third Man") has returned, and is leaving frogs at the scene of several unusual crimes. D:Harald Reinl. SP:Trygve Larsen and J. Joachim Bartsch, based on the novel, "The Fellowship Of The Frog", by Edgar Wallace. Prod: Constantin/Rialto B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger,Fritz Rasp, Eddi Arent. Der Rote Kreis (The Red Circle) (1959) Detective story about a mysterious murderer on the loose in London, who leaves round, circle-like marks on the necks of the victims. D:Jurgen Roland. SP:Trygve Larsen, Wolfgang Menge, from the novel, "The Crimson Circle" (1922) by Edgar Wallace. Prod: Constantin/Rialto Film B/W S:Karl Saebisch, Renate Ewert, Eddi Arent, Fritz Rasp. Die Bande Des Schreckens (The Terrible People)(The Terror Band) (1960) Detective story. The "ghost" of an executed counterfeiter tracks down his enemies as part of an elaborate revenge plan. D:Harald Reinl. SP:J. Joachim Bartsch, Wolfgang Schnitzler, from the novel, "The Terrible People" (1926) by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Fritz Rasp. Der Grune Bogenschutze (The Green Archer) (1960) A mysterious avenging figure seeks retribution for past crimes with the aid of an bow and arrow. D:Jurgen Roland. SP:Wolfgang Menge, Wolfgang Schnitzler, from the novel, "The Green Archer" (1923) by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Gert Froebe, Karin Dor, Klausjurgen Wussow. Der Racher (The Executioner) (The Avenger) (1960) Detective story where two separate stories converge. One, about a private citizen who chases down criminals and deals them, his own brand of justice; the other, about an ape-like creature who is also on the scene abducting people. Both villains may or may not be the chief bad person in this story who is stalking the elite society of London and a film studio- beheading people. D:Karl Anton. SP:Gustav Kampendonk, Rudolf Cartier, from the novels "The Hairy Arm" (1925) and "The Avenger" (1925) by Edgar Wallace. P:Kurt Ullrich B/W S:Heinz Drache, Ingrid Van Bergen, Ina Duscha, Klaus Kinski. Der Faischer Von London (The Forger Of London) (The London Counterfeiter) (1961) Scotland Yard investigates as a young man believes that he is criminally insane and falls prey to a ring of counterfeiters. D:Harald Reinl. SP:Johannes Kai, from the novel, "The Forger" (1928) by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Robert Graf, Karin Dor, Eddie Arent. Der Geheimnis Der Gelben Narzissen (The Devil's Daffodil) (1961) Airport security police, aided by Scotland Yard and a Hong Kong detective on vacation, battle a narcotics gang. D:Akos Ratony. SP:Basil Dawson, from the novel, "The Devil's Daffodil" (1920) by Edgar Wallace. P: Omnia (Rialto Film)B/W a English-German co-production S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Sabina Sesslman, Klaus Kinski, Christopher Lee, Marisa Mell. Der Ratsel Der Roten Orchidees (The Puzzle Of The Red Orchid) (1961) Two rival American gangsters families show up in London and try to blackmail wealthy Englishmen. Scotland Yard and the F.B.I are called in when the U.S. gangsters clash with U.K. -based mobsters. D:Helmuth Ashley. SP:Trygve Larsen, from the novel, "When The Gangs Came To London" (1932) by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Adrian Hoven, Marisa Mell, Klaus Kinski, Christopher Lee. Die Seltsame Grafin (The Strange Countess) (1961) An heiress is being stalked. It is up to a Scotland Yard detective to save her. D:Josef Von Baky. SP:R.A. Stemmle, based on the novel, "The Sins Of The Mother" (1925) by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Lil Dagover, Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum, Klaus Kinski. Die Toten Augen Von London (The Dead Eyes Of London) (1961) Detective story. Murderers who are also insurance swindlers, are sought after by Scotland Yard and are found to be involved with a secret organization working out of a charitable and kindly reverends' residence for homeless blind men- a cover for an elaborate scheme involving murder and (faked) suicides. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Trygve Larsen, from the novel, "Dark Eyes Of London" (1926) by Edgar Wallace.{previously filmed in 1940 as The Human Monster starring Bela Lugosi} P:Rialto Film B/W S:Joachim Fuchsbereger, Karin Baal, Klaus Kinski, Adi Berber. Der Fluch Der Gelben Schlange (The Curse Of The Yellow Snake) (1962) Detective story centered around the violent rivalry of two half-brothers living in the orient one of whom, may be the secret head of an organization of master criminals. D:Franz Josef Gottlieb. SP:Gottlieb, Janne Furch from the novel, "The Yellow Snake" (1926) by Edgar Wallace. P:CCC (Cinema City Company) B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Eddi Arent, Werner Peters. Das Gasthaus An Der Themes (The Inn At The Thames) (aka Inn On The River) (1962) Detective story in which the police finally catch a dangerous murderer and diamond smuggler at a deceased mans' creepy, country estate. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Trygve Larsen, Harald G. Petersson, from the novel, "The India Rubber" (1930) by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum, Klaus Kinski. Mit Tur Mit Den Sieben Schlossern (The Door With Seven Locks) (1962) Detective story about a murder and the seven heirs to a family fortune who become suspects. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Harald G. Petersen, Johannes Kai, from the novel, "The Door With Seven Locks" (1926) by Edgar Wallace. {previously filmed in 1940 as Chamber Of Horrors} P:Rialto Film B/W S:Heinz Drache, Sabina Sesslemann, Eddi Arent, Klaus Kinski. Das Indische Tuch (The Indian Scarf) (1963) The will of a deceased statesman, requires his heirs to spend six days and nights in his country home, where, one by one they are strangled. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Edgar Wallace, based on his original screenplay, play and novel, "The Frightened Lady". Prod:Rialto Film B/W S:Heinz Drache, Klaus Kinski, Gisela Hahn. Der Schwarze Abt (The Black Abbott) (1963) An insane lord and a criminal join forces to go after treasure secreted away in a monastery. D:Franz Josef Gottlieb. SP:Gottlieb, Johannes Kai, from the novel, "The Black Abbott" (1926) by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Dieter Borsche. Zimmer 13 (Room 13) (1963) Detective story about an ill-fated mail-train robbery and a series of murders that befalls all the participants. D:Harald Reinl. SP:Quentin Phillips, from the novel, "Room 13" by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Eddi Arent. Der Zinker (The Biter) (aka The Coronetist) (aka The Squeaker) (aka The Squealer) (1963) Detective story about mysterious snake venom murders near a veterinary clinic in London, the work of a sadistic avenger. A sub-plot involving a jewel heist is also worked in. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Harald G. Petersen, from the novel, "The Squealer" (1927) by Edgar Wallace. {previously filmed in 1930, 1931 and 1937} P:Rialto Film B/W S:Heinz Drache, Barbara Rutting, Klaus Kinski. Die Gruft Mit Dem Ratselschloss (The Curse Of The Hidden Vault) (The Crypt With The Puzzle Lock) (1964) The owner of a gambling casino forces a loser to commit suicide, takes over his remaining fortune, then makes the dead mans' daughter his own heir. The story becomes full of intrigue and the very brutal struggle for the possession of a treasure kept in a very sophisticated safe. D:Franz Josef Gottlieb. SP:Gottlieb, R.A. Stemmle, from a novel by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Harald Leipnitz, Judith Dornys, Werner Peters. Der Hexer (The Ringer) (aka The Mysterious Magician) (1964) When the body of the sister of a deceased loony, who used to call himself "Der Hexer" (or, "The Wizard") is found floating in the Thames river, Scotland Yard becomes involved in a wave of murders as a gangster boss kills two of his accomplices, then is murdered himself by the "hexer", to avenge the death of the latter's sister. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Herbert Reinecker, Harald G. Petersson, from a novel by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Eddie Arent, Margot Trooger. *Sequel to Der Zinker ? Das Verratertor (Traitor's Gate) (1964) Detective story. Theft of the Crown Jewels out of the Tower of London. S:Freddie Francis. SP:John Sanson, from the novel, "Traitor's Gate" (1927) by Edgar Wallace.P:Rialto Film/Summit B/W a German-English co-production S:Albert Lieven, Margot Trooger, Klaus Kinski, Eddi Arent. Neues Vom Hexer (Again, The Ringer) (aka Latest Episodes Of The Ringer) (1965) Scotland Yard searches for a murderer who is attempting to wipe out the family of a London lord. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Herbert Reinecker, from the short story, "Again, The Ringer" (1929) by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Eddi Arent, Heinz Drache, SophieHardy. *Sequel To Der Hexer (The Ringer) (1965) Das Ratsel Des Silbernen Dreiecks (The Puzzle Of The Silver Triangle)(aka Circus Of Fear) (1965) A diabolical killer stalks members of a travelling circus troupe and at the same time, an intricate story about a robbery all take place under the big top. D:Werner Jacobs, John L. Moxey. SP: ?, based on the novel, "Again, The Four Just Men" (1928), by Edgar Wallace. P:Circus/Warner Pathe' -color a German-English co- production S:Heinz Drache, Eddie Arent, Christopher Lee, Klaus Kinski. Der Unheimliche Monch (aka The Sinister Monk) (aka The Mysterious Monk) (1965) Scotland Yard searches for a murderer disguised as a monk. D:Harald Reinl. SP:J. Joachim Bartch, Fred Denger, from a novel by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film B/W S:Harald Leipnitz, Karin Dor. Der Bucklige Von Soho (The Hunchback Of Soho) (1966) Scotland Yard hunts for an insane murderer who now threatens a millionaires. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Herbert Reinecker, loosely based on Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film -color S:Eddi Arent, Gunter Stoll, Pinkas Braun. Die Balaue Hand (The Blue Hand) (aka The Creature With The Blue Hand) (1967) Scotland Yard tries to solve the mystery of twin brothers (one an escaped lunatic, from an insane asylum) and a series of murders committed upon heirs to a fortune. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Alex Berg, from the novel,"Blue Hand " (1923)by Edgar Wallace P:Rialto Film -color S:Klaus Kinski, Harald Leipnitz. Der Hund Von Blackwood Castle (The Hound Of Blackwood Castle) (1967) The owner of a castle, supposed dead, murders all of his former accomplices in a jewel theft. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Alex Berg, from a novel by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film -color S:Heinz Drache, Karin Baal. Im Banne Des Unheimlichen (In Thrall Of The Sinister One) (aka Hand Of Power) (aka The Zombie Walks) (1967) Scotland Yard discovers mysterious happenings near the Scottish Moors in this odd entry in the series which mixes voodoo, witchcraft and the living dead into the standard Edgar Wallace mystery plot. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:?, based on the novel,"Hand Of Power" (1930) Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film- shot at the CCC studios!!! -color S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Wolfgang Kieling. Der Monch Mit Der Peitsche (The Monk With The Whip) (aka The College Girl Murders) (1967) Detective story about mysterious murders in a girl's boarding school. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Alex Berg, suggested by the play, "The Terror" by Edgar Wallace. {previously filmed in 1928, 1934, 1938, and 1965} P:Rialto Film -color S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Uschi Glass. *Sequel to Unheimliche Monch (The Sinister Monk) (1965) Der Gorilla Von Soho (The Gorilla Of Soho) (aka The Ape Creature) (aka The Gorilla Gang) (1968) The directors of a charity institute murder the donors, in order to get the money for themselves. An elaborate murder scheme involving a ape-like creature results to cover up the crimes. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Freddy Gregor, from the novel, "Dark Eyes Of London" (1926) by Edgar Wallace. {previously filmed in 1940 as The Human Monster and 1961 as Dark Eyes of London} P:Rialto Film -color S:Horst Tappert, Uschi Glass, Uwe Friedrichsen. Der Mann Mit Dem Glausage (The Man With The Glass Eye) (1968) Scotland Yard uncovers a heroin smuggler and a white slavery ring. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Paul Hengge, from a novel by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film -color S:Horst Tappert, Karin Hubner. Das Gesicht Im Dunkeln (Face In The Dark) (aka Double Face) (1969) A married woman (who is also a lesbian {it figures in the story}), is murdered, and the identity of the murderer is what keeps this film a guesser right until the end. D:Riccardo Freda. SP:Freda, Paul Hengge, from the novel, "Face In The Night" (1926) by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film/Colt/Menga -color an Italian-German co- production S:Klaus Kinski, Christiane Juger, Gunther Stoll, Margaret Lee. Das Geheimnis des Gelben Grabes (The Secret Of The Yellow Grave aka The Etruscan Kills Again aka The Dead Are Alive aka Over Time) (1971) When an Etruscan grave is discovered, a series of mysterious murders begin; the victims are always killed during the art of lovemaking. D:Armando Crispino. SP:Lucio Gattistrada, Armando Crispino, from a novel by Edgar Wallace. P:CCC/Inex/Mondial -color a Italian-Yugoslavian-German co-production S:Alex Cord, Samantha Eggar, John Marley. Der Teufel Kam Aus Akasawa(The Devil Came From Akasawa) (1970) Agents from the U.S. Secret Service and from Scotland Yard search for a stolen gem, from the rays of which one can make gold. D:Jess Franco. SP:Ladislas Fodor, Paul Andre, from a novel by Edgar Wallace. P:CCC/Fenix Films -color a Spanish-German co-production S:Fred Williams, Horst Tappert, Susanne Korda. Das Geheimnis Der Grunen Stcknadel (The Secret Of The Black Pin) (aka What Have They Done To Solange?) (aka What Have You Done To Solange?) (1971) Detective story. Girls are mysteriously murdered at a London college. D:Massimo Dallamano. SP:Peter M. Thouet, Bruno Di Genonimo, Massimo Dallamano, based on the novel, "The Clue Of The New Pin" (1923) by Edgar Wallace. {previously filmed in 1929 and 1961}P:Rialto/Clodio/International -color a Italian-German co- production S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Baal, Fabio Testi, Camille Keaton. Die Tote Aus Der Themse (The Dead Woman From The Thames) (1971) Detective story about a police doctor who murders drug dealers and who then sells their drugs to others. D:Harald Phillip. SP:Phillip, H.O. Gregor, from a novel by Edgar Wallace. P:Rialto Film -color S:Uschi Glass, Hansjorg Felmy, Werner Peters. *The following titles are films made from either novels, short stories or Original scrennplays written by Edgar Wallace's son, Bryan Edgar Wallace. Das Geheimnis Der Schwarzen Koffer (The Secret Of The Black Suitcase) (aka The Secret Of The Black Trunk) (1961) Detective story about drug smuggling and a black-cloaked murderer (who kills with a throwing knife). D:Werner Klinger. SP:Percy Allan, from the story, "Death Packs A Suitcase" (1962), by Bryan Edgar Wallace, inspired by his father's works. P:CCC B/W S:Joachim Hansen, Senta Berger. Der Henker Von London (The Hangman Of London) (aka The Mad Executioners) (1963) A Scotland Yard inspector carries out his own personal death sentence on criminals that he has caught. D:Edwin Zbonek. SP:R.A. Stemmle, from the novel, "The White Carpet" by Bryan Edgar Wallace, inspired by his father's works.P:CCC B/W S:Hansjorg Felmy, Maria Perschy, Wolfgang Preiss. Das Phantom Von Soho (The Phantom Of Soho) (aka Murder By Proxy) (1963) A formerly abused woman (who is a writer of pulp crime fiction) gets revenge on her abusers by disguising herself as a ghost and murdering them. D:Franz Josef Gottlieb. SP:Ladislas Fodor, from the novel, "Murder By Proxy", by Bryan Edgar Wallace, inspired by his father's works.P:CCC B/W S:Dieter Borsche, Barbara Rutting. Scotland Yard Jagt Dr. Mabuse (Scotland Yard Vs. Dr. Mabuse) (1963) This time, the criminally insane mastermind tries to hypnotize all of England in another plan to dominate that continent, and then the entire world. D:Paul May. SP:Ladislas Fodor, from an original screenplay by Bryan Edgar Wallace P:CCC B/W S:Peter Van Eyck, Sabine Bethmann, Klaus Kinski. Der Wurger Von Schloss Blackmoor (The Strangler Of Blackmoor Castle) (1963) Detective/horror story about a mysterious strangler who roams the darkened halls of a castle and who murders wealthy people. D:Harald Reinl. SP:Gustav Kampendonk, Ladislas Fodor, from an original screenplay by Bryan Edgar Wallace. P:CCC B/W S:Karin Dor, Ingmar Zeisberg. Das Siebente Opfer (The Seventh Victim) (aka Legacy Of Horror) (1964) Detective story in which six members of a noble English family are murdered before a horse race...and the seventh intended victim is next. D:Franz Josef Gottlieb. SP:Gottlieb, from the novel, "Murder Is Not Enough" by Bryan Edgar Wallace, inspired by his father's works. P:CCC B/W S:Hansjorg Felmy, Ann Smyrner, Hans Nielsen, Walter Rilla. Das Ungeheuer Von London City (The Monster Of London City) (1964) A series of murders of prostitutes is connected to a theatrical production of "Jack The Ripper", is it the slightly weird actor playing the lead role, is it a reincarnation of the famous stalker, or is it someone else who is trying to cover up some even more dastardly scheme. D:Edwin Zbonek. SP:Robert A. Stemmle, from an original screenplay by Bryan Edgar Wallace P:CCC B/W S:Hansjorg Felmy, Marianne Koch, Dietmar Schonherr. Das Geheimnis Der Schwarzen Handschuhe (The Secret Of The Black Gloves) (aka The Bird With The Crystal Plumage) (1969) Detective story about a series of murders on women committed by a killer dressed in black hat, gloves and cloak and the man who cannot rest until he's solved the murders. D:Dario Argento SP:Argento, from a novel, "Screaming Mimi", by Frederic Brown. P:CCC/Seda Spettacoli -color S:Tony Musante, Suzy Kendall, Eva Renzi. *Some European distributors actually marketed this film as being based on a BEW story and actually being co-authored by him! **If anything, this film was probably influenced by his father, EW. Die Neunschwanzige Katze (Cat O'Nine Tails) (1970) A journalist (with the aid of a blind man, also a former journalist) investigates a mysterious break-in, which sets off a series of murders which have startling implications in this whodunit and whodunit. D:Dario Argento. SP:Dario Argento, Michael Haller P:Terra/Seda Spettacoli/Mondial/Labrador -color S:Karl Malden, James Franciscus. *Some European distributors actually marketed this film as being based on a BEW story and actually being co-authored by him! **If anything, this film was probably influenced by his father, EW. Der Todesracher Von Soho (The Death Avenger Of Soho) (1971) D:Jess Franco. SP:Franco, Art Bernd, from the story, "Death Packs A Suitcase" (1962) by Bryan Edgar Wallace. P:Telecine/Fenix Films -color S:Fred Williams, Horst Tappert, Barbara Rutting. ***The following titles are films that have been inspired by the writings of Edgar Wallace (and to a degree, Bryan Edgar Wallace), and influenced by the boxoffice success of the "official" and "legalized" "Wallace" productions. Original screenplays here mix with adaptations from works of other mystery/suspense writers like Patricia Highsmith and popualr European pulp fiction hacks like Karl May. Phantom Des Grossen Zeltes (Phantom Of The Big Top) (1954) A mysterious murder causes suspicion and unrest among circus people. D:Paul May SP:? P:ALGEFA B/W S:Rene Deltgen, Ilse Steppat. Schwarze Nylons-Heiss Nachte (Black Nylons-Hot Nights) (1957) a gang of pimps and drug dealers are intercepted due to the involvement of a female Interpol agent and a reporter. D:Artaur Braun SP: ? P:Film Aufbau/Cinelux B/W S:Peter Van Eyck, Susanne Cramer. Der Ratsel Der Grunen Spinne (The Mystery Of The Green Spider) (1960) Detective story. Three murders take place in a night club, and the murderer has the perfect alibi. D/SP:Franz Marischka. P:Tele B/W S:Adrian Hoven, Renate Ewert. Das Schwarze Schaf (The Black Sheep) (1960) The detective adventures of a clergyman who simultaneously becomes involved in two separate murder cases. D:Helmuth Ashley. SP:Istvan Bekeffy, Hans Jacoby, from a story by G. K. Chesterton P:Bavaria B/W S:Heinz Ruhman, Siegfried Lowitz. Die Tausend Augen Des Dr. Mabuse (The Thousand Eyes Of Dr. Mabuse) (1960) A criminal mastermind, striving to rule the world, Dr. Mabuse controls a luxury hotel under his all-reaching evil power and his all-seeing eyes of evil: a video wall full of tens of television monitors that see all in the hotel. D:Fritz Lang. SP:Lang, Heinz Oskar Wuttig. P:CCC/C.E.I. Incom/Criterion B/W a Italian-French-German co-production S:Peter Van Eyck, Dawn Addams, Wolfgang Preiss, Howard Vernon. Im Stahlnetz Des Dr. Mabuse (In The Trap Of Dr. Mabuse) (aka The Return of Dr. Mabuse) (1961) The criminal mastermind striving for eventual World domination, carries out his terrible deeds with the aid of an army of robot-controlled "zombie-men". D:Harald Reinl. SP:Ladislas Fodor, Marc Behm P:CCC/Criterion/SPA B/W S:Gert Froebe, Lex Barker, Daliah Lavi. Morderspiel (Murderer's Game) (1961) Detective story about a super-intelligent criminal who, during a game at a party, "removes" the unsuspecting witness of one of his crimes. D:Helmuth Ashley. SP:Thomas Keck, Helmuth Ashley, from a story by Max Pierre. P:Utermann/Gibe B/W S:Harry Meyen, Gotz George, Robert Graf. Die Unsichtbaren Krallen Des Dr. Mabuse (The Invisible Claws Of Dr. Mabuse) (1961) An insane scientist invents a machine which makes matter invisible, Dr. Mabuse, the criminal mastermind seeks control of the machine so that he can render himself and his criminal army invisible. D:Harald Reinl. SP:Ladislas Fodor P:CCC B/W S:Lex Barker, Karin Dor, Walter Rilla, Wolfgang Preiss. Der Morder (The Murderer) (1962) A murder, a suicide, and two suspects figure in this thriller. D:Claude Autant-Lara. SP:Jean Aurenche, Pierre Bost, from a novel by Patricia Highsmith P:Coronoa/Sanero/International B/W a French-Italian-German co-production S:Robert Hossein, Gert Froebe, Marina Vlady. Ninety Minuten Nach Mitternacht (Ninety Minutes After Midnight) (1962) Detective story about a 17-year-old blackmail victim. D:Jurgen Goslar. SP:Wolfgang Schnitzler, from a novel by Joseph Hayes. P:Roxy B/W S:Christine Kaufmann, Martin Held. Der Teppich Des Graulens(The Carpet OF Terror) (1962) A mysterious murderer kills wealthy people with small balls containing a poison gas, it up to Scotland Yard to track down the killer. D:Harald Reinl. SP:Felix Lutzkendorf, Giuseppe Mangione, from a novel by Louis Weinert-Wilton. P:Intercontinental Germania/Epoca/Domiziana a Spanish-Italian-German co-production B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Eleonora Rossi-Drago. Das Testament Des Dr. Mabuse (The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse) (1962) Remake of Fritz Lang's classic silent thriller (as well as a sequel to his 1960 comeback film, 1000 Eyes Of Dr. Mabuse), about a mentally disturbed criminal mastermind who attempts to take control of all of the criminal organizations in the world as a first step to world domination. D:Werner Klinger. SP:Ladislas Fodor,Robert A. Stemmle. P:CCC B/W S:Gert Froebe, Senta Berger, Walter Rilla, Wolfgang Preiss. Der Rote Rausch(The Red Rage) (1962) A mentally disturbed murderer, chased by all, returns to the insane asylum to seek refuge. D:Wolfgang Schleif. SP:Hellmut Andics, from a novel by Hans Ulrich Horster.P:Rex B/W S:Klaus Kinski, Brigitte Grothum. Das Geheimnis Der Schwarzen Witwe (The Secret Of The Black Widow) (1963) A mysterious series of murders takes place in which all the victims possessed the same piece of information which made them targets for murder. D:Franz Josef Gottlieb. SP:Gottlieb, Rolf And Alexandra Becker, from a novel by Louis Weinert-Wilton. P:CCC/Seda Spettacoli B/W a Spanish-German co- production S:O.W. Fischer, Karin Dor, Werner Peters. Die Nylonschlinge (The Nylon Noose) (1963) An unscrupulous businessman who has a scheme to rob the wealthy, has the habit of choking everyone who gets in his way with a nylon rope. D:Rudolf Zehetgruber. SP:Fred Ignor, Thomas Engel. P:Monarchia/Urania B/W S:Dietmar Schonerr, Helga Sommerfeld. Die Weiss Spinne (The White Spider) (1963) Detective story about a one-man murder syndicate, run by a quick- change artist. D:Harald Reinl. SP:Albert Tanner, from a novel by Louis Weinert-Wilton. P:Arca/Oppenheimer B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor, Horst Frank. Fruhstuck Mit Dem Tod (Death At Breakfast) (1964) Detective story about an attorney general who is accused of having an innocent bank robber sentenced to death and who seeks to clear his name. D:Franz Antel. SP:Albert Thomas, Thomas Adler. P:Team/Wiener Stadhalle B/W a Austrian-German co-production S:Sonja Ziemann, Wolfgang Preiss. Nebelmorder (The Foggy Night Murderer) (1964) Detective story in which a police commissioner forces a young murderer to confess to a heinous crime. D:Eugene York (?). SP:Walter Forster, Per Schwenzen. P:Waldemar Schweitzer B/W S:Hansjorg Felmy, Ingmar Zeisberg, Ralph Person. Piccadilly, Null Uhr Zwolf (no translated title) (1964) When a Sir Cunningham gets involved with several strange types in the Soho district, a young Edgar Wallace (played by Richter), helps solve the crimes. D:Rudolf Zehetgruber. SP:Zehetgruber, based on Francis Durbridge's novel, "12 Past 12" P:? S:Ilja Richter, Klaus Kinski, Pinkus Braun. Des Todesstrahlen Des Dr. Mabuse (The Death Rays Of Dr. Mabuse) (1964) The adventures of a security man hired to protect an inventor and his super- weapon from the criminal mastermind, Dr. Mabuse. D:Hugo Fregonese SP:? P:CCC/Franco-London/Serena B/W a French-Italian-German co-production S:Peter Van Eyck, O.E. Hasse, Yoko Tani. Die Tote Von Beverly Hills (The Dead Woman Of Beverly Hills) (1964) A flirtatious 17-year-old girl is murdered, and all of her past boyfriends are suspects. D:Michael Pfleghar. SP:Pfleghar, Peter Laregh, Hanjurgen Pohland, from a novel by Curt Goetz. P:Modern Art B/W S:? Das Wirtshaus Von Dartmoor (The Inn At Dartmoor) (1964) Detective story in which a young Australian solves the mystery of twelve convicts who escaped from Dartmoor (prison) and who disappeared into the marshland. D:Rudolf Zehetgruber. SP:Zehetgruber, Lukas Michael, from a novel by Victor Gunn. P:? S:Heinz Drache, Paul Klinger. Hotel Der Toten Gaste (Hotel Of The Dead) (1965) A detective and a reporter solve mysterious murders in a hotel in San Remo, Brazil. D:Eberhard Itzenplitz SP:Hanns-Karl Kubiak, Michael Dreesen, from a novel by Heather Gardiner. P:Music House B/W S:Joachim Fuchsberger, Karin Dor. Maedchenjagd In St. Pauli (Girl on The Chase In St. Paul's) (1965) Detective story with drug smuggling, murder, bordellos, and striptease. D/SP:Gunter Schlesinger.P:ABC B/W S:Margot Hildenbrand, Dagmar Schneider. Der Morder Mit Dem Seidenschal (The Murderer With The Silk Scarf) (1965) A man murders a nightclub singer, then pursues her young daughter, who witnessed the crime. D:Adrian Hoven. SP:Hoven, from a novel by Thea Tautentzien. P:Aquilla/Sagittaro B/W a Italian-German co-production S:Susanne Uhlen, Carl Mohner, Folco Lulli. Der Wurger Vom Tower (The Strangler Of The Tower) (1965) Detective story in which the boss of a gang of thugs murders and tortures his way to the possession of a valuable and rare emerald. D:Hans Mehringer. SP:Michael Thomas.P:Urania B/W S:Charles Regnier, Ellen Schwiers. Der Tod Eines Doppelgangers (The Death Of A Double) (1966) A jeweler's assistant with a strong inferiority complex, becomes the victim of a look-alike who plans the perfect crime. D\SP:Rolf Thiele P:Roxy/Soc. De Doublage Et De Sonorisation a Belgian-German co- production -color S:Jurgen Draeger, Werner Pochath. Das Rasthaus Der Grausaman Puppen (The Inn Of The Gruesome Dolls) (1967) Five women break out of prison and set up a "murder game" in an isolated inn in the Scottish highlands. D/SP:Rolf Olsen.P:Lisa/Bruno Ceria -color a Italian-German co-production S:Essy Persson, Helga Anders. Sieben Tage Frist (Seven Days Time) (1969) Detective story about the disappearance of a student from a boarding school. D:Alfred Vohrer. SP:Ernst Flugel, from a novel by Paul Henricks. P:Roxy -color S:Joachim Fuschsberger, Karin Hubner. Das Ratsel Des Silbernen Halbmonds (The Puzzle Of The Silver Half-Moon)(aka Sette Orchidee Macchiate Di Rosso)(aka Seven Orchids Stained In Red) (aka Seven Orchids For The Murderer) (1972) Detective story about a series of murders of young women. The killer leaves behind the clue of a small, silver half-moon. D:Umberto Lenzi. SP:Lenzi, Paul Hengge, Roberto Gianviti. P:Rialto/National - color a Italian-German co-production S:Antonio Sabato, Uschi Glass, Marisa Mell.