The Edgar Wallace Mysteries - Set 1

Edgar Wallace was a British novelist, playwright, and journalist who produced popular detective and suspense stories and was in his time "the king" of the modern thriller. He is the author who created one of the screen’s greatest monsters – KING KONG. Wallace's literary output – 175 books, 24 plays, and countless articles and review sketches – have undermined his reputation as a fresh and original writer. In England in the 1920s Wallace was said to be the second biggest seller after the Bible.


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. 

Most of the series featured a uniform title sequence, in which a shadowed bust of Edgar Wallace revolves slowly against a backdrop of swirling mist, to the accompaniment of the "Man of Mystery" theme written by Michael Carr. "Man of Mystery" was later recorded by The Shadows and became a no. 5 hit record in the UK.

The series has achieved lasting popularity through repeated showings on television. In Britain it was seen on ITV, Channel 4 and Bravo at various times from the late Sixties through to the Nineties. 

THIS IS NOT THE EDITED FOR TV SERIES....THESE ARE THE LONGER RUNNING THEATRICAL MOVIES

The 15 Movies in this collection are in release order.


Season 1

Disc 1:
Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960)
The Man Who Was Nobody (1960)
Marriage of Convenience (1960)

Disc 2:
The Malpas Mystery (1967)
Clue of the New Pin (1961)
Partners in Crime (1961)

Disc 3:
The Fourth Square (1961)
The Man at the Carlton Tower (1961)
The Clue of the Silver Key (1961)

Season 2

Disc 4:
Attempt to Kill (1961)
Man Detained (1961)
Never Back Losers (1967)

Disc 5:
The Sinister Man (1961)
Backfire (1962)
Candidate for Murder (1962)

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