Movies and TvShows featuring "edgar-wallace" theme.
When a series of murders take place in a small town, a detective must unravel the mystery while dealing with the psychological aspects of the case. The investigation leads to shocking revelations and unexpected twists.
Mobsters conspire to loot another criminal's treasure secured in an enormous booby-trapped vault.
In 'The Terrible People,' a group of individuals with questionable morals find themselves tangled in a web of comedy, crime, drama, and horror. Based on an Edgar Wallace novel, this movie showcases the dark and humorous sides of humanity.
When a pianist is strangled to death with an Indian scarf, a group of people in an isolated castle must unravel the mystery of the serial killer amongst them. Based on the novel, this whodunit features a surprise ending and a dying man's last will and testament.
A secret agent is sent to a fictitious country in Africa to investigate a mysterious plot. Along the way, he encounters danger, intrigue, and sensual encounters.
A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.
In London, Scotland Yard inspector Craig Kennedy investigates a series of murders where the victims are shot with arrows. As he delves deeper into the case, he uncovers a web of secrets, including a hidden ship and a mysterious archer.
The Inn on the River is a crime drama film set in London. The plot revolves around murder, smuggling, and the efforts of Scotland Yard to solve the case. The story follows a series of events that involve a bar, a dancing scene, a manhole, and a telephone call. The film also features a boat race on the river and a scuba diver. Based on a novel by Edgar Wallace, the movie showcases the seedy underbelly of London and the criminal activities that take place there.
Strange, rhymed advertisements in the TIMES unsettle three London gangsters - and rightly so, because soon the first of them are killed. The mysterious killer also catches a shady lawyer. Higgins and Lane find out that the key to the crimes is an unsolved diamond heist from jeweler Bolden. It looks like those involved are fighting over the loot. Eventually, it turns out that the "robbery" was actually a set-up insurance scam that Bolden was personally behind and that killed his employee. Shortly before the last survivor is sent to the afterlife, Higgins and Lane are able to confront the "invisible" murderer.
Arson is the way out for a failing cosmetics company.
When a series of murders occur at a girls' school, Scotland Yard is called in to investigate. The main suspect is a sinister monk who seems to be connected to the crimes. As the investigation unfolds, dark secrets and hidden motives are revealed.
A man with amnesia is framed for a murder he didn't commit, as he tries to unravel the mystery he discovers a web of counterfeiting and forgery.
Lord Paddington, an honorable member of society, is blown up with a small tennis ball. "Die vier Gerechten" are not of this opinion, however: "Sentenced to death and executed for countless crimes" they leave at the scene. More honorable personalities must die before the perfume Higgins betrays the murderer and exposes the honorable personalities as heads of the organized trafficking of girls.
There is good reason for Sir Douglas Wonderly to summon the family and a lawyer to his stately home. He wants to announce a change in his will. At the same time, a dangerous mental patient escapes from a nearby psychiatric ward. Higgins and Lane are put on his trail. But the arrest of the psychopath proves to be extremely difficult. Shortly thereafter, a mysterious hooded man is on the loose in the castle. He frightens Sir Wonderly so much that the old man suffers a shock and falls into a coma. But that's not all: the will suddenly disappears and two sons are murdered. Sir John personally intervenes to solve the case with Higgins and Lane.
In the dark underbelly of 1960s London, a female police officer investigates a series of gruesome murders that seem to be connected to an underground club. As she delves deeper into the case, she uncovers a web of conspiracy and deception involving an evil priest, a sadistic warden, and a hunchbacked man. With her life in danger, she must race against time to uncover the truth before she becomes the next victim.
A London slasher pack the suitcases of his victims before stabbing them to death in this adaptation of Edgar Wallace's 'Secret of the Black Suitcases.'
Is a home for the blind hiding a murderer's nest? Shortly before his myste-rious death, millionaire Stuart changed his will and disinherited the local home for the blind. Inspector Higgins suspects that something is not right there.
A woman tries to protect her family's name when one relative becomes a murderer.
Whenever a criminal is killed in London, a black Jaguar is nearby, with a white cat always sitting in the passenger seat. Inspector Higgins and Inspector Lane find a joker card on all the victims. Their investigation leads them to a diamond smuggling ring.