Edgar Wallace Mysteries
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The Edgar Wallace Mysteries was a low-budget film series made as second features
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They were produced at Merton Park Studios
for Anglo-Amalgamated
between 1960 and 1965. They were generally loosely based adaptations of original (late Victorian
/early twentieth century) stories by Edgar Wallace
, ‘updated’ to reflect contemporary settings, probably to obviate the need for costumes and expensive sets.
The opening was a slowly revolving bust of Edgar Wallace to the accompaniment of the Man of Mystery theme, written by Michael Carr
. It was later recorded by The Shadows
who had a no. 5 hit record in the UK.
They were shown on U.S. television as The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theater.
B movie
A B movie is a low-budget commercial motion picture that is not definitively an arthouse or pornographic film. In its original usage, during the Golden Age of Hollywood, the term more precisely identified a film intended for distribution as the less-publicized, bottom half of a double feature....
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They were produced at Merton Park Studios
Merton Park Studios
Merton Park Studios was a British film production studio in South Wimbledon, London. In the 1940s, it was owned by the Film Producers Guild.Opened in 1930, many second features were produced there, and for a time was home to Radio Luxembourg...
for Anglo-Amalgamated
Anglo-Amalgamated
Anglo-Amalgamated Productions was a British film production company run by Nat Cohen and Stuart Levy that operated from 1945 to the 1970s. Much of the output was low budget and often second features, many produced at Merton Park Studios...
between 1960 and 1965. They were generally loosely based adaptations of original (late Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
/early twentieth century) stories by Edgar Wallace
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English crime writer, journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, who wrote 175 novels, 24 plays, and numerous articles in newspapers and journals....
, ‘updated’ to reflect contemporary settings, probably to obviate the need for costumes and expensive sets.
The opening was a slowly revolving bust of Edgar Wallace to the accompaniment of the Man of Mystery theme, written by Michael Carr
Michael Carr (composer)
Michael Carr , real name Maurice Alfred Cohen, was a British light music composer born in Leeds. He is best remembered for the song "South of the Border ", written with Jimmy Kennedy for the 1939 film of the same name.Among Carr's other compositions were The Shadows instrumental hits "Man of...
. It was later recorded by The Shadows
The Shadows
The Shadows are a British pop group with a total of 69 UK hit-charted singles: 35 as 'The Shadows' and 34 as 'Cliff Richard and the Shadows', from the 1950s to the 2000s. Cliff Richard in casual conversation with the British rock press frequently refers to the Shadows by their nickname: 'The Shads'...
who had a no. 5 hit record in the UK.
They were shown on U.S. television as The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theater.
External links
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries: A Revised List by Tise Vahimagi.