Edgar Wallace

Edgar Wallace Trailers

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Edgar Wallace was an English writer, journalist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director. He was one of the most successful English-language crime writers and is considered the inventor of the modern thriller, of which he was the leading exponent in the early 20th century.

Most Popular Edgar Wallace Trailers

Total trailers found: 166

The Terrible People Trailer (1960)

25 August 1960

The ghost of a hanged man returns to fulfill his promise. All of his accusers must die!

Kong: Skull Island Trailer (2017)

08 March 2017

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

Number Six Trailer (1962)

01 April 1962

An international criminal arrives in London, and a detective is anxious to pin something on him for some unprovable murders of former lovers.

King Kong Trailer (2005)

12 December 2005

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.

Candidate for Murder Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

Professional killer Kersten arrives in England and is hired by Donald Edwards to murder his wife Helene.

Backfire! Trailer (1962)

01 January 1962

Arson is the way out for a failing cosmetics company.

Return to Sender Trailer (1963)

01 March 1963

A fraudster is arrested for stealing a large sum of money from his partners. When he learns that a particularly brilliant barrister will lead the prosecution against him he sets out to undermine the credibility of the barrister.

White Face Trailer (1932)

01 May 1932

A doctor becomes a blackmailer and a jewel thief in order to raise funds for a hospital in East London but is uncovered by an ambitious reporter.

King Kong Trailer (1933)

07 April 1933

Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before.

The Mysterious Magician Trailer (1964)

21 August 1964

The sister of a famous, but as yet uncaught, criminal named "The Hexer" is murdered. Inspector Higgins of Scotland Yard believes that "The Hexer" will surface to take his revenge on his sister's killers, and plans to set a trap to finally capture him.

The Green Archer Trailer (1925)

06 December 1925

The Feathered Serpent Trailer (1934)

01 December 1934

A reporter faces a race against time to clear an actress accused of murder.

Man Detained Trailer (1961)

01 October 1961

A petty burglar sets a chain of events in motion when he steals some money that the owner doesn't want the authorities to know about.

The Ringer Trailer (1952)

24 November 1952

An underhand solicitor receives threatening notes, and the police are called in to protect him.

Die Schokoladenschnüffler Trailer (1986)

10 April 1986

A crime comedy directed by Jirí Menzel, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.

The Menace Trailer (1932)

29 January 1932

A man framed for murder escapes from prison in order to prove his innocence.

The Flying Fifty-Five Trailer (1924)

01 November 1924

A Lord poses as a stableboy and rides a girl's horse when a crooked knight injures her jockey.

The Squeaker Trailer (1963)

26 April 1963

Scotland Yard investigates a series of murders where the victims have died by snake venom poisoning.

Mystery Liner Trailer (1934)

15 March 1934

Police try to solve a murder on board an ocean liner.

The Squeaker Trailer (1937)

11 November 1937

London's jewel thieves are under the thumb of a mysterious fence, who ruthlessly exposes any thief who crosses him.

Dangerous to Know Trailer (1938)

11 March 1938

Racketeer Steve Recka, art patron and political power-maker, rules his town and Madame Lan Ying, his beautiful friend and hostess (read:mistress), with an iron hand.

The Sinister Monk Trailer (1965)

17 December 1965

A hooded serial killer finds a novel way to murder his victims--he lashes them to death with a whip. The police try to track him down before any more murders occur.

The Partner Trailer (1963)

01 January 1963

A tax avoidance scheme by a film producer leads to murder and the theft of £300,000.

King Kong Trailer (1976)

08 September 1976

An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.

Chick Trailer (1936)

21 September 1936

The hall porter at an Oxbridge College inherits an Earldom and enjoys a series of adventures.

Sanders of the River Trailer (1935)

10 May 1935

A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.

Down Under Donovan Trailer (1922)

01 September 1922

An ex-crook's horse wins despite his crooked rival and regains the formula for a malleable glass from a Russian.

The Black Abbot Trailer (1963)

05 July 1963

Several employees on a nobleman's estate show up at a former abbey, reputed to be haunted, to search for a hidden treasure.

The Calendar Trailer (1948)

05 July 1948

The favourite for the big race is nobbled and suspicion falls on the owner. His secret admirer proves it wasn't him.

The Verdict Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

A racketeer, deported back from America, faces murder charge and hatches jury rigging plot with accomplice.

Death Drums Along the River Trailer (1963)

20 December 1963

A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river.

The Avenger Trailer (1960)

05 August 1960

A maniac is loose in London, decapitating his victims and sending the heads to Scotland Yard.

Clue of the New Pin Trailer (1961)

01 February 1961

TV journalist Tab Holland assists Scotland yard with the murder of a reclusive millionaire whose corpse is discovered locked in a vault.

The Indian Scarf Trailer (1963)

13 September 1963

When a wealthy man dies, his avaricious relatives look forward to inheriting all his money. However, he leaves a provision in his will that they all must spend a week together in his castle before they will be able to inherit anything.

Before Dawn Trailer (1933)

04 August 1933

After the death of a gangster, those familiar with his million dollar stash start mysteriously dying.

Partners in Crime Trailer (1961)

01 February 1961

British crime film directed by Peter Duffell and starring Bernard Lee, Moira Redmond and John Van Eyssen, loosely based on the 1918 novel "The Man Who Knew" by Edgar Wallace.

Prison Breaker Trailer (1936)

01 February 1936

A British secret service agent falls in love with the daughter of a leading London criminal, and soon after becoming involved with her father finds himself in prison facing a charge of manslaughter.

Room 13 Trailer (1964)

20 February 1964

A serial-killer is murdering the ladies of a night club. Detective Gray is seeking for the killer but can only find a lot of gangsters.

The Case of the Frightened Lady Trailer (1940)

28 September 1940

A classic British thriller set in a sinister old house, based on a story by Edgar Wallace.

The Hound of the Baskervilles Trailer (1931)

28 July 1931

On his uncle's death Sir Henry Baskerville returns from abroad and opens up the ancestral hall on the desolate moors of Devonshire.

King Kong Lives Trailer (1986)

16 December 1986

After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion.

The Trixxer Trailer (2004)

20 May 2004

A mysterious serial killer is shocking the underworld. Scotland Yard is investigating the case. Clues lead the detectives to Blackwhite Castle.

The Double Trailer (1963)

01 April 1963

A man who has been left for dead by the impostor who takes his place returns to bring him to justice.

Time to Remember Trailer (1962)

01 July 1962

A gang of jewel thieves rob a house which has just become empty following the recent death of it's rich lady owner.

The Door with Seven Locks Trailer (1940)

12 October 1940

A wealthy lord dies and is entombed with a valuable deposit of jewels. Seven keys are required to unlock the tomb and get hold of the treasure.

The Frog Trailer (1937)

23 March 1937

In this Edgar Wallace adaptation, Sergeant Elk (a lugubrious Gordon Harker) sets out to unmask the Frog, the evil mastermind heading up a mysterious network responsible for a litany of sensational crimes.

Downfall Trailer (1964)

01 January 1964

Harold Crossley is a barrister and respected intellectual, but proves no match to his scheming younge

Death Trap Trailer (1962)

01 October 1962

A young woman commits suicide. Her sister is not ready to let the death go without someone answering a few questions.

Seven Blood-Stained Orchids Trailer (1972)

24 February 1972

A maniac on the loose is committing savage acts of slaughter, and one survivor may be the only key to unmasking the serial slayer known as the Half-Moon Killer.

The Curse of the Yellow Snake Trailer (1963)

22 February 1963

A Chinese cult bent on taking over the world uses an idol called The Golden Reptile that they believe can give them the power to achieve their goal.

Thank Evans Trailer (1938)

16 October 1938

An impoverished racetrack tout discovers that a crooked trainer is about to throw a race involving a nobleman's horse.

The Green Archer Trailer (1961)

02 February 1961

The country estate of American emigre Abel Bellamy is haunted by the ghost of the Green Archer, a 14th century Robin Hood type figure who terrorised the former lords of the manor.

Traitor's Gate Trailer (1964)

18 December 1964

A wealthy businessman schemes to steal the valuable Crown Jewels from the heavily guarded Tower of London, but many tricky factors await, including a doppelgänger and a vessel escape on the Thames.

Return of the Terror Trailer (1934)

07 July 1934

"The Terror", a killer whose identity is unknown, occupies an English country house that has been converted into an inn.

What Have You Done to Solange? Trailer (1972)

23 March 1972

After several Catholic school pupils are murdered, a teacher who is having an affair with one of his students becomes a suspect.

The Ringer Trailer (1931)

31 March 1931

Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England.

The Squeeker Trailer (1931)

30 July 1931

Incident at Midnight Trailer (1963)

01 January 1963

In a late night chemist a shot bank robber has been taken for treatment, and to rendezvous with the gang leader.

The £20,000 Kiss Trailer (1962)

31 December 1962

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.

We Shall See Trailer (1964)

01 April 1964

The controlling wife of a pilot wants her husband to quit flying.