Bryan Edgar Wallace

British writer

Bryan Edgar Wallace

Born| 28 April 1904

London, England
United Kingdom

Died| 1971 (aged 67)
Occupation| Writer

Bryan Edgar Wallace (1904–1971) was a British writer. The son of the writer Edgar Wallace, Bryan was also a writer of crime and mystery novels which were very similar in style to those of his father. He was named after the American politician William Jennings Bryan whom his father encountered during a trip to North America.[1]

Some of his better known novels are Death Packs a Suitcase, The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle, Murder is Not Enough, The Device, The Man Who Would Not Swim, Murder in Touraine, The White Carpet, The Phantom of Soho and The World is at Stake, among others. During the 1930s, he worked as a screenwriter in the British film industry, mostly co-writing film scripts with other writers (approximately from 1930 to 1939).

From 1961 until 1971, several of his works were made into films during the 1960s boom in German film adaptations of his father's novels. Sometimes Bryan's films are mistaken for Edgar Wallace adaptations, since they are so similar in plot and style.[2] In 1963, he appeared in a 50-minute German documentary about his father called The Edgar Wallace Story.

He died in 1971, at age 67.[3]

## Bryan Edgar Wallace's filmography

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### 1930s

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* The Squeaker (1930) Bryan only worked on the editing with this film based on his father's novel
* Bachelor's Folly (1931) Bryan only worked on the editing with this film
* The Frightened Lady (1932) released in U.S. as Criminal At Large; Bryan wrote the screenplay based on his father's novel
* The Flying Squad (1932) Bryan wrote the screenplay based on his father's novel
* White Face, the Fiend (1932) Bryan wrote the screenplay based on his father's play
* My Old Dutch (1934) Bryan co-wrote the screenplay based on the Arthur Shirley play
* The Clairvoyant (1935) released in U.S. as The Evil Mind; Bryan co-wrote the screenplay based on Ernst Lothar's novel The Clairvoyant
* Strangers on a Honeymoon (1936) Bryan co-wrote this screenplay based on his father's novel
* The Squeaker (1937) released in U.S. as Murder on Diamond Row; Bryan co-wrote the screenplay based on his father's novel
* You're in the Army Now (1937) Bryan co-wrote this screenplay with three other writers
* Inspector Hornleigh (1939) Bryan co-wrote this screenplay with two other writers, based on a BBC radio series
* The Mysterious Mr. Reeder (1939) Bryan co-wrote this screenplay based on his father's novel, The Mind of Mr. Reeder

### 1960s

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* Secret of the Black Trunk (de: Das Geheimnis der schwarzen Koffer) (1961) made in Germany, based on Bryan Edgar Wallace's novel, Death Packs a Suitcase
* The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle (Der Würger von Schloss Blackmoor) (1963) made in Germany; based on the Bryan Edgar Wallace novel Strangler of Blackmoor Castle.
* The Mad Executioners [de] (Der Henker von London) (1963) made in Germany; based on Bryan Edgar Wallace's novel The White Carpet
* Scotland Yard vs Dr. Mabuse (Scotland Yard jagt Dr. Mabuse) (1963) made in Germany; based on Bryan Edgar Wallace's 1962 sci-fi novel The Device
* The Phantom of Soho (Das Phantom von Soho) (1964) made in Germany; based on the Bryan Edgar Wallace novel The Phantom of Soho
* The Monster of London City (Das Ungeheuer von London City) (1964) made in Germany; Wallace just revised this screenplay (not based on one of his novels)
* The Seventh Victim (Das siebente Opfer) (1964) made in Germany; released in U.S. as The Racetrack Murders; based on the Bryan Edgar Wallace novel Murder is Not Enough
* The Death Avenger of Soho [de] (Der Todesrächer von Soho / El muerto hace las maletas) (1971) a Spanish/German film directed by Jesus Franco, based on Bryan Edgar Wallace's novel Death Packs a Suitcase
* The Dead Are Alive (Das Geheimnis des gelben Grabes / Secret of the Yellow Graves) (1972) an Italian/German co-production directed by Armando Crispino; (Italian: L'etrusco uccide ancora / The Etruscan Kills Again) based on a short story by Bryan Edgar Wallace. This film was released posthumously in 1972.
* Bryan Edgar Wallace also reputedly contributed with other writers to the screenplay for Dario Argento's The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971) but was uncredited.

## References

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1. ^ Clark p. 87
2. ^ Bergfelder p.152
3. ^ "Authors : Wallace, Bryan Edgar : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

## Bibliography

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* Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
* Clark, Neil. Stranger than Fiction: The Life of Edgar Wallace, the Man Who Created King Kong. Stroud, UK: The History Press, 2015.

## External links

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* Bryan Edgar Wallace at IMDb

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Edgar Wallace

Novels|

* The Four Just Men (1905)
* Angel Esquire (1908)
* The Council of Justice (1908)
* Captain Tatham (1909)
* The Duke in the Suburbs (1909)
* The Nine Bears (1910)
* Private Selby (1912)
* The Fourth Plague (1913)
* Grey Timothy (1913)
* The River of Stars (1913)
* The Man Who Bought London (1915)
* The Melody of Death (1915)
* A Debt Discharged (1916)
* The Tomb of Ts'in (1916)
* The Just Men of Cordova (1917)
* The Secret House (1917)
* The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1918)
* Down Under Donovan (1918)
* The Man Who Knew (1918)
* Those Folk of Bulboro (1918)
* The Green Rust (1919)
* Kate Plus Ten (1919)
* The Daffodil Mystery (1920)
* Jack O'Judgment (1920)
* The Book of All Power (1921)
* The Law of the Four Just Men (1921)
* The Angel of Terror (1922)
* The Crimson Circle (1922)
* The Flying Fifty-Five (1922)
* Mr. Justice Maxell (1922)
* The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
* The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
* The Green Archer (1923)
* The Missing Million (1923)
* The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
* Double Dan (1924)
* The Face in the Night (1924)
* Room 13 (1924)
* The Sinister Man (1924)
* The Three Oak Mystery (1924)
* Blue Hand (1925)
* The Fellowship of the Frog (1925)
* The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
* The Strange Countess (1925)
* The Three Just Men (1925)
* The Avenger (1926)
* Barbara on Her Own (1926)
* The Black Abbot (1926)
* The Northing Tramp (1926)
* The Terrible People (1926)
* The Yellow Snake (1926)
* The Big Foot (1927)
* Terror Keep (1927)
* The Traitor's Gate (1927)
* The Squeaker (1927)
* The Forger (1927)
* Again the Three (1928)
* The Gunner (1928)
* Four Square Jane (1929)
* The Green Ribbon (1929)
* The India-Rubber Men (1929)
* The Calendar (1930)
* The Clue of the Silver Key (1930)
* The Lady of Ascot (1930)
* The Man at the Carlton (1931)
* The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays|

* An African Millionaire (1904)
* M'Lady (1921)
* Double Dan (1927)
* The Terror (1927)
* The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
* The Calendar (1929)
* Persons Unknown (1929)
* On the Spot (1930)
* The Mouthpiece (1930)
* Smoky Cell (1930)
* The Old Man (1931)

Screenplays|

* The Valley of Ghosts (1928)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1932)
* King Kong (1933)

Adaptations|

| J. G. Reeder|

* Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938)
* The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939)
* The Missing People (1940)
* The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969, TV series)

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The Four Just Men|

* The Four Just Men (1921)
* The Four Just Men (1939)
* The Four Just Men (1959, TV series)

Edgar Wallace Mysteries|

* Urge to Kill (1960)
* Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960)
* The Malpas Mystery (1960)
* Marriage of Convenience (1960)
* The Clue of the New Pin (1961)
* Man at the Carlton Tower (1961)
* The Fourth Square (1961)
* Man Detained (1961)
* Attempt to Kill (1961)
* Clue of the Silver Key (1961)
* Never Back Losers (1961)
* Partners in Crime (1961)
* The Sinister Man (1961)
* Time to Remember (1962)
* Playback (1962)
* Solo for Sparrow (1962)
* Locker Sixty-Nine (1962)
* Incident at Midnight (1963)
* Return to Sender (1963)
* Ricochet (1963)
* Accidental Death (1963)
* Five to One (1963)
* The Verdict (1964)
* We Shall See (1964)
* Act of Murder (1964)
* Change Partners (1965)

Rialto Films|

* Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959)
* The Crimson Circle (1960)
* The Avenger (1960)
* The Terrible People (1960)
* The Green Archer (1961)
* The Dead Eyes of London (1961)
* The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
* The Forger of London (1961)
* The Strange Countess (1961)
* The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962)
* The Door with Seven Locks (1962)
* The Inn on the River (1962)
* The Curse of the Yellow Snake (1963)
* The Squeaker (1963)
* The Black Abbot (1963)
* The Indian Scarf (1963)
* Room 13 (1964)
* The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964)
* Der Hexer (1964)
* The Traitor's Gate (1964)
* Neues vom Hexer (1965)
* The Sinister Monk (1965)
* The Hunchback of Soho (1966)
* The Trygon Factor (1966)
* Creature with the Blue Hand (1967)
* The Monk with the Whip (1967)
* The Hound of Blackwood Castle (1968)
* Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968)
* The Gorilla of Soho (1968)
* Double Face (1969)
* The Man with the Glass Eye (1969)
* The Body in the Thames (1971)

Other|

* The Man Who Bought London (1916)
* The Green Terror (1919)
* Pallard the Punter (1919)
* Angel Esquire (1919)
* Wanted at Headquarters (1920)
* The River of Stars (1921)
* The Crimson Circle (1922)
* Down Under Donovan (1922)
* Melody of Death (1922)
* The Diamond Man (1924)
* The Flying Fifty-Five (1924)
* The Green Archer (1925 serial)
* The Great Unknown (1927)
* The Terror (1928)
* Mark of the Frog (1928 serial)
* Chick (1928)
* The Forger (1928)
* The Terrible People (1928 serial)
* The Ringer (1928)
* The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
* The Flying Squad (1929)
* The Crimson Circle (1929)
* The Clue of the New Pin (1929)
* Red Aces (1930)
* The Squeaker (1930)
* The Yellow Mask (1930)
* The Ringer (1931)
* To Oblige a Lady (1931)
* The Calendar (1931)
* The Old Man (1931)
* The Squeaker (1931)
* The Flying Squad (1932)
* The Frightened Lady (1932)
* The Ringer (1932)
* The Menace (1932)
* White Face (1932)
* Giallo (1933)
* The Jewel (1933)
* Before Dawn (1933)
* The Double (1934)
* Mystery Liner (1934)
* The Green Pack (1934)
* The Feathered Serpent (1934)
* The Lad (1935)
* Sanders of the River (1935)
* Born to Gamble (1935)
* Chick (1936)
* Educated Evans (1936)
* The Crimson Circle (1936)
* Prison Breaker (1936)
* Strangers on Honeymoon (1936)
* The Frog (1937)
* The Squeaker (1937)
* The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
* Dangerous to Know (1938)
* Kate Plus Ten (1938)
* Thank Evans (1938)
* The Terror (1938)
* The Return of the Frog (1938)
* Flying Fifty-Five (1939)
* The Dark Eyes of London (1939)
* The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940)
* The Door with Seven Locks (1940)
* The Flying Squad (1940)
* The Green Archer (1940 serial)
* The Missing Million (1942)
* The Calendar (1948)
* The Ringer (1952)
* The Avenger (1960)
* Death Drums Along the River (1963)
* Coast of Skeletons (1964)
* Circus of Fear (1966)
* Five Golden Dragons (1967)
* The Devil Came from Akasava (1970)
* The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)
* What Have You Done to Solange? (1972)
* Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)

Television|

* Educated Evans (1957–58)
* The Mixer (1992)

Family|

* Mary Jane Richards (mother)
* Marriott Edgar (half-brother)
* Bryan Edgar Wallace (son)

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data
* Netherlands

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

People|

* Deutsche Biographie
* DDB

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