Edgar Wallace Mysteries 65 years old
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. A 1962 article in Scene magazine quotes £22,000 as the budget for an episode then in production. 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. It was shown on U.S. television as The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre, with episodes cut to fit hour-long commercial TV slots. In July 2012 Network DVD began to release the complete series on DVD, uncut and presented in its original widescreen cinema aspect ratio.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michael Caine He was 25 , now 91 years old | as Paddy Mooney |
| John Thaw He was 17 , 60 years old when he died | |
| Marianne Stone She was 36 , 87 years old when she died | |
| Bernard Lee He was 51 , 73 years old when he died | |
| Allan Cuthbertson He was 38 , 67 years old when he died | |
| Alfred Burke He was 41 , 92 years old when he died | |
| Barry Jackson He was 20 , 75 years old when he died | |
| John Carson He was 32 , 89 years old when he died | |
| Bernard Archard He was 42 , 91 years old when he died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
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Edgar Wallace Mysteries (65 years)
Returning Series
- First Air Date: 1959-03-01
- Runtime: [] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 48