Room 13 (Wallace novel)
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| Author | Edgar Wallace |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
Publication date | 1924 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Room 13 is a 1924 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.[1] It was the first in a series of books featuring the character of J. G. Reeder, a mild-mannered civil servant who is a brilliant detective.
Film adaptations
In 1938 it was turned into the British film Mr. Reeder in Room 13 directed by Norman Lee and starring Peter Murray-Hill, Sally Gray and Gibb McLaughlin as J. G Reeder.
In 1964 it was turned into a West German thriller Room 13 directed by Harald Reinl and starring Joachim Fuchsberger and Karin Dor. This was part of a long-running series of Wallace adaptations made by Rialto Film.
References
- ^ Goble p.488
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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