The Squeaker (novel)
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| Author | Edgar Wallace |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
Publication date | 1927 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The Squeaker is a 1927 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.[1] An ex-detective goes undercover to find out the identity of a notorious informer who betrays his criminal associates to the police for his own gain.
Film adaptations
The novel has been adapted for the screen several times:
- The Squeaker (1930 film), a British film
- The Squeaker (1931 film), a German film
- The Squeaker (1937 film), a British film
- The Squeaker (1963 film), a West German film
References
- ^ Bergfelder p.145
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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