The Squeaker (1930 film)

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The Squeaker
Directed byEdgar Wallace
Written byEdgar Wallace
Based onThe Squeaker by Edgar Wallace
Produced by
Starring
  • Percy Marmont
  • Anne Grey
  • Gordon Harker
Cinematography
Edited byBryan Edgar Wallace
Production
company
British Lion Film Corporation
Distributed byBritish Lion Film Corporation
Release date
June 1930
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Squeaker is a 1930 British mystery crime film directed by Edgar Wallace and starring Percy Marmont, Anne Grey and Gordon Harker.

It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios.[1] The film was adapted by Wallace from his own 1927 novel The Squeaker. It was one of several films based on Wallace's novels made by the British Lion Film company during the era. Wallace's son, Bryan Edgar Wallace, reportedly edited the film.

Cast[]

  • Percy Marmont as Captain Leslie
  • Anne Grey as Beryl Stedman
  • Gordon Harker as Bill Annerley
  • Trilby Clark as Millie Trent
  • Alfred Drayton as Lew Friedman
  • Eric Maturin as Frank Sutton
  • Nigel Bruce as Collie
  • as Inspector

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Wood p.70

Bibliography[]

  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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