The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

Season 2 (11 Episodes)

10 Seasons1961NR7.8

Mystery crime stories with sometimes different cops and many now-famous faces.

Not originally meant as a TV series, 'The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre' was a series of B-movies (the movies played second in a double feature). In this case the movies were all based on books by Edgar Wallace. In its current form it is essentially a series of murder-mystery dramas.

Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Fourth Square

1. The Fourth Square

Aired: Jan 10, 1961

The Police investigate the theft of emerald jewelry which had led to murder.

Episode 4 Attempt to Kill

4. Attempt to Kill

Aired: Jul 4, 1961

A rich man's secretary/fiancée is harassed by an assistant, who's sacked. Dan...

Episode 5 Man Detained

5. Man Detained

Aired: Jul 15, 1961

A cracked safe seems like routine to the police, until the owner of the busin...

Episode 6 Never Back Losers

6. Never Back Losers

Aired: Jul 27, 1961

Wally Sanders, a horseracing jockey, loses a race and crashes his car to clai...

Episode 7 The Sinister Man

7. The Sinister Man

Aired: Aug 1, 1961

A body found in the River Thames is of an archaeology professor, murdered ove...

Episode 8 Backfire!

8. Backfire!

Aired: Aug 12, 1961

Curzon employs the brash and confident Logan to save his ailing business. How...

Episode 9 Candidate for Murder

9. Candidate for Murder

Aired: Aug 16, 1961

With his marriage failing, a man hires a German assassin to murder his wife, ...

Episode 10 The Share Out

10. The Share Out

Aired: Oct 16, 1961

Supt. Meredith is determined to bring a team of wealthy blackmailers to book....

Episode 11 Flat Two

11. Flat Two

Aired: Oct 27, 1961

A victim's boyfriend sneaks into a blackmailer's flat to sort him out, but an...

Info about The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama, Crime, Mystery