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Four Just Men
''The Four Just Men'' is a detective thriller published in 1905 by the British writer Edgar Wallace. The eponymous "Just Men" appear in several sequels. Publication Edgar Wallace formed the idea of ''The Four Just Men'' — four wealthy gentleman vigilantes (including a European prince) who punish wrong-doers who are beyond the reach of the Law – while returning to England in 1905. He had to create his own publishing company, Tallis, to publish it and decided to manage a 'guess the murder method' competition in the ''Daily Mail'' with a prize of £1,000 (equivalent in purchasing power to at least £93,000 in 2013). Wallace intended to advertise the book on an unprecedented scale, not just in Britain itself but across the Empire. He approached the proprietor, Lord Northcliffe, for the loan of the £1,000 and was promptly refused, but Wallace pressed ahead anyway. His alarmed workmates at the ''Mail'' prevailed upon him to lower the prize money to £500: a £250 first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Just Men (1939 Film)
''The Four Just Men'', also known as ''The Secret Four'', is a 1939 British thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Edward Chapman and Frank Lawton. It is based on the 1905 novel '' The Four Just Men'' by Edgar Wallace. There was a previous silent film version in 1921. This version was produced by Ealing Studios, with sets designed by Wilfred Shingleton. ''The Four Just Men'' was re-released in 1944 with an updated ending featuring newsreel of Winston Churchill and the Allied war effort as a fulfilment of the ideals of the Four. The adviser on the House of Commons of the United Kingdom scenes was Aneurin Bevan. Premise The Four Men are British World War I veterans who unite to work in secret against enemies of the country. They aren't above a spot of murder or sabotage to achieve their ends, but they consider themselves true patriots. Cast * Hugh Sinclair – Humphrey Mansfield * Griffith Jones – James Brodie * Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgar Wallace
Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace (1 April 1875 – 10 February 1932) was a British writer. Born into poverty as an illegitimate London child, Wallace left school at the age of 12. He joined the army at age 21 and was a war correspondent during the Second Boer War for Reuters and the '' Daily Mail''. Struggling with debt, he left South Africa, returned to London and began writing thrillers to raise income, publishing books including '' The Four Just Men'' (1905). Drawing on his time as a reporter in the Congo, covering the Belgian atrocities, Wallace serialised short stories in magazines such as ''The Windsor Magazine'' and later published collections such as ''Sanders of the River'' (1911). He signed with Hodder and Stoughton in 1921 and became an internationally recognised author. After an unsuccessful bid to stand as Liberal MP for Blackpool (as one of David Lloyd George's Independent Liberals) in the 1931 general election, Wallace moved to Hollywood, where he worked as a sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Just Men Of Cordova
''The Just Men of Cordova'' is a 1917 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.Neuburg p.195 It is the third entry in a series that began with '' The Four Just Men'' in 1905 about a group of vigilantes battling against crime. The collection includes the completed version of “The Poisoners” a story first printed in the May 1912 issue of The Novel Magazine ''The Novel Magazine'' was the first British all-fiction pulp magazine. It ran from 1905 to 1937 when it was absorbed into ''The Grand Magazine''. From 1918 to 1922 ''The Novel Magazine'' was edited by the writer E. C. Vivian. Contributors of fi ... without an ending, but with a prize offered to the first reader who submitted the correct ending. References Bibliography * Victor E. Neuburg. ''The Batsford Companion to Popular Literature''. Batsford Academic and Educational, 1982. 1917 British novels Novels by Edgar Wallace British thriller novels {{1910s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novels By Edgar Wallace
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British Thriller Novels
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1905 British Novels
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The Four Just Men (TV Series)
''The Four Just Men'' is a 1959 television series produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment. It was broadcast for one season of 39 half-hour monochrome episodes. Plot The series, based on a sequence of novels by Edgar Wallace including a 1905 novel titled '' The Four Just Men'', presents the adventures of four men who first meet while Allied soldiers in Italy during the Second World War, tasked with the dangerous job to blow up a bridge behind enemy lines. In England in 1959 the men are contacted by telegram by their commanding officer, Colonel Cyril Bacon. to meet again. Col. Bacon died a week before, but has left a recorded message for the men. He has also left a will that his money be used by the four men to fight for justice and against tyranny. They operate from different countries: Jeff Ryder is a professor of law at Columbia University in New York City, Tim Collier is an American reporter based in Paris, Ben Manfred is a crusading independent MP who works from Lond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Four Just Men (1921 Film)
''The Four Just Men'' is a 1921 British silent crime film directed by George Ridgwell and starring Cecil Humphreys, Teddy Arundell and Charles Croker-King. It was based on the 1905 novel '' The Four Just Men'' by Edgar Wallace. The film still survives unlike many other silent films of the era which are now considered lost. Its plot concerns four vigilantes who seek revenge for the public against criminals. Synopsis A hard-headed business tycoon, begins receiving threatening letters from a group who describe themselves as the "Four Just Men". Unless mends his ways and treats his workers better, they promise to kill him. Scotland Yard are called in, but struggle to protect him from the seemingly ever-present threat. Production It was made by Stoll Pictures, Britain's largest production company, at their Cricklewood Studios in North London. Location shooting also took place across the city. Cast * Cecil Humphreys as Manfred * Teddy Arundell as Inspector Falmouth * Charles Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
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Again The Three
''Again the Three Just Men'' is a 1928 British thriller novel by Edgar Wallace, sometimes known simply as ''Again the Three''. It is the last of six novels in the Four Just Men series, featuring a gang of vigilantes committed to fighting crime whatever the methods. Film adaptation The story provided loose inspiration for the 1966 film ''Circus of Fear ''Circus of Fear'' (german: Das Rätsel des silbernen Dreieck / ''Mystery of the Silver Triangle''), also ''Scotland Yard auf heißer Spur'', also ''Circus of Terror'') is a 1966 Anglo-German international co-production thriller film starring C ....Goble p.486 References External links * 1928 British novels British thriller novels Novels by Edgar Wallace Hodder & Stoughton books {{1920s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Just Men
''The Three Just Men'' is a 1925 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.The BFI Companion to Crime p.342 It is a part of a series of novels, sequels to '' The Four Just Men'', featuring a group of vigilantes committed to fighting crime and wrongdoers by any means. References Bibliography * Hardy, Phil. ''The BFI Companion to Crime''. A&C Black, 1997. External links * 1925 British novels British thriller novels Novels by Edgar Wallace {{1920s-thriller-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
