''Angel Esquire'' is a 1908

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by the British writer Edgar Wallace.Goble, p. 486 The wealthy owner of a gambling establishment leaves his money to whichever of his potential heirs can solve a complex puzzle. The title comes from the Scotland Yard detective Christopher Angel, who becomes involved with the case.

Film Adaptations

* A 1919 British silent film ''

Angel Esquire ''Angel Esquire'' is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by W. P. Kellino and starring Aurelio Sidney, Gertrude McCoy and Dick Webb. It is based on the 1908 novel '' Angel Esquire'' by Edgar Wallace, which was later turned into a 1964 G ...

'' directed by

William Kellino William Philip Gislingham (c. 1874 in London, England – 31 December 1957, in London, Middlesex, England) was a British music hall musician and acrobat (part of the Famous Kellinos) and, using the name W. P. Kellino, film director. He founded ...

* A 1964 West German film ''

The Curse of the Hidden Vault ''The Curse of the Hidden Vault'' (german: Die Gruft mit dem Rätselschloß) is a 1964 black and white West German crime film directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Harald Leipnitz, Eddi Arent, Siegfried Schürenberg and Klaus Kinski. It ...

'' directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb, part of a long-running series of Wallace adaptations

References

Bibliography

* Clark, Neil. ''Stranger than Fiction: The Life of Edgar Wallace, the Man Who Created King Kong''. Stroud, UK: The History Press, 2015. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1908 British novels Novels by Edgar Wallace British crime novels British novels adapted into films Novels set in London {{1900s-crime-novel-stub