''The Clue of the Silver Key'' is a 1930 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. Surefoot Smith of

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is called in to investigate when petty thief Tom Tickler is killed and left in a taxi with £100 in his pocket. His discoveries eventually lead him towards the mysterious businessman Washington Wirth.

Adaptation

In 1961 it was made into a film ''

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'' directed by Gerard Glaister and starring Bernard Lee and

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.Goble p.487 It was made as part of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries film series produced by Anglo-Amalgamated.

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Kiddle, Charles. ''A Guide to the First Editions of Edgar Wallace''. Ivory Head Press, 1981.

External links

* 1930 British novels British crime novels British thriller novels British novels adapted into films Hodder & Stoughton books Novels by Edgar Wallace Novels set in London Doubleday, Doran books {{1930s-thriller-novel-stub