The Squeaker

Based On the book by Edgar Wallace

The Squeaker (German: Der Zinker) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Martin Frič and Karel Lamač and starring Lissy Arna, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Fritz Rasp. It is an adaptation of the 1927 Edgar Wallace novel The Squeaker. This adaptation introduced the mix of suspense and comedy that would come to define numerous German Wallace adaptations over the following decades. Lamač followed it up with another Wallace film The Ringer in 1932.

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Release date:

1931

Director:

Martin Frič, Karel Lamač

Cast:

Lissy Arna, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Fritz Rasp, Paul Hörbiger, S. Z. Sakall

Genre:

Mystery, Drama

Country:

Germany, Austria

Language:

German

Year page:

1931 in adaptations