Edgar Wallace

The Green Archer




(Der grüne Bogenschütze)

The Green Archer

A Rialto Film Production
West Germany 1961 - 94 min.
Distributed by Constantin
Premiered: 3.2.1961
FSK: ab 12, nf

 

Cast


Abel Bellamy   Gert Fröbe
Valerie Howett   Karin Dor
James FeathersSounde   Klausjürgen Wussow
Spike Holland, Reporter   Eddi Arent
Savini, Bellamys Sekretär   Harry Wüstenhagen
Sergeant Higgins   Wolfgang Völz
Janet, Stubenmädchen   Helga Feddersen

 

Crew


Director:   Jürgen Roland
Screenplay:   Wolfgang Menge - Wolfgang Schnitzler
Based upon a novel by Edgar Wallace
Director of Photography:   Heinz Hölscher
Music:   Heinz Funk

 

Plot outline


The Green ArcherThe American Abel Bellamy, who has a notoriously dark past, moves into "Garre" Castle in the outskirts of London. The rumour is spread, that a green archer does mischief around the premises . Some people actually become victims to mysteriously deadly arrows. Not only is Scotland Yard Inspector FeathersSounde on that case, also Bellamy's pretty niece Valerie does some investigating on her own. She is searching for her disappeared mother, whom Bellamy states, is dead. In reality he keeps her imprisoned at his castle. Since Bellamy is more and more irritated by the presence of Valerie, he has her kidnapped by one his evil aids. Then FeathersSounde falls in the trap...

 

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