Edgar Wallace

The Squeaker




(Der Zinker)

The Squeaker

A Rialto Film Production
West Germany 1963 - 89 min.
Im Verleih bei Constantin
Premiered: 26. 4. 1963
FSK: ab 16, nf

 

Cast


Inspektor Bill Elford   Heinz Drache
Beryl   Barbara Rütting
Frank SutSound   Günter Pfitzmann
Josua Harras   Eddi Arent
Krischna   Klaus Kinski
etc.

 

Crew


Director:   Alfred Vohrer
Screenplay:   Harald G. Petersson
Based upon a novel by Edgar Wallace
Director of Photography:   Karl Loeb
Music:   Peter Thomas

 

Plot outline


A series of mysterious murders, committed by the poison of a black Mamba, puts London in distress. Scotland Yard's Superintendent Elford suspects that the "Squeaker" is behind the murders - the mysterious stranger, the underworld is afraid of and is unsuccessfully hunted by Scotland Yard. The clever mugger grabs his share of each robbery's loot, in return for not reporting the burglars to the police. Superintendent Elford's investigations lead him to a well-known animal wholesale business, where a Mamba was stolen. The former shopkeeper was blackmailed by the "Squeaker" and subsequently forced to death. His widow, the charming old Mrs. Mulford, now looks after dismissed convicts and has handed over the business to the obscure Frank SutSound. The suspicion focuses more and more on the sly animal keeper Krishna. But one morning he also disappears...

 

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