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| Author | Edgar Wallace |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Inspector Elk |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Publication date | 1929 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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The India-Rubber Men is a 1929 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It was part of a series of books featuring the character Inspector Elk of Scotland Yard.
Synopsis
Police hunt for a gang called the India-Rubber Men, who wear gasmasks and rubber gloves, and carry gas bombs to stave off pursuit.
Film adaptations
In 1938 it was turned into a film The Return of the Frog starring Gordon Harker.
It was loosely adapted into the 1962 West German film The Inn on the River, part of Rialto Film's long-running series of Wallace adaptations.
Characters
- William Elk - A retired inspector who comes out of hiding
- Harry Lime - The retired murderer Known as “The Frog” who faked his death
- Insp. Philo Johnstone - a man who is taking Elk’s place as inspector
- Mr. Wade - the officer patrolling the Mecca
- Leila Smith - the woman who is the target of The Indian Rubber Men
- Ned Acks - The mysterious man Who is trying to sell the Mecca
- Dr. Charles Ionn - A Doctor who Does the autopsy of the victims
- James - Richard Gordon’s Butler and Valet
- Richard Gordon - a friend of William Elk Who comes to solve the case
- Sir John Archibald - The Chief inspector of the police
- H.Kipp - A Spy Who stalks the river
References
- Goble p.487
External links
- The India-Rubber Men at Faded Page (Canada)
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