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1931 film

The Squeaker

Directed by	Martin Frič Karel Lamač
Written by	Edgar Wallace (novel) Rudolph Cartier Egon Eis Otto Eis
Produced by	Karel Lamač
Starring	Lissy Arna Karl Ludwig Diehl Fritz Rasp
Cinematography	Otto Heller
Edited by	Alwin Elling Heinz Ritter
Production company	Ondra-Lamac-Film
Distributed by	Süd-Film
Release date	30 July 1931 (1931-07-30)
Running time	70 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Heinz Fenchel. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin and on location in Prague.

Cast

Lissy Arna as Lillie / Millie Trent
Karl Ludwig Diehl as Captain Leslie
Fritz Rasp as Frank Sutton
Peggy Norman as Beryl Stedman, seine Nichte
Paul Hörbiger as Josuah Harras, Reporter
S. Z. Sakall as Bill "Billy" Anerley
Robert Thoeren as Charles "Charly" Tillmann
John Mylong as Harry "Juwelen Harry" Webber
Ernest Reicher as Inspektor Elford, Scotland Yard
Karl Forest as Sergeant Miller
Fritz Greiner as Falschspieler
Marianne Kupfer as Zena
Antonie Jaeckel as Garderobiere im 'Leopard-Club'

References

"Udavač". csfd.cz. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
Bergfelder p.145

Bibliography

Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

The Squeaker at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Martin Frič
1920s	Father Vojtech (1929) The Organist at St. Vitus' Cathedral (1929)
1930s	All for Love (1930) Poor Girl (1930) Him and His Sister (1931) The Good Soldier Schweik (1931) The Squeaker (1931) Business Under Distress (1931) Sister Angelika (1932) Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932) The Ringer (1932) Anton Spelec, Sharp-Shooter (1932) Life Is a Dog (1933) Public Not Admitted (1933) Pobočník Jeho Výsosti (1933) The Ideal Schoolmaster (1933) The Inspector General (1933) The Twelve Chairs (1933) The Ruined Shopkeeper (1933) The Last Man (1934) The Little Pet (1934) His Majesty's Adjutant (1934) The Double Fiance (1934) Workers, Let's Go (1934) The Eleventh Commandment (1935) Jánošík (1935) Hero for a Night (1935) Long Live with Dearly Departed (1935) Hrdina jedné noci (1935) Paradise Road (1936) The Seamstress (1936) Father Vojtechh (1936) Morality Above All Else (1936) The World Is Ours (1937) A Step into the Darkness (1937) Lidé na kře (1937) Lawyer Vera (1937) Tři vejce do skla (1937) Hordubalové (1938) Škola základ života (1938) Muž z neznáma (1939) Christian (1939) Jiný vzduch (1939) Cesta do hlubin študákovy duše (1939) Eva tropí hlouposti (1939)
1940s	Katakomby (1940) Muzikantská Liduška (1940) Baron Prášil (1940) Druhá směna (1940) The Hard Life of an Adventurer (1941) Auntie's Fantasies (1941) A Charming Man (1941) The Blue Star Hotel (1941) Valentin the Good (1942) Barbora Hlavsová (1943) The Second Shot (1943) Experiment (1943) The Respectable Ladies of Pardubice (1944) Dir zuliebe (1944) The Wedding Ring (1944) Černí myslivci (1945) Guard 13 (1946) Warning (1946) Čapek's Tales (1947) Lost in the Suburbs (1948) A Kiss from the Stadium (1948) The Poacher's Foster Daughter or Noble Millionaire (1949) Motorcycles (1949)
1950s	Steel Town (1950) May Events (1951) The Trap (1951) The Emperor and the Golem (1952) The Secret of Blood (1953) Dog's Heads (1955) Leave It to Me (1955) Focus (1956) The Flood (1958) Today for the Last Time (1958) The Princess with the Golden Star (1959)
1960s	Bílá spona (1960) Dařbuján a Pandrhola (1960) The King of Kings (1963) Hvězda zvaná Pelyněk (1964) People on Wheels (1966) Přísně tajné premiéry (1967) Nejlepší ženská mého života (1968)

v t e Films directed by Karel Lamač
Gilly in Prague for the First Time (1920) White Paradise (1924) Karel Havlíček Borovský (1925) The Lantern (1925) The Countess from Podskalí (1926) Never the Twain (1926) Eve's Daughters (1928) Suzy Saxophone (1928) The First Kiss (1928) The Girl with the Whip (1929) Sin of a Beautiful Woman (1929) Sinful and Sweet (1929) The Caviar Princess (1930) Fairground People (1930) Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (1930) Him and His Sister (1931) The Squeaker (1931) Business Under Distress (1931) Die Fledermaus (1931) The Cruel Mistress (1932) The Undertaker (1932) A Night in Paradise (1932) Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (1932) Kiki (1932) Should We Wed Them? (1932) Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932) Mamsell Nitouche (1932) The Ringer (1932) The Love Hotel (1933) Daughter of the Regiment (1933) Little Dorrit (1934) Nezlobte dědečka (1934) The Switched Bride (1934) The Brenken Case (1934) Polish Blood (1934) Frasquita (1934) I Love All the Women (1935) Knockout (1935) The Young Count (1935) The White Horse Inn (1935) The Bashful Casanova (1936) The Postman from Longjumeau (1936) Where the Lark Sings (1936) Florentine (1937) A Girl from the Chorus (1937) The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937) Cause for Divorce (1937) The Vagabonds (1937) The Lantern (1938) Ducháček Will Fix It (1938) Place de la Concorde (1939) Schweik's New Adventures (1943) They Met in the Dark (1943) It Happened One Sunday (1944) One Night at the Tabarin (1947) The Thief of Bagdad (1952)

Films directed by Karel Lamač

Gilly in Prague for the First Time (1920)
White Paradise (1924)
Karel Havlíček Borovský (1925)
The Lantern (1925)
The Countess from Podskalí (1926)
Never the Twain (1926)
Eve's Daughters (1928)
Suzy Saxophone (1928)
The First Kiss (1928)
The Girl with the Whip (1929)
Sin of a Beautiful Woman (1929)
Sinful and Sweet (1929)
The Caviar Princess (1930)
Fairground People (1930)
Imperial and Royal Field Marshal (1930)
Him and His Sister (1931)
The Squeaker (1931)
Business Under Distress (1931)
Die Fledermaus (1931)
The Cruel Mistress (1932)
The Undertaker (1932)
A Night in Paradise (1932)
Lelíček in the Services of Sherlock Holmes (1932)
Kiki (1932)
Should We Wed Them? (1932)
Wehe, wenn er losgelassen (1932)
Mamsell Nitouche (1932)
The Ringer (1932)
The Love Hotel (1933)
Daughter of the Regiment (1933)
Little Dorrit (1934)
Nezlobte dědečka (1934)
The Switched Bride (1934)
The Brenken Case (1934)
Polish Blood (1934)
Frasquita (1934)
I Love All the Women (1935)
Knockout (1935)
The Young Count (1935)
The White Horse Inn (1935)
The Bashful Casanova (1936)
The Postman from Longjumeau (1936)
Where the Lark Sings (1936)
Florentine (1937)
A Girl from the Chorus (1937)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1937)
Cause for Divorce (1937)
The Vagabonds (1937)
The Lantern (1938)
Ducháček Will Fix It (1938)
Place de la Concorde (1939)
Schweik's New Adventures (1943)
They Met in the Dark (1943)
It Happened One Sunday (1944)
One Night at the Tabarin (1947)
The Thief of Bagdad (1952)

Edgar Wallace

Novels

The Four Just Men (1905)
Angel Esquire (1908)
The Council of Justice (1908)
Captain Tatham (1909)
The Duke in the Suburbs (1909)
The Nine Bears (1910)
Private Selby (1912)
The Fourth Plague (1913)
Grey Timothy (1913)
The River of Stars (1913)
The Man Who Bought London (1915)
The Melody of Death (1915)
A Debt Discharged (1916)
The Tomb of Ts'in (1916)
The Just Men of Cordova (1917)
The Secret House (1917)
The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1918)
Down Under Donovan (1918)
The Man Who Knew (1918)
Those Folk of Bulboro (1918)
The Green Rust (1919)
Kate Plus Ten (1919)
The Daffodil Mystery (1920)
Jack O'Judgment (1920)
The Book of All Power (1921)
The Law of the Four Just Men (1921)
The Angel of Terror (1922)
The Crimson Circle (1922)
The Flying Fifty-Five (1922)
Mr. Justice Maxell (1922)
The Valley of Ghosts (1922)
The Clue of the New Pin (1923)
The Green Archer (1923)
The Missing Million (1923)
The Dark Eyes of London (1924)
Double Dan (1924)
The Face in the Night (1924)
Room 13 (1924)
The Sinister Man (1924)
The Three Oak Mystery (1924)
Blue Hand (1925)
The Fellowship of the Frog (1925)
The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder (1925)
The Strange Countess (1925)
The Three Just Men (1925)
The Avenger (1926)
Barbara on Her Own (1926)
The Black Abbot (1926)
The Northing Tramp (1926)
The Terrible People (1926)
The Yellow Snake (1926)
The Big Foot (1927)
Terror Keep (1927)
The Traitor's Gate (1927)
The Squeaker (1927)
The Forger (1927)
Again the Three (1928)
The Gunner (1928)
Four Square Jane (1929)
The Green Ribbon (1929)
The India-Rubber Men (1929)
The Calendar (1930)
The Clue of the Silver Key (1930)
The Lady of Ascot (1930)
The Man at the Carlton (1931)
The Guv'nor and Other Short Stories (1932)

Plays

An African Millionaire (1904)
M'Lady (1921)
Double Dan (1927)
The Terror (1927)
The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
The Calendar (1929)
Persons Unknown (1929)
On the Spot (1930)
The Mouthpiece (1930)
Smoky Cell (1930)
The Old Man (1931)

Screenplays

Adaptations

J. G. Reeder	Mr. Reeder in Room 13 (1938) The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939) The Missing People (1940) The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (1969, TV series)
The Four Just Men	The Four Just Men (1921) The Four Just Men (1939) The Four Just Men (1959, TV series)
Edgar Wallace Mysteries	Urge to Kill (1960) Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) The Malpas Mystery (1960) Marriage of Convenience (1960) The Clue of the New Pin (1961) Man at the Carlton Tower (1961) The Fourth Square (1961) Man Detained (1961) Attempt to Kill (1961) Clue of the Silver Key (1961) Never Back Losers (1961) Partners in Crime (1961) The Sinister Man (1961) Time to Remember (1962) Playback (1962) Solo for Sparrow (1962) Locker Sixty-Nine (1962) Incident at Midnight (1963) Return to Sender (1963) Ricochet (1963) Accidental Death (1963) Five to One (1963) The Verdict (1964) We Shall See (1964) Act of Murder (1964) Change Partners (1965)
Rialto Films	Der Frosch mit der Maske (1959) The Crimson Circle (1960) The Avenger (1960) The Terrible People (1960) The Green Archer (1961) The Dead Eyes of London (1961) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) The Forger of London (1961) The Strange Countess (1961) The Puzzle of the Red Orchid (1962) The Door with Seven Locks (1962) The Inn on the River (1962) The Curse of the Yellow Snake (1963) The Squeaker (1963) The Black Abbot (1963) The Indian Scarf (1963) Room 13 (1964) The Curse of the Hidden Vault (1964) Der Hexer (1964) The Traitor's Gate (1964) Neues vom Hexer (1965) The Sinister Monk (1965) The Hunchback of Soho (1966) The Trygon Factor (1966) Creature with the Blue Hand (1967) The Monk with the Whip (1967) The Hound of Blackwood Castle (1968) Im Banne des Unheimlichen (1968) The Gorilla of Soho (1968) Double Face (1969) The Man with the Glass Eye (1969) The Body in the Thames (1971)
Other	The Man Who Bought London (1916) The Green Terror (1919) Pallard the Punter (1919) Angel Esquire (1919) Wanted at Headquarters (1920) The River of Stars (1921) The Crimson Circle (1922) Down Under Donovan (1922) Melody of Death (1922) The Diamond Man (1924) The Flying Fifty-Five (1924) The Green Archer (1925 serial) The Great Unknown (1927) The Terror (1928) Mark of the Frog (1928 serial) Chick (1928) The Forger (1928) The Terrible People (1928 serial) The Ringer (1928) The Man Who Changed His Name (1928) The Flying Squad (1929) The Crimson Circle (1929) The Clue of the New Pin (1929) Red Aces (1930) The Squeaker (1930) The Yellow Mask (1930) The Ringer (1931) To Oblige a Lady (1931) The Calendar (1931) The Old Man (1931) The Squeaker (1931) The Flying Squad (1932) The Frightened Lady (1932) The Ringer (1932) The Menace (1932) White Face (1932) Giallo (1933) The Jewel (1933) Before Dawn (1933) The Double (1934) Mystery Liner (1934) The Green Pack (1934) The Feathered Serpent (1934) The Lad (1935) Sanders of the River (1935) Born to Gamble (1935) Chick (1936) Educated Evans (1936) The Crimson Circle (1936) Prison Breaker (1936) Strangers on Honeymoon (1936) The Frog (1937) The Squeaker (1937) The Gaunt Stranger (1938) Dangerous to Know (1938) Kate Plus Ten (1938) Thank Evans (1938) The Terror (1938) The Return of the Frog (1938) Flying Fifty-Five (1939) The Dark Eyes of London (1939) The Case of the Frightened Lady (1940) The Door with Seven Locks (1940) The Flying Squad (1940) The Green Archer (1940 serial) The Missing Million (1942) The Calendar (1948) The Ringer (1952) The Avenger (1960) Death Drums Along the River (1963) Coast of Skeletons (1964) Circus of Fear (1966) Five Golden Dragons (1967) The Devil Came from Akasava (1970) The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971) What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) Seven Blood-Stained Orchids (1972)
Television	Educated Evans (1957–58) The Mixer (1992)

Family

Mary Jane Richards (mother)
Marriott Edgar (half-brother)
Bryan Edgar Wallace (son)

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