The Squeaker (1930 film)

The Squeaker is a 1930 British mystery crime film directed by Edgar Wallace and starring Percy Marmont, Anne Grey and Gordon Harker.

The Squeaker
Directed by	Edgar Wallace
Written by	Edgar Wallace
Based on	The Squeaker by Edgar Wallace
Produced by	S.W. Smith
Starring	Percy Marmont Anne Grey Gordon Harker
Cinematography	Claude L. McDonnell Horace Wheddon
Edited by	Bryan Edgar Wallace
Production company	British Lion Film Corporation
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release date	June 1930 (1930-06)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It was shot at Beaconsfield Studios. The film was adapted by Wallace from his own 1927 novel The Squeaker. It was one of several films based on Wallace's novels made by the British Lion Film company during the era. Wallace's son, Bryan Edgar Wallace, reportedly edited the film.

Cast

• Percy Marmont as Captain Leslie
• Anne Grey as Beryl Stedman
• Gordon Harker as Bill Annerley
• Trilby Clark as Millie Trent
• Alfred Drayton as Lew Friedman
• Eric Maturin as Frank Sutton
• Nigel Bruce as Collie
• W. Cronin Wilson as Inspector

See also

• The Squeaker (1931)
• The Squeaker (1937)
• The Squeaker (1963)

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• The Squeaker at IMDb