The Terror (play)
| The Terror | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Edgar Wallace |
| Date premiered | 21 February 1927 |
| Place premiered | Winter Gardens Theatre, New Brighton Lyceum Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Mystery |
The Terror is a 1927 mystery thriller play by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It is based on Wallace's 1926 novel The Black Abbot.[1]
It premiered at the Winter Gardens Theatre in New Brighton, before beginning a run of 246 performances at the Lyceum Theatre in the West End. The original cast included John Turnbull, Felix Aylmer, Franklyn Bellamy, Dennis Neilson-Terry, Carol Reed and Mary Glynne.[2]
Film adaptations[edit]
In 1928 it was turned into an early sound film The Terror by the American studio Warner Bros. This was followed in 1934 Return of the Terror, which was neither a sequel nor a remake but was loosely-inspired by the original play.
In 1938 the play was adapted into a British film The Terror starring Wilfrid Lawson, Linden Travers and Bernard Lee, shot at Elstree Studios.
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Kabatchnik, Amnon. Blood on the Stage, 1975-2000: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection : an Annotated Repertoire. Rowman & Littlefield, 2012.
- Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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