| 词条 | The Squeaker (1937 film) |
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| name = The Squeaker | image = "The_Squeaker"_(1937).jpg | image size = | caption = U.S. theatrical poster | director = William K. Howard | producer = Alexander Korda | screenplay = Ted Berkman (as Edward O. Berkman) Bryan Edgar Wallace (scenario) (as Bryan Wallace) | based on = novel by Edgar Wallace | starring = Edmund Lowe Sebastian Shaw Ann Todd | music = Miklós Rózsa | cinematography = Georges Périnal | editing = Russell Lloyd | studio = London Film Productions | distributor = United Artists (UK) | released = 6 November 1937 (UK) | runtime = 77 min. | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = }}The Squeaker is a 1937 British crime film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw and Ann Todd.[1] Edmund Lowe reprised his stage performance in the role of Inspector Barrabal.[2] It is based on the 1927 novel The Squeaker by Edgar Wallace. The Squeaker is underworld slang for informer.[3] The film is sometimes known by its U.S. alternative title Murder on Diamond Row.[3] PlotLondon's thieves are at the mercy of a super fence, who is in on every big jewellery robbery in the city. If the thieves won't split the loot with him, 'The Squeaker' shops them to the Police. A disgraced ex-detective believes there may be an opportunity to clear his name if he can capture 'The Squeaker'. Cast
Critical receptionTV Guide wrote, "(it) has its moments, but is bogged down by the unnecessary characterizations, some occasionally inept lensing, and slow-paced direction";[4] while the Radio Times wrote, "Edgar Wallace's classic whodunnit has been reworked into an efficient crime story by producer Alexander Korda...Confined within starchy studio sets, William K Howard directs steadily, but the removal of that touch of mystery leaves him with precious little to play with, to the extent that he has to bolster the action with protracted love scenes between Lowe and Ann Todd. Robert Newton and Alastair Sim put in pleasing support appearances";[2] and Leonard Maltin wrote, "classy cast in first-rate Edgar Wallace mystery."[5]References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/52485|title=The Squeaker|work=BFI}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/film/m9rnb/the-squeaker|title=The Squeaker|author=David Parkinson|work=RadioTimes}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/84191/Murder-on-Diamond-Row/notes.html|title=Murder on Diamond Row (1937) - Notes - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/murder-on-diamond-row-126781/review/|title=Murder On Diamond Row|work=TVGuide.com}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/84191/Murder-on-Diamond-Row/|title=Murder on Diamond Row (1937) - Overview - TCM.com|work=Turner Classic Movies}} External links
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