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Numerous Crime Club books were made into movies before the Universal series: Murder by the Clock (1931 Paramount), The Mystery of Mr. X (1934 MGM), and While the Patient Slept (1935 Warner Brothers) were all adapted from best-selling Crime Club novels.
The Crime Club began life in 1928 with the publication of The Desert Moon Mystery by Kay Cleaver Strahan, and ceased publication in 1991. In the intervening 63 years, The Crime Club published 2,492 titles.
Gambling Ship is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Aubrey Scotto and written by Alex Gottlieb. The film stars Robert Wilcox, Helen Mack, Edward Brophy, Irving Pichel, Joe Sawyer and Selmer Jackson.
The Black Doll is a 1938 American mystery film directed by Otis Garrett and starring Donald Woods and Edgar Kennedy. The film was the second in Universal's Crime Club series following The Westland Case .
Jun 25, 2020 · The movie industry was also keen on Crime Club publications, and several films were produced by Lawrence Fox who formed Crime Club Productions (a subsidiary of his General Film Company). These silver screen versions were released by Universal Pictures. In 1937, Fox proposed a Crime Club Hour for
The synopsis and credits were based on a studio continuity and contemporary reviews. Jonathan Latimer's novel was published for Crime Club, Inc. This was the second film in the "Bill Crane" and "Crime Club" series. For additional information on the series, consult the Series Index and for The Westland Case.
Jun 21, 2022 · In 1937, Universal Pictures made a deal with Crime Club and were granted the right to select four of their yearly published novels to adapt into films. The u...
