The Urgent Hangman
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| Author | Peter Cheyney |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Slim Callaghan |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Publisher | William Collins, Sons (UK) Dodd, Mead & Company (US) |
Publication date | 1938 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 230 |
| ISBN | 1471901599 |
| Followed by | Dangerous Curves |
The Urgent Hangman is a 1938 thriller novel by the British writer Peter Cheyney. It introduced the fictional London-based private detective Slim Callaghan, the first in a series of seven novels as well as two short story collections.
Adaptations[edit]
In 1952 it was adapted for the stage by Gerald Verner as Meet Mr. Callaghan and ran for 340 performances at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End.[1] The play was in turn adapted for the 1954 film Meet Mr. Callaghan directed by Charles Saunders and starring Derrick De Marney and Adrienne Corri.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Wearing, J.P. The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014 p. 165. ASIN B00NPRQ86U. ISBN 978-0810893078.
- ^ Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. p. 82. ISBN 3598114923.
Bibliography[edit]
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015. p. 300. ISBN 0312824181. OL 4437992M.
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