08 August, 2006

Edgar Wallace: Film Director, Playwright, Novelist, etc...

Main image of Wallace, Edgar (1875-1932)

From 1915 to 2005 there have been about as many films based on the writings of EW as there are in the Jess Franco filmography. Wallace actually directed two films and wanted to direct the first KING KONG. He died in Hollywood in 1932.
Trivia Question: What Jess Franco film included an appearance by KING KONG?

2 comments:

Tim Lucas said...

Trivia Question: What Jess Franco film included an appearance by KING KONG?

Since no one else is jumping in to win your cash and prizes, it might as well be me.

Answer: SUCCUBUS!

"Is it King Kong... or this dinosaur... or is it him? The NEW one?"

Robert Monell said...

Finally, a winner. KK is also in THE UNSPEAKABLE ORGIES OF EMANUELLE (1982), as a waxworks scale model, complete with Fay Wray in hand, in the scene where Muriel Montessoy and Antonio Mayans visit the museum of Pop icons. And Franco still wants to film THE CASE OF THE FRIGHTENED LADY, so his obsession with EW pretty much spans his career. The only prize I can offer is my VHS boxset of SOS COAST GUARD, now that I have it on DVD!