Game for Three Losers (novel)

Game for Three Losers
AuthorEdgar Lustgarten
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
PublisherMuseum Press
Publication date
1952
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Game for Three Losers is a 1952 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Lustgarten.[1] The story revolves a young Member of Parliament with bright prospects who becomes caught up in a blackmail plot.[2]

Film adaptation

In 1965 it was adapted into a film of the same title directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Michael Gough.[3] Shot at Merton Park Studios, it was produced by the makers of the long-running series of Edgar Wallace adaptations but was not itself part of the series.[4]

References

  1. ^ Jorgensen & Jones p.243-44
  2. ^ Reilly p.973
  3. ^ Goble p.296
  4. ^ Grant p.264

Bibliography

  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Grant, John. A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Essential Reference Guide. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
  • Jorgensen, John & Jones, Daniel. Contemporary Authors New Revision. Cengage Gale, 1997.
  • Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015.