The India-Rubber Men Explained
| The India-Rubber Men |
| Author: | Edgar Wallace |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Inspector Elk |
| Genre: | Crime |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Release Date: | 1929 |
| Media Type: | Print |
The India-Rubber Men is a 1929 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. It was part of a series of books featuring the character Inspector Elk of Scotland Yard.
Synopsis
Police hunt for a gang called the India-Rubber Men, who wear gasmasks and rubber gloves, and carry gas bombs to stave off pursuit.
Film adaptations
In 1938 it was turned into a film The Return of the Frog starring Gordon Harker.[1]
It was loosely adapted into the 1962 West German film The Inn on the River, part of Rialto Film's long-running series of Wallace adaptations.
Characters
- William Elk - A retired inspector who comes out of hiding
- Harry Lime - The retired murderer Known as “The Frog” who faked his death
- Insp. Philo Johnstone - a man who is taking Elk’s place as inspector
- Mr. Wade - the officer patrolling the Mecca
- Leila Smith - the woman who is the target of The Indian Rubber Men
- Ned Acks - The mysterious man Who is trying to sell the Mecca
- Dr. Charles Ionn - A Doctor who Does the autopsy of the victims
- James - Richard Gordon’s Butler and Valet
- Richard Gordon - a friend of William Elk Who comes to solve the case
- Sir John Archibald - The Chief inspector of the police
- H.Kipp - A Spy Who stalks the river
Notes and References
- Goble p.487
