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| Author | Edgar Lustgarten |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Museum Press |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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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]
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]
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