The Green Rust

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The Green Rust
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Author Edgar Wallace
Country United Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
Publication date
1919
Media typePrint

The Green Rust is a 1919 crime novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace. An American detective battles an evil Doctor who plans to destroy the world's wheat supplies.

Edgar Wallace British crime writer, journalist and playwright

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was an English writer.

Wheat Cereal grain

Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain which is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus Triticum; the most widely grown is common wheat.

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Film adaptation

The same year it was made into a silent film The Green Terror directed by William Kellino and starring Heather Thatcher. [1]

The Green Terror is a 1919 British silent crime film directed by W.P. Kellino and starring Aurelio Sidney, Heather Thatcher and W.T. Ellwanger. It is based on the novel The Green Rust by Edgar Wallace. An American detective battles an evil Doctor who plans to destroy the world's wheat supplies.

Heather Thatcher British actress

Heather Thatcher was an English actress in theatre and films.

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References

  1. Goble p.487

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