 1928 edition | |
| Author | Edgar Wallace |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
Publication date | 1926 |
| Media type | |
The Yellow Snake is a 1926 thriller novel by the British writer Edgar Wallace.
It provided the basis for the 1963 West German film The Curse of the Yellow Snake directed by Franz Josef Gottlieb and starring Joachim Fuchsberger, Brigitte Grothum. [1] It was made as part of a long-running series of Wallace adaptations during the decade. [2]
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