second, american, television, play, playhouse, egyptian, action, film, 1959, film, 1956, crime, novel, british, writer, edward, grierson, gold, dagger, award, crime, writers, association, first, editionauthoredward, griersoncountryunited, kingdomlanguageenglis. For the American television play see The Second Man Playhouse 90 For the Egyptian action film see The Second Man 1959 film The Second Man is a 1956 crime novel by the British writer Edward Grierson 1 It won the Gold Dagger award of the Crime Writers Association The Second ManFirst editionAuthorEdward GriersonCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishGenreCrimePublisherChatto and WindusPublication date1956Media typePrint Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Adaptations 3 References 4 BibliographySynopsis editA new female barrister Marion Kerrison defends a man accused of murdering his aunt to get his hands of her jewels 2 Adaptations editMain article The Second Man Playhouse 90 It was adapted for a 1959 episode of the American television series Playhouse 90 that starred James Mason Diana Wynyard Margaret Leighton and Hugh Griffith 3 Another adaptation was as an episode of the British television series ITV Play of the Week under the title A Man Involved 1959 A West German TV film directed by Peter Zadek had the title Die Dame in der schwarzen Robe 1960 References edit Reilly p 70 White p 172 Roberts p 214Bibliography editReilly John M Twentieth Century Crime amp Mystery Writers Springer 2015 Roberts Jerry Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors Scarecrow Press 2009 White Terry Justice Denoted The Legal Thriller in American British and Continental Courtroom Literature Praeger 2003 nbsp This article about a crime novel of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Second Man amp oldid 1217929661, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
