The Squeaker (1937 film)

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The Squeaker (U.S. title: Murder on Diamond Row) is a 1937 British crime film directed by William K. Howard and starring Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw and Ann Todd. It was written by Ted Berkman (as Edward O. Berkman) and Bryan Edgar (as Bryan Wallace) based on the 1927 novel The Squeaker and the 1928 play of the same title by Edgar Wallace. Lowe reprised his stage performance in the role of Inspector Barrabal. The term "squeaker" is underworld slang for an informer, analogous to the American term "squealer".

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