Hidden Homicide

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Hidden Homicide
Hidden Homicide poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tony Young
Screenplay by Bill Luckwell
Anthony Young
Based onDeath at Shinglestrand
by Paul Capon
Produced byBill Luckwell
Derek Winn
Starring Griffith Jones
Patricia Laffan
James Kenney
Bruce Seton
Peter Carver
Danny Green
Cinematography Ernest Palmer
Edited byJohn Ferris
Music by William Trytel
Production
companies
Bill and Michael Luckwell Films
Distributed by Rank Film Distributors
Republic Pictures (US)
Release date
  • 25 February 1959 (1959-02-25)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Hidden Homicide is a 1959 British 'B' [1] mystery film directed by Tony Young and starring Griffith Jones, Patricia Laffan, James Kenney, Bruce Seton, Peter Carver and Danny Green. [2] It was written by Bill Luckwell and Young, based on the 1951 novel Death at Shinglestrand by Paul Capon. It was released on 25 February 1959 by Rank Film Distributors. [3] [4] [5]

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Plot

Writer Michael Cornforth wakes up in a strange house in the countryside – fully clothed and holding a gun. On investigating, he discovers his cousin's dead body in the kitchen, and soon finds himself accused of murder.

Cast

Production

The producers had made The Crooked Sky through Rank. The movie was shot at Merton Park in November 1957. [6]

Critical reception

Kinematograph Weekly wrote "The picture gets around, but moves in shabby and fantastic circles. Griffith Jones doesn’t know whether he’s coming or going as Michael, Patricia Laffan makes an incredibly trusting Jean, and James Kenney takes on far more than he can chew as Castellan, Kate and Mrs. Dodge, a “ char,” but Bruce Seton is not too bad as Dodd. The love angle stretches credulity to breaking point, and even its in-the-nick-of-time climax misfires. The Staging is not so hot, either." [7]

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "After an intriguing start, this romantic 'whodunnit' collapses under clumsy development, involving a strained exercise in female impersonation from James Kenney and a particularly far-fetched dénouement." [8]

References

  1. ↑ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 130. ISBN   978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ↑ "Hidden Homicide". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Hidden Homicide (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Sandra Brennan. "Hidden Homicide (1959) - Tony Young". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (27 June 2025). "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation, 1959". Filmink. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Peter Evan's Studio Round Up". Kinematograph Weekly. 7 November 1957. p. 50.
  7. ↑ "Hidden Homcide". Kinematograph Weekly. 22 January 1959. p. 18.
  8. ↑ "Hidden Homicide". The Monthly Film Bulletin . 26 (300): 33. 1 January 1959. ProQuest   1305824451.


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