Hidden Homicide

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Hidden Homicide
Hidden Homicide poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Anthony 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 mystery film directed by Anthony Young and written by Bill Luckwell and Anthony Young. It is based on the 1951 novel Death at Shinglestrand by Paul Capon. The film stars Griffith Jones, Patricia Laffan, James Kenney, Bruce Seton, Peter Carver and Danny Green. The film was released on 25 February 1959 by Rank Film Distributors. [1] [2]

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Plot

Writer Michael Cornforth (Griffiths Jones) 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.

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References

  1. "Hidden Homicide (1959)". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  2. Sandra Brennan. "Hidden Homicide (1959) - Tony Young". AllMovie. Retrieved 19 March 2018.