The Clue of the New Pin (1961 film)

The Clue of the New Pin
Directed byAllan Davis
Written byPhilip Mackie
Based onthe novel by Edgar Wallace
Produced byJack Greenwood
StarringPaul Daneman
Bernard Archard
James Villiers
CinematographyBert Mason
Edited byAnne Barker
Music byRon Goodwin (uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed byAnglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors (UK)
Release date
  • 1961 (1961)
Running time
58 mins
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Clue of the New Pin is a 1961 British second feature ('B')[1] crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Paul Daneman, Bernard Archard and James Villiers.[2][3] The screenplay was by Philip Mackie, based on the 1923 Edgar Wallace novel of the same title which was previously filmed in 1929. It is part of the series of Edgar Wallace Mysteries films made at Merton Park Studios from 1960 to 1965.

  1. ^ Chibnall, Steve; McFarlane, Brian (2009). The British 'B' Film. London: BFI/Bloomsbury. p. 236. ISBN 978-1-8445-7319-6.
  2. ^ "The Clue of the New Pin". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. ^ "BFI Database entry". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009.