The Clue of the New Pin
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Original title | The Clue of the New Pin |
Country of production | United Kingdom |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1961 |
length | 58 minutes |
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Director | Allan Davis |
script | Philip Mackie , Edgar Wallace |
production |
Jack Greenwood , Jim O'Connolly |
music | Ron Goodwin |
camera | Bert Mason |
cut | Anne Barker |
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The Clue of the New Pin (translated "The secret of the new pin") is a British thriller by Allan Davis from the year 1961 . It was produced by the film company Merton Park Studios . The screenplay comes from Philip Mackie and builds on the novel of the same name (Eng. The Secret of the Pin ) by Edgar Wallace . The film was one of the first parts of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries , a series of 47 Edgar Wallace film adaptations made by Merton Park Studios between 1960 and 1965; it was never shown in Germany.
action
John Trasmere is a millionaire and is found dead in his apartment. The police suspect suicide due to a locked door, but reporter Rex Lander continues to investigate and track down the nephew. This is blackmailed by a confidante, who he also kills.
Reviews
In their Das Edgar Wallace Lexikon from 2004, Joachim Kramp and Jürgen Wehnert cite a rather damning review of the film by the Monthly Film Bulletin . Accordingly, the film is "a listless attempt to modernize this old-fashioned Edgar Wallace crime thriller". The result is just an unbelievable curiosity among the B-Pictures.
supporting documents
- ^ "Clue of the New Pin, The (Film II)." In: Joachim Kramp, Jürgen Wehnert: Das Edgar Wallace Lexikon. Life, work, films. It is impossible not to be captivated by Edgar Wallace! Verlag Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2004; Pp. 414-415. ISBN 3-89602-508-2 .
- ^ Review of the Monthly Film Bulletin from April 1961, quoted from "Clue of the New Pin, The (Film II)." In: Joachim Kramp, Jürgen Wehnert: Das Edgar Wallace Lexikon. Life, work, films. It is impossible not to be captivated by Edgar Wallace! Verlag Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2004; Pp. 414-415. ISBN 3-89602-508-2 .
Web links
- The Clue of the New Pin in the Internet Movie Database (English)