The Clue of the New Pin

Movie
Original title	The Clue of the New Pin
Country of production	United Kingdom
original language	English
Publishing year	1961
length	58 minutes
Rod
Director	Allan Davis
script	Philip Mackie , Edgar Wallace
production	Jack Greenwood , ; Jim O'Connolly
music	Ron Goodwin
camera	Bert Mason
cut	Anne Barker
occupation
	Paul Daneman : Rex Lander; James Villiers : Tab Holland; Katherine Woodville : Jane Ardfern; Bernard Archard : Superintendent Carver; Clive Morton : Ramsey Brown; Wolfe Morris : Yeh Ling; David Horne : John Trasmere;

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)

[Kramp_&_Wehnert_2004-1] "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 .

[Kramp_&_Wehnert_2004_MFB-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 .