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The Clue of the New Pin
The Clue of the New Pin is a 1961 British second feature ('B') crime film directed by Allan Davis and starring Paul Daneman, Bernard Archard and James Villiers. 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.
Plot
TV journalist Tab Holland assists Scotland yard with the murder of a reclusive millionaire whose corpse is discovered locked in a vault. The key to the vault is mysteriously found on the table beside the corpse.
Cast
More details
author | Philip Mackie |
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director | Allan Davis |
editor | Anne Barker |
genre | crime |
keywords | locked in scotland yard |
musicBy | Ron Goodwin |
producer | Jack Greenwood |
productionCompany | Merton Park Studios |
publisher | Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors |