| Persons in Hiding | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Louis King |
| Screenplay by | William R. Lipman Horace McCoy |
| Produced by | William LeBaron |
| Starring | Lynne Overman Patricia Morison J. Carrol Naish William "Bill" Henry Helen Twelvetrees William Frawley |
| Cinematography | Harry Fischbeck |
| Edited by | Hugh Bennett |
| Music by | John Leipold Floyd Morgan Leo Shuken |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Persons in Hiding is a 1939 American crime film directed by Louis King and written by William R. Lipman and Horace McCoy. The film stars Lynne Overman, Patricia Morison, J. Carrol Naish, William "Bill" Henry, Helen Twelvetrees and William Frawley. The film was released on February 10, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
It was one of several films that were based on the book Persons in Hiding, credited to J. Edgar Hoover, but generally believed to have been ghosted by Courtney Ryley Cooper.
It was a fictionalization of the pursuit of Machine Gun Kelly and his wife, Kathryn, with elements of Bonnie and Clyde.
