| The Clue of the New Pin | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arthur Maude |
| Written by | Edgar Wallace (novel) Kathleen Hayden |
| Produced by | S.W. Smith |
| Starring | Benita Hume Kim Peacock Donald Calthrop John Gielgud |
| Cinematography | Horace Wheddon |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date | March 1929 |
Running time | 7,292 feet[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Clue of the New Pin is a 1929 British crime film directed by Arthur Maude and starring Benita Hume, Kim Peacock, and Donald Calthrop. It was made at Beaconsfield Studios.
The film was one of only 10 filmed in British Phototone, a sound-on-disc system which used 12-inch discs. All of the other nine films made in this process were short films.[2] In March 1929, this film and The Crimson Circle, filmed in the De Forest Phonofilm sound-on-film system, were 'trade-shown' to cinema exhibitors.[3]
This film is an adaptation of the 1923 novel The Clue of the New Pin by Edgar Wallace. It was later remade in 1961.
A wealthy recluse is murdered in an absolutely sealed room.