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. In March 1929, this film and The Crimson Circle, filmed in the De ForestPhonofilmsound-on-film system, were 'trade-shown' to cinema exhibitors.
The Clue of the New Pin 1929 film Article Talk Language Watch Edit 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 Clue of the New PinDirected byArthur MaudeWritten byEdgar Wallace novel Kathleen HaydenProduced byS W SmithStarringBenita Hume Kim Peacock Donald Calthrop John GielgudCinematographyHorace WheddonProduction companyBritish Lion Film CorporationDistributed byProducers Distributing CorporationRelease dateMarch 1929Running time7 292 feet 1 CountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish 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 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksPlot EditA wealthy recluse is murdered in an absolutely sealed room Cast EditBenita Hume Ursula Ardfern Kim Peacock Tab Holland Donald Calthrop Yeh Ling John Gielgud Rex Trasmere Harold Saxon Snell Walters Johnny Butt Wellington Briggs Colin Kenny Inspector CarverReferences Edit Low p 349 BFI Database entry BFI Database entryBibliography EditLow Rachael History of the British Film 1918 1929 George Allen amp Unwin 1971 External links EditThe Clue of the New Pin at IMDb The Clue of the New Pin 1929 at SilentEra This article related to a British film of the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Clue of the New Pin 1929 film amp oldid 1027556178, wikipedia, wiki, book,
