| Hidden Homicide | |
| Director: | Tony Young |
| Screenplay: | Bill Luckwell Anthony Young |
| Producer: | Bill Luckwell Derek Winn |
| Starring: | Griffith Jones Patricia Laffan James Kenney Bruce Seton Peter Carver Danny Green |
| Cinematography: | Ernest Palmer |
| Editing: | John Ferris |
| Music: | William Trytel |
| Studio: | Bill and Michael Luckwell Films |
| Distributor: | Rank Film Distributors Republic Pictures (US) |
| Runtime: | 71 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Hidden Homicide is a 1959 British 'B'[1] mystery film directed by Tony Young and starring Griffith Jones, Patricia Laffan, James Kenney, Bruce Seton, Peter Carver and Danny Green.[2] It was written by Bill Luckwell and Young, based on the 1951 novel Death at Shinglestrand by Paul Capon. It was released on 25 February 1959 by Rank Film Distributors.[3] [4]
Writer Michael Cornforth wakes up in a strange house in the countryside – fully clothed and holding a gun. On investigating, he discovers his cousin's dead body in the kitchen, and soon finds himself accused of murder.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "After an intriguing start, this romantic 'whodunnit' collapses under clumsy development, involving a strained exercise in female impersonation from James Kenney and a particularly far-fetched dénouement."[5]