Hidden Homicide is a 1959 British mystery film directed by Anthony Young and written by Bill Luckwell and Anthony Young. It is based on the 1951 novel Death at Shinglestrand by Paul Capon. The film stars Griffith Jones, Patricia Laffan, James Kenney, Bruce Seton, Peter Carver and Danny Green. The film was released on 25 February 1959 by Rank Film Distributors.

Plot

Writer Michael Cornforth (Griffiths Jones) 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.

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Cast

Griffith Jones as Michael Cornforth

Patricia Laffan as Jean Gilson

James Kenney as Oswald Castellan

Bruce Seton as Bill Dodd

Peter Carver as Wally Gizzard

Danny Green as Cliff Darby

Charles Farrell as Mungo Peddy

John Moore as The Stranger

Richard Shaw as Wright

Robert Raglan as Ashbury

Maya Koumani as Marian Savage

David Chivers as The Chemist

Norman Wynne as The Innkeeper

Frank Hawkins as Ben Leacock

Jan Wilson as Porter

Joe Wadham as Marshall

John Watson as Policeman

References

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1959 films

British mystery films

1950s mystery films

1950s English-language films

1950s British films

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