| 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 Americancrime film directed byLouis King and written by William R. Lipman andHorace McCoy. The film starsLynne Overman,Patricia Morison,J. Carrol Naish,William "Bill" Henry,Helen Twelvetrees andWilliam Frawley. The film was released on February 10, 1939, byParamount Pictures.[1][2]
It was one of several films that were based on the bookPersons in Hiding, credited toJ. Edgar Hoover, but generally believed to have been ghosted byCourtney Ryley Cooper.
It was a fictionalization of the pursuit ofMachine Gun Kelly and his wife, Kathryn, with elements ofBonnie and Clyde.
Beautiful Dorothy Bronson has a big thirst for luxury, perfume and furs, due to this, she turns thief Freddie Martin into a notorious armed robber for her needs, and eventually gets him sent to Alcatraz.
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