Persons in Hiding

Persons in Hiding is a 1939 American crime film directed by Louis King and written by William R. Lipman and Horace McCoy. The film stars Lynne Overman, Patricia Morison, J. Carrol Naish, William "Bill" Henry, Helen Twelvetrees and William Frawley. The film was released on February 10, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.

Persons in Hiding
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLouis King
Screenplay byWilliam R. Lipman
Horace McCoy
Produced byWilliam LeBaron
StarringLynne Overman
Patricia Morison
J. Carrol Naish
William "Bill" Henry
Helen Twelvetrees
William Frawley
CinematographyHarry Fischbeck
Edited byHugh Bennett
Music byJohn Leipold
Floyd Morgan
Leo Shuken
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 10, 1939 (1939-02-10)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It was one of several films that were based on the book Persons in Hiding, credited to J. Edgar Hoover, but generally believed to have been ghosted by Courtney Ryley Cooper.

It was a fictionalization of the pursuit of Machine Gun Kelly and his wife, Kathryn, with elements of Bonnie and Clyde.

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