The Voice of Merrill

A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to wish her dead

Cast

Valerie Hobson

as Alycia Roche

James Robertson Justice

as Jonathan Roche

Edward Underdown

as Hugh Allen

Henry Kendall

as Ronald Parker

Garry Marsh

as Inspector Thornton

Sam Kydd

as Sgt. Baker

Ian Fleming

as Dr. Forrest

Daniel Wherry

as Pierce

Daphne Newton

as Miss Quinn

Reviews

John Chard

Hah Hah! Murder Will Out. The Voice of Merrill (AKA: Murder Will Out) is directed by John Gilling who also adapts the screenplay from a story written by Terence Austin and Gerald Landeau. It stars Valerie Hobson, James Robertson Justice, Edward Underdown, Gary Marsh and Henry Kendall. Music is by...

CinemaSerf

There's something of the theatrical about the opening to this: a glamorous woman is shot - we hear the shot, see her fall but have no ideas as to the assailant. It transpires that she was a rather unsavoury blackmailer and we have quite a few potential suspects for "Insp. Thornton" (Garry Marsh) to ...

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