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The Voice of Merrill

Millions heard him confess to murder!
1952 | 83m | English

(328 votes)

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Popularity: 2 (history)

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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
Release Date: Dec 01, 1952
Director: John Gilling
Writer: John Gilling, Gerald Landeau
Genres: Mystery
Keywords murder, blackmailer
Production Companies Tempean Films
Box Office Revenue: $0
Budget: $0
Updates Updated: May 07, 2024
Entered: Apr 30, 2024
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Full Credits

Name Character
Valerie Hobson Alycia Roche
James Robertson Justice Jonathan Roche
Edward Underdown Hugh Allen
Henry Kendall Ronald Parker
Garry Marsh Inspector Thornton
Sam Kydd Sgt. Baker
Ian Fleming Dr. Forrest
Daniel Wherry Pierce
Daphne Newton Miss Quinn
Name Job
John Gilling Writer, Director
Gerald Landeau Writer
Frank Cordell Music
Monty Berman Director of Photography
Desmond Davis Focus Puller
Name Title
Robert S. Baker Producer
Monty Berman Producer
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Reviews

John Chard
7.0

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 ... Frank Cordell and cinematography by Monty Berman. A British Who Done It? Thriller Out of Tempean Films, The Voice of Merrill begins with the murder of a pretty lady, the perpetrator unseen of course, and thus begins a tale of blackmail, illicit affairs, dastardly plotting, sleuthing and the vagaries of fate. It’s a complex screenplay in many ways, perhaps unnecessary so, and Gilling strains to make all the threads amount to anything akin to suspense. However, once the momentum builds, and the net closes in on the suspects, the makers unleash some genuine surprises that in turn lead to a dramatic climax of some memorable impact. The acting is only ok, though it’s always fun to see Robertson Justice doing one of his big bluff cantankerous acts. 6.5/10

May 16, 2024
Geronimo1967
6.0

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 ... get to grips with. The investigation into her murder is really only tangential to the storyline. The real story centres around the snobbish writer "Jonathan" (James Robertson Justice) who has an heart condition and a wife "Alycia" (Valerie Hobson) who is keen on up-and-coming writer "Hugh" (Edward Underdown). It turns out that JRJ's business partner "Parker" (Henry Kendall) also has some skin in this game - having embezzled some £3,000 from his company's funds. Things all start to come to an head when "Alycia" concludes that she must dispose of her ailing husband so she can be free to be with her new beau... At times it's a well written mystery featuring a solid effort from the curmudgeonly star, but for the most part the melodrama between Hobson and her unlikely gentleman friend Underdown dominates and drags the thing downunder. Still, it's quite enjoyable as the pieces of the jigsaw gradually fit into place - and the ending has quite a nice twist to it too. Worth a watch.

Oct 20, 2022