The Price of Silence
Roger Fenton has been released from prison and stared to build a new life. But his past catches up when an elderly visitor is murdered in his office.
Top Cast
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Gordon Jackson
Roger Fenton
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June Thorburn
Audrey Trusscott
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Maya Koumani
Maria Shipley
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Terence Alexander
John Braine
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Mary Clare
Mrs. West
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Victor Brooks
Supt. Wilson
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Joan Heal
Ethel
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Llewellyn Rees
H. G. Shipley
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Olive Sloane
Landlady
Overview
Roger Fenton has been released from prison and stared to build a new life. But his past catches up when an elderly visitor is murdered in his office.
Rating
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1 Reviews
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CinemaSerf6 Mar 28, 2022It is good to see Gordon Jackson in a meatier role than his usual supporting cast parts. Here, he is an ex-con who, having struggled to go straight after his release from prison for embezzlement, has changed his name. He gets a job working for an estate agent and makes quite a go of it. One of the blokes he encountered in prison (Sam Kydd) cottons on to his secret though and starts to blackmail him. Things soon escalate out of control as an eccentric client is found murdered in his office and he becomes the prime suspect. It's a well stitched together effort and starts off quite interestingly, but sadly develops into a rather humdrum melodrama.
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