The Verdict (1964 film)

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The Verdict
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Directed by David Eady
Written by Arthur La Bern
Based onShort story
by Edgar Wallace
Produced by Jack Greenwood
Starring Cec Linder
Zena Marshall
Nigel Davenport
Cinematography James Wilson
Edited by Derek Holding
Music by Bernard Ebbinghouse
Production
company
Merton Park Studios
Distributed by Anglo-Amalgamated
Release date
1964
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
Language English

The Verdict is a 1964 British mystery thriller film directed by David Eady and starring Cec Linder, Zena Marshall and Nigel Davenport. [1] Part of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries film series made at Merton Park Studios, the film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins.

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