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The Price of Silence (1959)

The Price of Silence poster
Directed by
Montgomery Tully
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 13m
Rated
U
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-convict tries to rebuild his life after prison. He is targeted by a blackmailer and later becomes the main suspect in a murder case.

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What happens

The Price of Silence is a 1960 British crime film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Gordon Jackson, June Thorburn, Mary Clare, Maya Koumani, Sam Kydd and Terence Alexander. It was written by Maurice J. Wilson based on the 1958 novel One Step From Murder by Laurence Meynell. An ex-convict is blackmailed and suspected of murder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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