| The Verdict | |
| Director: | David Eady |
| Producer: | Jack Greenwood |
| Starring: | Cec Linder Zena Marshall Nigel Davenport |
| Music: | Bernard Ebbinghouse |
| Cinematography: | James Wilson |
| Editing: | Derek Holding |
| Studio: | Merton Park Studios |
| Distributor: | Anglo-Amalgamated |
| Runtime: | 59 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Verdict (also known as Big Four) 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.
Rich racketeer Joe Armstrong arrives in London after being deported from the U.S.A. Superintendent Brett, investigating a murder committed 24 years previously, arrests Armstrong, who tells accomplice Larry Mason to rig his trial jury, but crime boss Danny Thorne wants some of Joe's money for himself.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "This is a film without much originality but also without too many clichés or irrelevant scenes. As usual with the Edgar Wallace series, preoccupation with plot ramifications leads to paleness in the character drawing, and the actors never manage to create living, interesting persons out of their parts. Derek Francis and Cec Linder have their moments, however, and as a story told straightforwardly without surprises, it sustains the interest."[2]