DO YOU KNOW THIS VOICE? is a cheap British crime drama that seems to have spent all of its money on importing aged American star Dan Duryea. For once he plays the villain of the piece, a child kidnapper looking to make a great deal of cash, except of course things go wrong and rather quickly. This small-scale drama feels like a cheap riff of the better SEANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON, which had the depth this film lacks, and the action seems to be limited to two small enclosed households. Duryea is a boring antagonist and the protagonists little better; the female roles tend to be more interesting than the male ones here. Best of the bunch is Peter Madden, shining as the detective on the case. The film has some fun macabre elements involving poisoning, but it never really picks up like it should.
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