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Blackmail

"A romance of Scotland Yard"

1929-07-11 Drama 1hr 26m

London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.

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London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.

  • Released
    1929-07-11
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 26m
  • Genre
    Drama, Thriller, Crime
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.9
  • Production
    British International Pictures

Crew

Alfred Hitchcock
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay
John Maxwell
Producer
Keywords:
london, england blackmail scotland yard based on play or musical black and white boyfriend girlfriend relationship

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Cast

Anny Ondra

Anny Ondra
Alice White
Sara Allgood

Sara Allgood
Mrs. White
Charles Paton

Charles Paton
Mr. White
John Longden

John Longden
Detective Frank Webber
Donald Calthrop

Donald Calthrop
Tracy
Cyril Ritchard

Cyril Ritchard
The Artist
Hannah Jones

Hannah Jones
The Landlady
Harvey Braban

Harvey Braban
The Chief Inspector
Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop

Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop
The Detective Sergeant
Alfred Hitchcock

Alfred Hitchcock
Man on Subway (uncredited)
Johnny Ashby

Johnny Ashby
Boy (uncredited)
Joan Barry

Joan Barry
Alice White (voice) (uncredited)
Johnny Butt

Johnny Butt
Sergeant (uncredited)
Phyllis Konstam

Phyllis Konstam
Gossiping Neighbour (uncredited)
Sam Livesey

Sam Livesey
The Chief Inspector (silent version) (uncredited)
Phyllis Monkman

Phyllis Monkman
Gossip Woman (uncredited)
Percy Parsons

Percy Parsons
Crook (uncredited)

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-11-02

I saw the silent version recently with an expertly played piano accompaniment that added loads to an, admittedly rather too long, drama. "Al... read more

I saw the silent version recently with an expertly played piano accompaniment that added loads to an, admittedly rather too long, drama. "Alice" (Anny Ondra) has a silly spat with policeman boyfriend "Frank" (John Longden) and then rather foolishly hooks up with an odious artist (Cyril Ritchard) who attempts to push his luck too far and whom she accidentally, rather brutally, despatches. Terrified that nobody would believe her, and rather than call the authorities, she flees the scene - but not before she is spotted and subsequently has to deal with the venal aspirations of her blackmailer (a perfectly cast Donald Calthrop). Meantime, the police get the wrong end of the stick during their investigation and another tragedy ensues - leaving poor old "Alice" riddled with even more guilt! The one thing that takes a bit of getting used to is the really rather static nature of the photography, but once you adopt a perspective that you are in the same seat (in the cinema) as the cameraman then that actually starts to work quite well as we become more immersed in a solid story of fickleness and deceit. The inter-titles are sparing but do all that is necessary to augment Hitchcock's innate ability to tell us a story using the limited technology available in 1929, that capitalises on light, shade, and the environment around the characters. Somehow, I reckon that the talkie version that followed almost immediately would be anywhere near as effective.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

I saw the silent version recently with an expertly played piano accompaniment that added loads to an, admittedly rather too long, drama. "Alice" (Anny Ondra) has a silly spat with policeman boyfriend "Frank" (John Longden) and then rather f...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2023-11-02

I saw the silent version recently with an expertly played piano accompaniment that added loads to an, admittedly rather too long, drama. "Alice" (Anny Ondra) has a silly spat with policeman boyfriend ...

read more