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Blackmail (1929)

NR ★ 6.5/10 86 min Drama, Thriller, Crime United Kingdom English
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenplay by: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Michael Powell
Theatre Play: Charles Bennett
Dialogue: Benn W. Levy
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A romance of Scotland Yard

Description

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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Top 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

Blackmail Appears on 6 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #952
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #83
The Film Foundation (by Martin Scorsese)
The Film Foundation #93

Critic Curated

Paste Magazines 75 Best Films Of The 1920s
Paste Magazine #49
Paste Magazines The 100 Best Silent Films
Paste Magazine #61

Filmmaker Curation

Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #014

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