Blackmail

Blackmail

86 mins | Drama, Thriller | July 28, 1929

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.

Blackmail

86 mins | Drama, Thriller | July 28, 1929

Blackmail
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers British International Pictures
Original title Blackmail
Directors Frank Mills, Alfred Hitchcock
Writers Michael Powell, Benn W. Levy, Charles Bennett, Alfred Hitchcock

Cast

Anny Ondra

as Alice White

Sara Allgood

as Mrs. White

Charles Paton

as Mr. White

John Longden

as Detective Frank Webber

Donald Calthrop

as Tracy

Cyril Ritchard

as The Artist

Hannah Jones

as The Landlady

Harvey Braban

as The Chief Inspector

Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop

as The Detective Sergeant

Alfred Hitchcock

as Man on Subway (uncredited)

Johnny Ashby

as Boy (Uncredited)

Joan Barry

as Alice White (Voice) (Uncredited)

Johnny Butt

as Sergeant (Uncredited)

Phyllis Konstam

as Gossiping Woman (Uncredited)

Phyllis Monkman

as Gossiping Woman (Uncredited)

Percy Parsons

as Crook (Uncredited)