Blackmail
1929, Mystery & thriller, 1h 26m
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During a date, Alice White (Anny Ondra) has a fight with her boyfriend, Scotland Yard Officer Frank Webber (John Longden), and decides to leave with an artist named Mr. Crewe (Cyril Ritchard). Whey they get to the artist's flat, Mr. Crewe attempts to force himself on Alice, and she kills him to defend herself. Frank investigates the case and, after realizing Alice is the culprit, seeks to help her. However, a thief (Donald Calthrop) with blackmail on his mind complicates matters.
Cast & Crew
Anny Ondra
Alice White
Alice White
John Longden
Det. Frank Webber
Det. Frank Webber
Donald Calthrop
Tracy
Tracy
Cyril Ritchard
Mr. Crewe
Mr. Crewe
Sara Allgood
Mrs. White
Mrs. White
Charles Paton
Mr. White
Mr. White
Critic Reviews for Blackmail
Audience Reviews for Blackmail
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Apr 19, 2012This film being from 1929 is the oldest movie I've seen in my life. It was one of Hitches early works and it was pretty good. Yes it was hard not to be bored at times but with an old movie like this you have to accept that if it happens. The story was mediocre but it was still so well paced it could give you the chill, especially that final scene.
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Nov 15, 2011The master in his early days. Even for his first talkie, his visual style is just as brilliant in 1929 as it would be in later years. Whether it be the use of a curtain to disguise some foul play, his immaculate use of shadows, of the way his uses the lights to illuminate a characters overwhelming guilt, Hitch suggests more with a few frames than most directors do in an entire film. While the pacing isn't as streamlined as it would be in later films such as the 39 Steps, it is still fascinating to see just how ahead of his time he was even in the dawn of his career.Reid V Super Reviewer
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Dec 28, 2010Nothing like a good Date-Rape movie. (Just Kidding). PS -Watch it for free on online ;)
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Nov 29, 2010On the one hand, the story is very simple, but slow and dragged out, which is kind of annoying, and the nothing is really resolved the way it should. On the other hand this movie is visually interesting, much like later Hitchcock films, and it's one of the first sound films too. Overall, it's interesting to see, but the story could be a lot better.
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