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Blackmail is a 1929 British thriller [3] directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anny Ondra, John Longden, and Cyril Ritchard. Based on the 1928 play of the same name by Charles Bennett, [1] [4] the film is about a London woman who is blackmailed after killing a man who tries to rape her.
Blackmail: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Anny Ondra, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton, John Longden. After killing a man in self-defense, a young woman is blackmailed by a witness to the killing.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1929-10-06
Mar 16, 2023 · Blackmail. by. Alfred Hitchcock. Publication date. 1929-07-28. Topics. Anny Ondra, Anna Ondráková, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton, John Longden, Donald Calthrop, Cyril Ritchard, Hannah Jones, Harvey Braban, Johnny Ashby, Joan Barry, Johnny Butt, Phyllis Konstam, Phyllis Monkman, Percy Parsons, Johnny Ashby, Talkies, 1920s, 20th century. Language.
Dec 16, 2002 · The 1929 British made silent version of Blackmail from director Alfred Hitchcock features Czech actress Anny Ondra as a young woman whose casual flirtation turns into a nightmare of murder, guilt and blackmail.
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Anny Ondra
Blackmail. Hitchcock’s silent Blackmail is one of the best British films, if not the best, of the late 1920s. Made in 1929, during the transition to the sound era, it was commissioned as both a silent and as a part-talkie with music and some dialogue scenes.
A fat man {Hitchcock} one seat away is being annoyed by a little boy who pulls down his hat, Scotland Yard Detective Frank Webber (John Longden) goes out for the evening with his capricious girlfriend Alice White (Anny Ondra), first going to a crowded tea house.
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A woman kills a man in self-defence but falls victim to a blackmailer in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller, made in both silent and sound versions. “A critical and commercial triumph... and confirmed Hitchcock as the most admired British director of the time.”.