Anny Ondra
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Blackmail is a 1929 British thriller 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, the film is about a London woman who is blackmailed after killing a man who tries to rape her.
- 28 July 1929 (UK)
- British International Pictures (BIP)
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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- Alfred Hitchcock
- Not Rated
- Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood
Summaries. After killing a man in self-defense, a young woman is blackmailed by a witness to the killing. Alice White, the daughter of a tobacconist, has been dating Frank Webber, a young up and coming detective at Scotland Yard. After successfully ditching Frank one evening on a date, Alice instead meets up with a young male artist who she ...
Dec 16, 2002 · Webber, who is assigned to the case, soon discovers that Alice is the murderer. He plans to hide an incriminating piece of evidence--one of Alice's gloves--in order to protect her from prosecution. Tracy, a petty criminal, is in on the secret and wants to blackmail Frank.
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Anny Ondra
Over 90% of silent films made before 1929 have been lost, including some of Hitchcock’s early works. The Film Foundation, in partnership with the BFI National Archive, helped restore four silent films by Hitchcock, including both versions of Blackmail, as part of the BFI’s “Rescue the Hitchcock 9” program, completed in 2012. Principal ...
The Hitchcock 9 2013. Blackmail. Essay by BFI National Archive. 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.
