Blackmail
SCREAMING NEW THRILLS WITH THE SCREEN'S
1939 | 81m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | H. C. Potter |
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| Writer: | Dorothy Yost, David Hertz, William Ludwig, Endre Bohem |
| Staring: |
| A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 08, 1939 |
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| Director: | H. C. Potter |
| Writer: | Dorothy Yost, David Hertz, William Ludwig, Endre Bohem |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | gangster, chain gang |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Edward G. Robinson | John R. Ingram |
| Ruth Hussey | Helen Ingram |
| Gene Lockhart | William 'Bill' Ramey |
| Bobs Watson | Hank Ingram |
| Guinn "Big Boy" Williams | Moose McCarthy |
| John Wray | Convict Diggs |
| Arthur Hohl | Rawlins |
| Esther Dale | Sarah |
| Trevor Bardette | Southern Deputy (uncredited) |
| Willie Best | Bunny - the Janitor (uncredited) |
| Stanley Blystone | Oil Worker (uncredited) |
| Wade Boteler | Police Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Ed Brady | Prisoner Worrying About Dick Tracy (uncredited) |
| Everett Brown | Black Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Eddy Chandler | Prisoner Boss Brown (uncredited) |
| George Cooper | Released Prisoner Hawley (uncredited) |
| Joseph Crehan | Mr. Blaine (uncredited) |
| Jack Daley | Policeman (uncredited) |
| Frank Darien | Ramey's Oil-Well Watchman (uncredited) |
| Hal K. Dawson | Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| Joe Dominguez | Pedro (uncredited) |
| Harry Fleischmann | Oil Worker (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Cooper (uncredited) |
| Cy Kendall | Southern Sheriff (uncredited) |
| Victor Kilian | Warden Frank Miller (uncredited) |
| Ethan Laidlaw | Oil Worker (uncredited) |
| Robert Middlemass | Desk Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Charles Middleton | Southern Deputy (uncredited) |
| Art Miles | First Truck Driver (uncredited) |
| Ivan Miller | Detective Webber (uncredited) |
| Ed Montoya | Juan (uncredited) |
| Philip Morris | State Trooper (uncredited) |
| James C. Morton | Second Policeman Arresting John (uncredited) |
| Gil Perkins | Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited) |
| Bob Reeves | Chain Gang Guard (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Ramey's Butler (uncredited) |
| Harry Strang | First Policeman (uncredited) |
| Harry Tenbrook | Truck Driver at Gas Station (uncredited) |
| Leo White | Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Joe Whitehead | Oil Worker Anderson (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| H. C. Potter | Director |
| David Snell | Music |
| Cedric Gibbons | Art Direction |
| Dorothy Yost | Story |
| Edwin B. Willis | Set Decoration |
| David Hertz | Screenplay |
| William Ludwig | Screenplay |
| Endre Bohem | Story |
| Edward Ward | Music |
| Clyde De Vinna | Director of Photography |
| Howard O'Neill | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John W. Considine Jr. | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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