Blackmail poster
Screenplay Alfred Hitchcock
Director Alfred Hitchcock

Blackmail

Tagline: A romance of Scotland Yard

Release Date: 1929-07-28

Duration: 86 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Alfred Hitchcock
    Man on Subway (uncredited)
  • Cyril Ritchard
    The Artist
  • Anny Ondra
    Alice White
  • John Longden
    Detective Frank Webber
  • Sara Allgood
    Mrs. White
  • Charles Paton
    Mr. White
  • Donald Calthrop
    Tracy
  • Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop
    The Detective Sergeant
  • Harvey Braban
    The Chief Inspector
  • Hannah Jones
    The Landlady