Blackmail (Silent Version) (1929)

June. 30,1929

Alice White is the daughter of a shopkeeper in 1920's London. Her boyfriend, Frank Webber is a Scotland Yard detective who seems more interested in police work than in her. Frank takes Alice out one night, but she has secretly arranged to meet another man. Later that night Alice agrees to go back to his flat to see his studio. The man has other ideas and as he tries to rape Alice, she defends herself and kills him with a bread knife. When the body is discovered, Frank is assigned to the case, he quickly determines that Alice is the killer, but so has someone else and blackmail is threatened.

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Cast

Anny Ondra as Alice White

[1932] Kiki [1932] The Ideal Schoolmaster [1929] Blackmail (Silent Version) [1929] Blackmail [1929] The Manxman [1929] Sound Test for Blackmail

Sara Allgood as Mrs. White

[1950] Cheaper by the Dozen [1949] The Accused [1948] One Touch of Venus [1948] The Girl from Manhattan [1947] Mother Wore Tights [1947] Mourning Becomes Electra

John Longden as Detective Frank Webber

[1966] Frozen Alive [1957] Quatermass 2 [1954] Dangerous Cargo [1951] The Black Widow [1951] Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Disappeared [1950] The Lady Craved Excitement

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Actuakers

1929/06/30

One of my all time favorites.

TaryBiggBall

1929/07/01

It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Suman Roberson

1929/07/02

It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

Arianna Moses

1929/07/03

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.