Blackmail

Blackmail

★ 6.5IMDb Score
Released:1929-07-28
Duration:86 min
Director:Alfred Hitchcock
Actors:Anny Ondra, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton, John Longden, Donald Calthrop
Production:British International Pictures

Overview:

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.

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