Blackmail (1947 film)
{{Short description|1947 film by Lesley Selander}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Blackmail
| image = Blackmail (1947 film) poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Lesley Selander
| producer = William J. O'Sullivan (associate producer)
| screenplay = Royal K. Cole
Albert DeMond (additional dialogue)
| story = Robert Leslie Bellem
| starring = William Marshall
Adele Mara
Ricardo Cortez
| music = Mort Glickman (uncredited)
| cinematography = Reggie Lanning
| editing = Tony Martinelli
| studio = Republic Pictures
| distributor = Republic Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1947|7|24}}
| runtime = 67 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Blackmail is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Marshall, Adele Mara and Ricardo Cortez.{{IMDb title|0039194|Blackmail}}. The lead character is based on a pulp magazine hero Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective.
Plot
A shamus is approached by an entertainment executive to stop a blackmail plot against him.
Cast
- William Marshall as Dan Turner
- Adele Mara as Sylvia Duane
- Ricardo Cortez as Ziggy Cranston
- Grant Withers as Police Inspector Donaldson
- Stephanie Bachelor as Carla
- Richard Fraser as Antoine le Blanc
- Roy Barcroft as Spice Kellaway
- George J. Lewis as Blue Chip Winslow
- Gregory Gaye as Jervis
- Tristram Coffin as Pinky
- Eva Novak as Mamie, the Maid
- Bud Wolfe as Gomez
- Tom London as Tom (uncredited)
- Ben Welden as Bartender (uncredited)
Reception
When released The New York Times critic gave the film a mixed review, writing, "Evidently the writers and/or Republic, the manufacturer, were convinced that some fast dialogue would enhance the rather confused goings on. But this yarn about a California playboy who becomes involved with shakedown artists and is aided by a brash, private investigator needed more than an occasional bright quip to keep things clear and moving."[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9405EED71F3EE13BBC4D53DFBE66838C659EDE The New York Times] film review, August 5, 1947. Last accessed: February 26, 2011.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0039194|Blackmail}}
- {{TCMDb title|68970|Blackmail}}
{{Lesley Selander}}
Category:1940s crime thriller films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Lesley Selander
Category:Republic Pictures films
Category:American crime thriller films
Category:English-language crime thriller films
Category:Films scored by Mort Glickman
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