Blackmail
“A romance of Scotland Yard”
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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Cast
17 people
Anny Ondra
Alice White
Known for
The Manxman
Sara Allgood
Mrs. White
Known for
How Green Was My Valley
The Spiral Staircase
Charles Paton
Mr. White
Also in
A Canterbury Tale
The Ghost Camera
John Longden
Detective Frank Webber
Known for
Quatermass 2
Young and Innocent
Donald Calthrop
Tracy
Known for
Number Seventeen
Scrooge
Cyril Ritchard
The Artist
Known for
The Hobbit
Hannah Jones
The Landlady
Known for
Downhill
Murder!
Harvey Braban
The Chief Inspector
Also in
The Devil's Foot
The Prey of the Dragon
Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop
The Detective Sergeant
Alfred Hitchcock
Man on Subway (uncredited)
Known for
Sabotage
Johnny Ashby
Boy (uncredited)
Joan Barry
Alice White (voice) (uncredited)
Known for
Rich and Strange
Alfred Hitchcock Director · Michael Powell Writer Charles Bennett Author
United States release October 6, 1929 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
British International Pictures
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · July 28, 1929
Theatrical
United States · October 6, 1929
Theatrical
Australia
November 15, 1930 · Theatrical
October 29, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray
Brazil
February 3, 2010 · Physical · Universal mj.gov.br
Finland
January 19, 1931 · Theatrical
France
August 8, 1929 · Theatrical
April 2, 2025 · Theatrical · Nouvelle restauration 4K
April 15, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray Carlotta "Coffret Hitchcock en 10 films"
Germany
September 5, 1962 · TV
United Kingdom
August 1, 1929 · Theatrical
September 18, 1989 · Physical
August 16, 2006 · Physical
October 26, 2012 · Limited theatrical
October 18, 2024 · Digital
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