Blackmail (1947 film)

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Blackmail
Blackmail (1947 film) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lesley Selander
Screenplay byRoyal K. Cole
Albert DeMond (additional dialogue)
Story by Robert Leslie Bellem
Produced byWilliam J. O'Sullivan (associate producer)
Starring William Marshall
Adele Mara
Ricardo Cortez
CinematographyReggie Lanning
Edited by Tony Martinelli
Music by Mort Glickman (uncredited)
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • July 24, 1947 (1947-07-24)
Running time
67 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blackmail is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Marshall, Adele Mara and Ricardo Cortez. [1] The lead character is based on a pulp magazine hero Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective .

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Plot

A shamus is approached by an entertainment executive to stop a blackmail plot against him.

Cast

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." [2]

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References

  1. Blackmail at IMDb OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg .
  2. The New York Times film review, August 5, 1947. Last accessed: February 26, 2011.