Extortion (1938 film)

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Extortion
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lambert Hillyer
Written by	Earl Felton
Starring	Scott Colton Mary Russell Thurston Hall Arthur Loft
Cinematography	Benjamin Kline
Edited by	Gene Havlick
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	May 9, 1938 (1938-05-09)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Extortion is a 1938 mystery film directed by Lambert Hillyer. It was produced by Columbia Pictures.^[1]

Plot
Cast
Reception
References
External links

Plot

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Cast

Scott Kolk as Larry Campbell
Mary Russell as Betty Tisdelle
Thurston Hall as Professor Tisdelle
Arthur Loft as Nat Corrigan
Gene Morgan as Flashlight
Frank C. Wilson as Craig Banning
Ann Doran as Margie Blake
J. Farrell MacDonald as Coach Pearson
George Offerman Jr. as Soupy Petite
Nick Lukats as Roy Jennings
Roland Got as Kong Lee
Albert Dekker as Jeffrey Thompson
Ruth Hilliard as Babs
Edward Keane as Brooks
C. Montague Shaw as Dean Latham

Reception

A contemporary review in The Film Daily praised the cast and director, saying that it had "very few dull moments".^[2]

A contemporary review in Variety was less positive, calling it an unimpressive and poorly executed film.^[3]

References

↑ "Extortion (1938)". American Film Institute. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
↑ "Extortion". The Film Daily. Vol. 73, no. 107. 9 May 1938. p. 23. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
↑ "Extortion". Variety (magazine). Vol. 130, no. 8. 4 May 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 16 October 2025.

External links

Extortion at IMDb

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