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Blackmailed

Unless they pay, the world will know their secrets!

A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication is that the scene is also witnessed by a young artist, a victim of blackmail as well. (BFI Website)

1h 25m1951TMDb 4.2

CrimeDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

Marc AllégretMarc AllégretDirectorMai ZetterlingMai ZetterlingMrs. Carol EdwardsFay ComptonFay ComptonMrs. ChristopherDirk BogardeDirk BogardeStephen MundyRobert FlemyngRobert FlemyngDr. Giles FreemanMichael GoughMichael GoughMaurice EdwardsJames Robertson JusticeJames Robertson JusticeMr. SineJoan RiceJoan RiceAlmaWilfrid Hyde-WhiteWilfrid Hyde-WhiteLord DearsleyCyril ChamberlainCyril ChamberlainPolice ConstableHarold HuthHarold HuthHugh SainsburyNora GordonNora GordonSine's Housekeeper
Charles SaynorPolice Constable · Giles' Car
Derrick PenleyPatrick
Peter OwenChief Printer
Dennis BrianSub-EditorArthur HamblingArthur HamblingInspector Canin
Shirley WrightMaryBruce SetonBruce SetonSupt. Crowe
Michael InghamCrowe's AssistantJohnnie SchofieldJohnnie SchofieldMaurice's Taxi DriverMarianne StoneMarianne StoneMaggieBetty CooperBetty CooperGiles' Assistant
Vernon GreevesHugh's Secretary
Lillian ShawBathing Beauty CompetitorHelen GossHelen GossMatronConstance SmithConstance SmithNurse Anne
Dorothy BramhallMary's Day Nurse
Joan SchofieldMary's Night NurseEdie MartinEdie MartinMrs. Porritt · a Patient
Valentine DunnNurse in Corridor

Storyline

A blackmailer is murdered, and those who witnessed the scene agree to keep quiet; the complication is that the scene is also witnessed by a young artist, a victim of blackmail as well. (BFI Website)

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Info

Status
Released
Released
30 January 1951
Runtime
1h 25m
TMDB score
4.2 / 10 (4 votes)

Production

Director
Marc Allégret
Writers
Hugh Mills, Roger Vadim, Elizabeth Myers
Studios
Harold Huth Productions
Countries
United Kingdom

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English