Blackmail (1947 film)
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Directed byLesley Selander
Screenplay byRoyal K. Cole
Albert DeMond (additional dialogue)
Albert DeMond (additional dialogue)
Story byRobert Leslie Bellem
Produced byWilliam J. O'Sullivan (associate producer)
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| Directed by | Lesley Selander |
| Screenplay by | Royal K. Cole Albert DeMond (additional dialogue) |
| Story by | Robert Leslie Bellem |
| Produced by | William J. O'Sullivan (associate producer) |
| Starring | William Marshall Adele Mara Ricardo Cortez |
| Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
| Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
| Music by | Mort Glickman (uncredited) |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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.
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)
