House of Blackmail
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Mary Germaine
| House of Blackmail | |
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| Directed by | Maurice Elvey |
| Written by | Allan MacKinnon |
| Produced by | Philip Brandon |
| Starring | William Sylvester Mary Germaine |
| Cinematography | Phil Grindrod |
| Edited by | Vera Campbell |
| Music by | John Addison |
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| Distributed by | Monarch Film Corporation (UK) |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
House of Blackmail is a 1953 British second feature[1] drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Germaine, William Sylvester and Alexander Gauge.[2] It was written by Allan MacKinnon. The plot follows a soldier and his girlfriend, who become mixed up with a blackmailer.
Playboy Billy Blane forges crook John Markham's signature on a cheque. Markham demands £5000 hush money from Blane. Blane asks his sister Carol for help. She drives to Markham's country house and en route picks up hitchhiker Jimmy, who agrees to pose as her lawyer. When Carol gives Markham a cheque, he demands that Carol and Jim remain at the house until the cheque clears. Carol persuades Jimmy to crack Markham's safe, which he finds empty. Markham is found murdered. It is revealed that Jimmy is an Army officer on an initiative test. He unmasks the murderer.
Cast
- Mary Germaine as Carol Blane
- William Sylvester as Jimmy
- Alexander Gauge as John Markham
- John Arnatt as Pete Carter
- Denis Shaw as Bassett
- Ingeborg von Kusserow as Emma
- Patricia Owens as Joan
- C. Denier Warren as Jock
- Hugo Schuster as Dr. Welich
- Barry Wynne as Billy Blane