Blackmail
SCREAMING NEW THRILLS WITH THE SCREEN'S
Genres
Overview
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
81 min
Release Date
1939-09-08
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
6.4
Edward G. Robinson
John R. Ingram
Ruth Hussey
Helen Ingram
Gene Lockhart
William 'Bill' Ramey
Bobs Watson
Hank Ingram
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Moose McCarthy
John Wray
Convict Diggs
Arthur Hohl
Rawlins
Esther Dale
Sarah
Trevor Bardette
Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Willie Best
Bunny - the Janitor (uncredited)
Stanley Blystone
Oil Worker (uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Ed Brady
Prisoner Worrying About Dick Tracy (uncredited)
Everett Brown
Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Eddy Chandler
Prisoner Boss Brown (uncredited)
George Cooper
Released Prisoner Hawley (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
Jack Daley
Policeman (uncredited)
Frank Darien
Ramey's Oil-Well Watchman (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Joe Dominguez
Pedro (uncredited)
Harry Fleischmann
Oil Worker (uncredited)
Robert Homans
Cooper (uncredited)
Cy Kendall
Southern Sheriff (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Warden Frank Miller (uncredited)
Ethan Laidlaw
Oil Worker (uncredited)
Robert Middlemass
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Charles Middleton
Southern Deputy (uncredited)
Art Miles
First Truck Driver (uncredited)
Ivan Miller
Detective Webber (uncredited)
Ed Montoya
Juan (uncredited)
Philip Morris
State Trooper (uncredited)
James C. Morton
Second Policeman Arresting John (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
Bob Reeves
Chain Gang Guard (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Ramey's Butler (uncredited)
Harry Strang
First Policeman (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook
Truck Driver at Gas Station (uncredited)
Leo White
Prisoner (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead
Oil Worker Anderson (uncredited)
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