MoviesPrix

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Blackmail
Blackmail

Blackmail

Genres

ActionCrimeRomance

OverView

A private detective is offered a job protecting a rich business man from suspected blackmail. Before he can accept the case a murder is uncovered.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

67 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

24 July 1947

Country

United States of America

Cast

William Marshall

William Marshall

Daniel J. Turner

Adele Mara

Adele Mara

Sylvia Duane

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Ziggy Cranston

Grant Withers

Grant Withers

Inspector Donaldson

Stephanie Bachelor

Stephanie Bachelor

Carla

Richard Fraser

Richard Fraser

Antoine Le Blanc

Roy Barcroft

Roy Barcroft

Spice Kellaway

George J. Lewis

George J. Lewis

Blue Chip Winslow

Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Jervis (as Gregory Gay)

Tris Coffin

Tris Coffin

Pinky

Eva Novak

Eva Novak

Mamie, the Maid

Bud Wolfe

Bud Wolfe

Gomez

Joy Barlow

Joy Barlow

Nevada

John P. Barrett

John P. Barrett

Gambler

Mary Bayless

Mary Bayless

Secretary

Sayre Dearing

Sayre Dearing

Roulette Player

Tom London

Tom London

Tom - Cashier

Muni Seroff

Muni Seroff

Croupier

Ben Welden

Ben Welden

Bartender

Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Policeman

Similar Movies

0.0

Outside of Paradise

February 1938 •English

Daniel Francis O'Toole, singing maestro in a New York restaurant, finds himself the unexpected heir to an estate in Ireland. He doesn't have money enough for the passage to Ireland, but the band members decide to incorporate him, advancing him the fare for equal shares in the estate. In Ireland, Danny finds that his is only a half-share, and the other half belongs to Mavourneen Kerrigan and she has the exclusive right to sell or keep the property...which, despite his pleas, she refuses to do. She also declares him an undesired guest, objects to his presence and insists that he prepare his own meals. He does so in a large main hall, but can only make hamburgers.

6.0

Unconditional Love

January 2003 •English

A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime instead of asking for a ransom.

7.2

Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

April 1998 •Japanese

Ran’s secret past revealed! Ten years ago, something happened between her mom and dad. Now, plagued by nightmares, Ran is starting to remember… Meanwhile, a murderous card dealer breaks out of jail to seek revenge. His target: Ran’s father. Can Conan stop him in time and save his girlfriend’s family?

7.0

Kiss of Death

August 1947 •English

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

7.3

The Bone Man

February 2009 •German

Set in a sleepy Austrian mountain village, ex-detective Simon Brenner has grown weary of his job repossessing cars and embarks on an extended getaway to the countryside. But before long he becomes embroiled in the convoluted world of the locals of a supposedly quiet town.

0.0

Life With Billy

November 1993 •English

A Nova Scotian woman falls into a violently abusive relationship with a disgusting man, finally taking drastic measures to get rid of him forever.

6.0

The Green Marker Scare

October 2012 •English

Starting as an old-school sleuth story, young Noreen begins investigating the suspicious circumstances surrounding her father's death, uncovering a shocking and sinister conspiracy that has been wreaking havoc in her hometown for years.

7.0

Nightmare Alley

December 2021 •English

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.

5.0

Dangerous Heart

February 1994 •English

A cop begins to turn to booze and cocaine during a tough undercover assignment. When a big drug-buy goes sour and the cop ends up with a million in cash, he decides to take off with the money. The drug dealer catches up with him, but he dies before revealing where he stashed the cash. Months later, the drug dealer finds the cop's wife and seduces her, in an effort to find his missing million. In the process, he falls in love with her and alienates his former partners in crime.

6.7

Human Desire

August 1954 •English

A Korean War vet returns to his job as a railroad engineer and becomes involved in a sordid affair with a co-worker's wife and murder. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Sony Pictures Entertainment, in 1997.

7.6

A Prophet

August 2009 •French

Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

6.5

The Blue Gardenia

March 1953 •English

Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.

6.8

I Wake Up Screaming

October 1941 •English

A young promoter is accused of the murder of Vicky Lynn, a young actress he "discovered" as a waitress while out with ex-actor Robin Ray and gossip columnist Larry Evans.

5.0

Blonde for a Day

June 1946 •English

Hugh Beaumont stars as detective "Michael Shayne" in this 1946 B-film.

3.0

La Candide Madame Duff

March 2000 •French

Married to a younger woman, Jacob sinks into jealousy, alcohol and violence.

7.6

Fabricated City

February 2017 •Korean

In real life, Kwon Yoo is unemployed, but in the virtual game world he is the best leader. Kwon Yoo is then framed for a murder. With the help of hacker Yeo-Wool, he tries to uncover the truth behind the murder case.

7.9

Chinatown

June 1974 •English

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.

7.7

Strangers on a Train

June 1951 •English

Having met on a train, a smooth-talking psychotic socialite shares his theory on how two complete strangers can get away with murder to an amateur tennis player — a theory he plans to test out.

7.4

It Happened in Broad Daylight

June 1958 •German

The search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession.

7.5

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

June 1988 •English

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.