Blackmail
A romance of Scotland Yard
Blackmail (1929)
Timing:
1:26 (86 min)
6.531/10
272
272
7.149/10
1841
1841
6.9/10
13000
13000
Country
Production
Genre
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Director
Actors
Anny Ondra, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton, John Longden, Donald Calthrop, Cyril Ritchard, Hannah Jones, Harvey Braban, Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop, Alfred Hitchcock
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
John Maxwell
Operator
Composer
Hubert Bath
Artist
Audition
Editing
Emile de Ruelle
All team (19)
All team (19)
Short description
London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.
What's left behind the scenes
- Problems arose during the filming of the sound version of the film. Actress Annie Ondra spoke with an accent, so her role was voiced by another actress. This created significant difficulties, as dubbing technology did not exist at the time. Also, the operating camera was too loud, and the noise interrupted filming.
- Hitchcock's cameo – at the 11th minute of the film – is a man in a subway car whom a small boy is disturbing while reading a book.
- The film was released in two versions: silent and sound. The silent film was considered lost for a long time. It was found and restored by the British Film Institute.
- To create the scene of the criminal's pursuit in the British Museum, the so-called Schüftan method was used.
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