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Blackmail 1939

“SCREAMING NEW THRILLS WITH THE SCREEN'S”

★ 6.9 1h 21m CrimeDramaThriller

Directed by H. C. Potter

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A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.

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The cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson John R. Ingram

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey Helen Ingram

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart William 'Bill' Ramey

Bobs Watson

Bobs Watson Hank Ingram

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Moose McCarthy

John Wray

John Wray Convict Diggs

Arthur Hohl

Arthur Hohl Rawlins

Esther Dale

Esther Dale Sarah

Trevor Bardette

Trevor Bardette Southern Deputy (uncredited)

Willie Best

Willie Best Bunny - the Janitor (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Stanley Blystone Oil Worker (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Ed Brady Prisoner Worrying About Dick Tracy (uncredited)

Everett Brown

Everett Brown Black Prisoner (uncredited)

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