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Blackmail (1939)

Blackmail poster
Directed by
H. C. Potter
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is caught up in a crime and then threatened with blackmail. The story follows his desperate efforts to handle the situation.

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What happens

Blackmail is a 1939 American crime drama film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey and Gene Lockhart. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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