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House of Blackmail (1953)

House of Blackmail poster
Directed by
Maurice Elvey
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 12m
Rated
U
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A soldier and his girlfriend get entangled with a blackmailer. Their ordinary lives are thrown into danger as they try to escape his grip.

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What happens

House of Blackmail is a 1953 British second feature drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Germaine, William Sylvester and Alexander Gauge. It was written by Allan MacKinnon. The plot follows a soldier and his girlfriend, who become mixed up with a blackmailer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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