Blackmail is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Marshall, Adele Mara and Ricardo Cortez.[1] The lead character is based on a pulp magazine hero Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective.
Blackmail | |
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Directed by | Lesley Selander |
Screenplay by | Royal K. Cole Albert DeMond |
Story by | Robert Leslie Bellem |
Produced by | William J. O'Sullivan |
Starring | William Marshall Adele Mara Ricardo Cortez |
Cinematography | Reggie Lanning |
Edited by | Tony Martinelli |
Production company | Republic Pictures |
Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 67 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A shamus is approached by an entertainment executive to stop a blackmail plot against him.
When released The New York Times critic gave the film a mixed review, writing, "Evidently the writers and/or Republic, the manufacturer, were convinced that some fast dialogue would enhance the rather confused goings on. But this yarn about a California playboy who becomes involved with shakedown artists and is aided by a brash, private investigator needed more than an occasional bright quip to keep things clear and moving."[2]
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