Movie · 1929
Blackmail
“A romance of Scotland Yard”
Released 28 July 1929 86 min Drama / Thriller / Crime More from 1929 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Hannah Jones
as The Landlady
Sam Livesey
as The Chief Inspector (silent version) (uncredited)
Charles Paton
as Mr. White
Sara Allgood
as Mrs. White
Harvey Braban
as The Chief Inspector
Donald Calthrop
as Tracy
Cyril Ritchard
as The Artist
Alfred Hitchcock
as Man on Subway (uncredited)
John Longden
as Detective Frank Webber
Anny Ondra
as Alice White
Joan Barry
as Alice White (voice) (uncredited)
Phyllis Konstam
as Gossiping Neighbour (uncredited)
Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop
as The Detective Sergeant
Johnny Ashby
as Boy (uncredited)
Johnny Butt
as Sergeant (uncredited)
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The numbers
34years between the oldest and youngest billed
56Hannah Jones — oldest on the call sheet
22Phyllis Konstam — youngest billed
39average age of the credited cast