Blackmail (1939)

6.8/10 81 min Crime Drama Thriller

Overview

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

Cast

Edward G. Robinson

John R. Ingram

Ruth Hussey

Helen Ingram

Gene Lockhart

William 'Bill' Ramey

Bobs Watson

Hank Ingram

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Moose McCarthy

John Wray

Convict Diggs

Arthur Hohl

Rawlins

Esther Dale

Sarah

Trevor Bardette

Southern Deputy (uncredited)

Willie Best

Bunny - the Janitor (uncredited)

Stanley Blystone

Oil Worker (uncredited)

Wade Boteler

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Ed Brady

Prisoner Worrying About Dick Tracy (uncredited)

Everett Brown

Black Prisoner (uncredited)

Eddy Chandler

Prisoner Boss Brown (uncredited)

George Cooper

Released Prisoner Hawley (uncredited)

Joseph Crehan

Mr. Blaine (uncredited)

Frank Darien

Ramey's Oil-Well Watchman (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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