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Blackmail(1939)
Status: Released
Date: 1939-09-08
68%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 21m
SCREAMING NEW THRILLS WITH THE SCREEN'S
Overview:
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies: 
Loew's Incorporated
Movie: Blackmail
Top 10 Billed 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)
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