Blackmail (1939)
1h 21m
Running Time
September 8, 1939Release Date
Blackmail (1939)
1h 21m
Running Time
September 8, 1939Release Date
Plot.
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Edward G. Robinson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26928-edward-g-robinson.webp)
Edward G. Robinson
John R. Ingram
![Ruth Hussey](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4604-ruth-hussey.webp)
Ruth Hussey
Helen Ingram
![Gene Lockhart](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25593-gene-lockhart.webp)
Gene Lockhart
William Ramey
![Bobs Watson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/35081-bobs-watson.webp)
Bobs Watson
Hank
![Guinn "Big Boy" Williams](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27248-guinn-williams.webp)
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Moose McCarthy
![H. C. Potter](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25193-h-c-potter.webp)
H. C. Potter
Director
![John Wray](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/38570-john-wray.webp)
John Wray
Convict Diggs
![David Hertz](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
David Hertz
Writer
![Arthur Hohl](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/21543-arthur-hohl.webp)
Arthur Hohl
Rawlins
![Esther Dale](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25241-esther-dale.webp)
Esther Dale
Sarah
![William Ludwig](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
William Ludwig
Writer
![Endre Bohem](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Endre Bohem
Writer
![Trevor Bardette](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26623-trevor-bardette.webp)
Trevor Bardette
Southern Deputy (uncredited)
![Willie Best](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16842-willie-best.webp)
Willie Best
Bunny - the Janitor (uncredited)
![Dorothy Yost](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/174212-dorothy-yost.webp)
Dorothy Yost
Writer
![Nathalie Bucknall](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Nathalie Bucknall
Writer
![Stanley Blystone](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6073-stanley-blystone.webp)
Stanley Blystone
Oil Worker (uncredited)
![Wade Boteler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25755-wade-boteler.webp)
Wade Boteler
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
![Ed Brady](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6075-ed-brady.webp)
Ed Brady
Prisoner Worrying About Dick Tracy (uncredited)
![Everett Brown](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25190-everett-brown.webp)
Everett Brown
Black Prisoner (uncredited)
![Eddy Chandler](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25469-eddy-chandler.webp)
Eddy Chandler
Prisoner Boss Brown (uncredited)
![George Cooper](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22650-george-cooper.webp)
George Cooper
Released Prisoner Hawley (uncredited)
![Joseph Crehan](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/17936-joseph-crehan.webp)
Joseph Crehan
Mr. Blaine (uncredited)
![Jack Daley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Jack Daley
Policeman (uncredited)
![Frank Darien](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/25224-frank-darien.webp)
Frank Darien
Ramey's Oil-Well Watchman (uncredited)
![Hal K. Dawson](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27649-hal-k-dawson.webp)
Hal K. Dawson
Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
![Joe Dominguez](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joe Dominguez
Pedro (uncredited)
![Harry Fleischmann](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Harry Fleischmann
Oil Worker (uncredited)
![Robert Homans](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16845-robert-homans.webp)
Robert Homans
Cooper (uncredited)
![Cy Kendall](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16821-cy-kendall.webp)
Cy Kendall
Southern Sheriff (uncredited)
![Victor Kilian](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26382-victor-kilian.webp)
Victor Kilian
Warden Frank Miller (uncredited)
![Ethan Laidlaw](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28253-ethan-laidlaw.webp)
Ethan Laidlaw
Oil Worker (uncredited)
![Robert Middlemass](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16822-robert-middlemass.webp)
Robert Middlemass
Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
![Charles Middleton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/27150-charles-middleton.webp)
Charles Middleton
Southern Deputy (uncredited)
![Art Miles](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Art Miles
First Truck Driver (uncredited)
![Ivan Miller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/288875-ivan-miller.webp)
Ivan Miller
Detective Webber (uncredited)
![Ed Montoya](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ed Montoya
Juan (uncredited)
![Philip Morris](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Philip Morris
State Trooper (uncredited)
![James C. Morton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/223246-james-c-morton.webp)
James C. Morton
Second Policeman Arresting John (uncredited)
![Gil Perkins](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/62805-gil-perkins.webp)
Gil Perkins
Kearney - Oil Worker Blown Up (uncredited)
![Bob Reeves](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/16832-bob-reeves.webp)
Bob Reeves
Chain Gang Guard (uncredited)
![Cyril Ring](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22639-cyril-ring.webp)
Cyril Ring
Ramey's Butler (uncredited)
![Harry Strang](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22630-harry-strang.webp)
Harry Strang
First Policeman (uncredited)
![Harry Tenbrook](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4088-harry-tenbrook.webp)
Harry Tenbrook
Truck Driver at Gas Station (uncredited)
![Leo White](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22368-leo-white.webp)
Leo White
Prisoner (uncredited)
![Joe Whitehead](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Joe Whitehead
Oil Worker Anderson (uncredited)
![Cedric Gibbons](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/19712-cedric-gibbons.webp)
Cedric Gibbons
Art Direction
![Edwin B. Willis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1107875-edwin-b-willis.webp)
Edwin B. Willis
Set Decoration
Media.
![Blackmail](https://images.moviefit.me/t/c/b/72511-blackmail.webp)
Details.
Release DateSeptember 8, 1939
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 21m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Last updated:
Wiki.
Blackmail is a 1939 American crime drama film directed by H. C. Potter and starring Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey and Gene Lockhart.