Blackmail (1947)
- Starring:
- William Marshall, Adele Mara, (more)
- Director(s):
- Lesley Selander
Synopsis of Blackmail
The all-purpose title Blackmail was again revived for this breezy Republic comedy-mystery. William Marshall (not the African American star of Blacula) plays private eye Dan Turner, assigned to shield playboy Ziggy Cranston (Ricardo Cortez) from a pair of clever blackmailers (Adele Mara, Richard Fraser). As a result of Turner's interference, the extortionists up the ante from $50,000 to three times that amount. A few murders and plot twists later, Turner emerges triumphant; still, one wonders if Cranston wouldn't have been better off handling his persecutors by himself. Originally 67 minutes, Blackmail was trimmed to 54 minutes for its earliest TV showings. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Blackmail
- William Marshall - Dan Turner
- Ricardo Cortez - Ziggy Cranston
- Stephanie Bachelor - Carla
- Roy Barcroft - Spice Kellaway
- Tristram Coffin - Pinky
- Bud Wolfe - Gomez
- Adele Mara - Sylvia Duane
- Grant Withers - Inspector Donaldson
- Richard Fraser - Antoine
- George Lewis - Blue Chip Winslow
- Eva Novak - Mamie
- Gregory Gaye - Jervis
- Director(s):
- Lesley Selander
- Writer(s):
- Albert E. DeMond, Royal K. Cole
- Producer(s):
- William J. O'Sullivan
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