Blackmail (1939) Movie Guide, Cast, Credits & Where To Watch

Blackmail Overview

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

Blackmail Genres

• Drama
• Thriller
• Crime

Blackmail Career and Cast Highlights

Key credits listed on this page include H. C. Potter, Endre Bohem, Dorothy Yost, David Hertz, Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart, and Bobs Watson.

Blackmail Cast and Credits

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  director

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  directing

  H. C. Potter

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  story

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  writing

  Endre Bohem
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  story

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  writing

  Dorothy Yost

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  screenplay

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  writing

  David Hertz
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  actor

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  John R. Ingram

  Edward G. Robinson
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  Helen Ingram

  Ruth Hussey
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  William 'Bill' Ramey

  Gene Lockhart
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  actor

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  Hank Ingram

  Bobs Watson
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  Moose McCarthy

  Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
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  actor

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  Convict Diggs

  John Wray
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  actor

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  Rawlins

  Arthur Hohl
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  Sarah

  Esther Dale
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  actor

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  Southern Deputy (uncredited)

  Trevor Bardette
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  Bunny - the Janitor (uncredited)

  Willie Best
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  actor

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  Oil Worker (uncredited)

  Stanley Blystone
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  actor

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  Police Sergeant (uncredited)

  Wade Boteler

Blackmail Images

Blackmail Profiles and Sources

• IMDb
• TMDB