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Blackmail is a 1947 American film noir crime film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Marshall, Adele Mara and Ricardo Cortez. The lead character is based on a pulp magazine hero Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective.
With William Marshall, Adele Mara, Ricardo Cortez, Grant Withers. A private detective is approached by a wealthy entertainment executive to stop a blackmail scheme against him. Although he hasn't decided to take the job, the blackmailers believe that he already has, and he is marked for murder.
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- Action, Crime, Film-Noir
- Lesley Selander
- 1947-07-24
6 feb 2022 · Blackmail is a 1947 American FILM NOlR crime film directed by Lesley Selander and starring William Marshall, Adele Mara and Ricardo Cortez. The lead character is based on a pulp magazine hero Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. You can find out more about this movie from Wikipedia. Addeddate. 2022-02-06 18:57:52. Identifier. blackmail-1947. Scanner.
- 66 min
Overview. A private detective is offered a job protecting a rich business man from suspected blackmail. Before he can accept the case a murder is uncovered. Lesley Selander. Director. Royal K. Cole. Screenplay. Robert Leslie Bellem. Story.
William Marshall plays wisecracking shamus Dan Turner who is hired by show business big wheel Ziggy Cranston (Ricardo Cortez) to stop a blackmail attempt. In no time, there is a murder, a missing body, and enough suspects to confuse Raymond Chandler.
- Lesley Selander
- Republic Pictures
Blackmail is a film directed by Lesley Selander with William Marshall, Adele Mara, Ricardo Cortez, Grant Withers .... Year: 1947. Original title: Blackmail. Synopsis: A private detective is approached by a wealthy entertainment executive to stop a blackmail scheme against him.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. 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).
