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Blackmail is a american film of genre Drama directed by H. C. Potter released in USA on 8 september 1939 with Edward G. Robinson
Blackmail (1939)
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Add to a movie listBlackmail is a 1939 crime drama film starring Edward G. Robinson and was directed by H.C. Potter.
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John Ingram is a very successful oil-field firefighter and a family man. All is going so well, he's even bought his own oil well in hope of striking it rich. His greatest fears are realized, however, when a man, William Ramey, from his secret past sees Ingram in a newsreel and shows up looking for a job.Actors
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)
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