Blackmail marked Hitchcock's first use of sound, and it remains famous for its innovations in that area. But it's now more stimulating for its experiment with narrative structure: an efficient, impersonal police investigation that elides into a messy, personal story of attempted rape, murder in self-defence, blackmail and chase to the death.
Details
Release details
Release date:
Sunday June 30 1929
Duration:
86 mins
Cast and crew
Director:
Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter:
Garnett Weston, Alfred Hitchcock, Charles Bennett
Cast:
Cyril Ritchard Sara Allgood Anny Ondra Charles Paton Donald Calthrop John Longden
