1951 British film by Marc Allégret
Blackmailed | |
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Directed by | Marc Allégret |
Written by | Hugh Mills Roger Vadim |
Based on | Mrs. Christopher by Elizabeth Myers |
Produced by | Harold Huth Norman Spencer |
Starring | Mai Zetterling Dirk Bogarde Fay Compton Robert Flemyng |
Cinematography | George Stretton |
Edited by | John Shirley |
Music by | John Wooldridge |
Production company | Harold Huth Productions |
Distributed by | General Film Distributors |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Blackmailed is a 1951 British noir thriller film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay Compton and Robert Flemyng. It was adapted from a novel by Elizabeth Myers. It was shot at Pinewood Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director J. Elder Wills.
The movie was known originally as Mrs Christopeher.
Cast
- Mai Zetterling as Carol Edwards
- Dirk Bogarde as Stephen Mundy
- Fay Compton as Mrs Christopher
- Robert Flemyng as Doctor Freeman
- Michael Gough as Maurice Edwards
- James Robertson Justice as Mr Sine
- Joan Rice as Alma
- Harold Huth as Hugh Sainsbury
- Wilfrid Hyde-White as Lord Dearsley
- Nora Gordon as Housekeeper
- Cyril Chamberlain as Police Constable
- Charles Saynor as Police Constable
- Derrick Penley as Patrick
- Peter Owen as Chief Printer
- Dennis Brian as Sub-Editor
- Arthur Hambling as Inspector Canin
- Shirley Wright as Mary
- Bruce Seton as Superintendent Crowe
- Marianne Stone as Maggie
- Helen Goss as Matron
- Constance Smith as Nurse Anne
- Edie Martin as Mrs. Porritt
- John Horsley as Maggie's Doctor
- Ballard Berkeley as Dr. McCormick
References
- "BFI | Film & TV Database | BLACKMAILED (1950)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- Hinxman & D'Arcy p.56
- Grant p.72
- Charles Drazin (2014) Film Finances: The First Years, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 34:1, 2-22, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2014.878999 p 8-11
Bibliography
- Grant, John. A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Essential Reference Guide. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
- Hinxman, Margaret & D'Arcy, Susan. The Films of Dirk Bogarde. Literary Services and Production, 1974
- Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.
External links
- Blackmailed at IMDb
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