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House of Blackmail( 1953)

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Overview

A blackmailer is murdered, and the police find that there is a long list of suspects who wanted to see him dead.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Mary Germaine

      Carol Blane

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      William Sylvester

      Jimmy

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      Alexander Gauge

      John Markham

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      Denis Shaw

      Bassett

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      Ingeborg von Kusserow

      Emma

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      Patricia Owens

      Joan

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      C. Denier Warren

      Jock

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      Barry Wynne

      Billy Blane

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      Hugo Schuster

      Dr. Welich

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      John Arnatt

      Pete Carter

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      Sidney Vivian

      Police Inspector (uncredited)

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      John H. Watson

      Bert - Café Customer (uncredited)

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Mar 27 2022
    A young man is being blackmailed and needs to borrow the cash from his sister. She insists on meeting the blackmailer so travels to his remote country house; en route picking up a curious hitcher. They arrive and during the course of the night the blackmailer (Alexander Gauge) is murdered. Unusually, the lead female role - played here by Mary Germaine - has a much more substantial role in this mystery as they attempt to identify the murderer. William Sylvester plays the hitcher-cum-sleuth well and Denis Shaw is good as they nosey butler in this short-but-sweet double-crossing pot-boiler that do...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • blackmail