Blackmail (1939 film)
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Blackmail is a 1939 crime drama film starring Edward G. Robinson. The black-and-white film was directed by H.C. Potter.
Plot
Edward G. Robinson plays a very successful oil-field firefighter with a young family. 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 from his secret past sees him in a newsreel and shows up looking for a job. Eventually the man attempts to blackmail the firefighter, who had run from a chain gang years ago and started a new life and family under and assumed name. After a shady deal is made, Ingram the firefighter is tricked and the man turns the fugitive into authorities and ends up back on a chain gang. Meanwhile, the man that turned him in turns into a very rich man.
When Ingram finds out about the success of the man that betrayed him, he plans a daring escape in an attempt to return home and get revenge on the man.
Cast
- Edward G. Robinson as John R. Ingram, an Alias of John Harrington
- Ruth Hussey as Helen Ingram
- Gene Lockhart as William 'Bill' Ramey
- Bobs Watson as Hank Ingram
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Moose McCarthy (as Guinn Williams)
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