Blackmail
(DVD)
Contributors
Allgood, Sara, 1883-1950, actor.
Calthrop, Donald, 1888-1940, actor.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980, film director,
Jones, Hannah, 1872-1949, actor.
Levy, Benn W. 1900-1973, screenwriter.
Calthrop, Donald, 1888-1940, actor.
Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980, film director,
Jones, Hannah, 1872-1949, actor.
Levy, Benn W. 1900-1973, screenwriter.
Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2019].
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Library - DVDs - 1st Floor | Blackmail | Checked Out | September 7, 2024 |
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Published
New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2019].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
738329239015
Notes
General Note
From the play by Charles Bennett.
General Note
Full screen (1.20:1)
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1929.
General Note
Special features: Audio commentary by Tim Lucas; HItchcock/Truffaut: Icon interviews (10:26 min., audio with slides); Silent version with score compiled by the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra (76 min.); introduction by Noël Simsolo (6:28 min.); Anny Ondra's screen test (1 min.); original trailers of some Hitchcock films.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jack E. Cox ; editor, Emile de Ruelle ; music, Campbell & Connelly.
Participants/Performers
Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton, Donald Calthrop, Cyril Ritchard, Hannah Jones, Sam Livesey.
Description
A thriller about a woman fighting off a sleazy blackmailer. The film was Hitchcock's first full-length sound film and was only his second foray into the suspense genre. Grocer's daughter Alice White kills a man in self-defense when he tries to sexually assault her. Her policeman boyfriend, Detective Frank Webber, covers up for her, but she has been spotted leaving the scene by a petty criminal who starts to blackmail her.
System Details
DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic, aspect ratio: 1.20:1; Dolby stereo.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitles.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Allgood, S., Calthrop, D., Hitchcock, A., Jones, H., Levy, B. W. 1., Livesey, S., Longden, J., Maxwell, J., Ondra, A., Paton, C., & Ritchard, C. (2019). Blackmail (Special edition.). Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sara Allgood et al.. 2019. Blackmail. Kino Lorber.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sara Allgood et al.. Blackmail Kino Lorber, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Allgood, Sara, et al. Blackmail Special edition., Kino Lorber, 2019.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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