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Blu-ray Review: Blackmail
Hitchcock Master Posted by Devon Powell on Nov 4, 2019
Distributor: Kino Lorber Release Date: August 13, 2019 Region: Region A Length: Silent Version – 01:16:07 ‘Talkie’ Version – 01:25:47 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: 2.0 English DTS-HD Master Audio (48 kHz, 1557 kbps, 16-bit) Subtitles: English Ratio: Silent Version – 1.33:1 ‘Talkie’ read more
Blackmail (1929)
4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 15, 2018
In one sense Blackmail proves to be a landmark in simple film history terms but it’s also a surprisingly frank picture that Hitchcock injects with his flourishing technical skills. It’s of the utmost importance to cinema itself because it literally stands at the crossroads of silent and read more
Watching 1939: Blackmail (1939)
Comet Over Hollywood Posted by on Mar 1, 2018
In 2011, I announced I was trying to see every film released in 1939. This new series chronicles films released in 1939 as I watch them. As we start out this blog feature, this section may become more concrete as I search for a common thread that runs throughout each film of the year. Right now, th read more
Alfred Hitchcock's BLACKMAIL (1929)
Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on Mar 5, 2014
This past week I had the privilege of seeing the last silent film of Alfred Hitchcock, BLACKMAIL (1929.) As part of the Downtown Classic Film Series at The Lawrence Arts Center, here in my town of Lawrence, Kansas, this screening was a real treat. I have seen several silent films in this "down read more
Alfred Hitchcock's BLACKMAIL (1929)
Outspoken and Freckled Posted by Irish Jayhawk on Mar 5, 2014
This past week I had the privilege of seeing the last silent film of Alfred Hitchcock, BLACKMAIL (1929.) As part of the Downtown Classic Film Series at The Lawrence Arts Center, here in my town of Lawrence, Kansas, this screening was a real treat. I have seen several silent films in this "downtown L read more
Hitchcock 9 Day 1: BLACKMAIL (1929)
Backlots Posted by Lara on Jun 15, 2013
The Hitchcock 9 got underway at the Castro Theatre last night with a screening of the silent version of Blackmail (1929). San Francisco Silent Film Festival artistic director Anita Monga spoke before the screening, mentioning that Blackmail is the last of Hitchcock’s films restored by the BF read more
About Silent Movies #2: Begging, Bribing and Blackmail
Movies Silently Posted by Movies, Silently on Feb 1, 2013
Why isn’t everyone as excited about silent films as I am? All right, you like silent movies. In fact, you love silent movies. The problem is that your movie nights are, to put it nicely, a rather solitary affair. Let’s face it, we’re in the minority. Like any enthusiast, you’re ready to read more
Hitchcock Double Feature! Easy Virtue (’28) and Blackmail (’29)
The Motion Pictures Posted by Lindsey on Jun 25, 2012
On a recent movie night extravaganza, my mom (who I’m swiftly converting into a classic film fan!) surprised me by picking up a Hitchcock two-film DVD at the library for us to watch. The DVD includes 1928′s Easy Virtue and 1929′s Blackmail, along with an introduction by Tony Curtis read more
Hitchcock's Silent Version of Blackmail on the Big Screen
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 23, 2011
The era of talking pictures arrived while Alfred Hitchcock was working on his crime thriller, Blackmail, in 1929. The film had already been shot as a silent feature but during post-production the studio asked the director to convert it to partial sound so it could be marketed as a talking picture. H read more
Hitchcock's Silent Version of Blackmail on the Big Screen
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 23, 2011
The era of talking pictures arrived while Alfred Hitchcock was working on his crime thriller, Blackmail, in 1929. The film had already been shot as a silent feature but during post-production the studio asked the director to convert it to partial sound so it could be marketed as a talking picture. H read more
Hitchcock's Silent Version of Blackmail on the Big Screen
Lady Eve's Reel Life Posted by The Lady Eve on Mar 23, 2011
The era of talking pictures arrived while Alfred Hitchcock was working on his crime thriller, Blackmail, in 1929. The film had already been shot as a silent feature but during post-production the studio asked the director to convert it to partial sound so it could be marketed as a talking picture. H read more
Hitchcock: Blackmail (1929)
Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on Nov 7, 2010
Blackmail (1929), Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Cast: Anny Ondra, John Longden and Cyril Ritchard, and featuring Donald Calthrop, Sara Allgood and Charles Paton. The film is based on the play Blackmail by Charles Bennett. Having began production as a silent film, the studio, British International P read more
Blackmail (1929)
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Oct 18, 2010
In Blackmail, John Longden plays Frank Webber, a detective for Scotland Yard. One day, after work, he meets his girlfriend Alice (Anny Ondra) for dinner. Only Alice has secretly arranged to meet another man, so she starts a fight with Frank to get him to leave. She succeeds, but as he leaves, read more
Screenings of 2001 and Blackmail
Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on Sep 26, 2010
This weekend was another good weekend to be a classic movie fan in the Detroit area. Friday night, I went to a midnight screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Now that’s a movie you definitely need to see in a theater to get the full effect. This certainly wasn’t the first time I’ read more
Hitchcock Double Vision: “Blackmail” and “North by Northwest”
Random Pictures Posted by Amy on Nov 30, -0001
Det. Frank Webber (John Longren), Alice White (Anny Ondra), and Mr. White (Charles Paton) On Tuesday, June 18, I got to see the silent and sound versions of Hitchcock’s Blackmail (1929) back to back at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences theater on Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles read more