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Director
  
Maurice Elvey

Music director
  
John Addison

Duration
  

Country
  
United Kingdom

5.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Cinematography
  
Phil Grindrod

Writer
  
Allan MacKinnon

Language
  
English

Release date
  
1956

Cast
  
Mary Germaine
(Carol Blane),
William Sylvester
(Jimmy),
Alexander Gauge
(Markham),
John Arnatt
(Pete Carter),
Denis Shaw
(Bassett),
Ingeborg von Kusserow
(Emma (as Ingeborg Wells))

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House of Blackmail is a 1953 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Germaine, William Sylvester and Alexander Gauge. Its plot follows a soldier and his girlfriend, who become mixed up with a blackmailer.

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Cast

  • Mary Germaine ... Carol Blane
  • William Sylvester ... Jimmy
  • Alexander Gauge ... Markham
  • John Arnatt ... Pete Carter
  • Denis Shaw ... Bassett
  • Ingeborg von Kusserow ... Emma
  • Patricia Owens ... Joan
  • C. Denier Warren ... Jock
  • Hugo Schuster ... Dr. Welich
  • Barry Wynne ... Billy Blane
  • Critical reception

    The Radio Times wrote, "not one of his (Maurice Elvey's) best efforts. We could do with more surprises, but the pace is unrelenting and there are typically solid performances from Mary Germaine, William Sylvester and John Arnatt"; and TV Guide called it "ordinary but fast paced."

    References

    House of Blackmail Wikipedia
    House of Blackmail IMDb House of Blackmail themoviedb.org


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