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Blackmailer (1936 film)

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Blackmailer
Directed byGordon Wiles
Written by
Starring
CinematographyAllen G. Siegler
Edited byAl Clark
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • May 8, 1936 (1936-05-08)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Blackmailer is a 1936 American comedy mystery film directed by Gordon Wiles and starring William Gargan, Florence Rice, and H.B. Warner.[1] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

Variety also reported that exhibitors were advised to ignore the pressbook and sell the film as a farce.[2]

Plot

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An incompetent police inspector and an equally foolish private detective both become involved in a blackmail case.

Cast

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Release

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Blackmailer was released on May 8, 1936.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Langman & Finn 1995, p. 26.
  2. ^ a b "The Blackmailer". American Film Institute. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Langman, Larry; Finn, Daniel (1995). A Guide to American Crime Films of the Thirties. Greenwood Press.
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