Blackmailed (1951 film)

Blackmailed
Directed byMarc Allégret
Written byHugh Mills
Roger Vadim
Based onMrs. Christopher by Elizabeth Myers
Produced byHarold Huth
Norman Spencer
StarringMai Zetterling
Dirk Bogarde
Fay Compton
Robert Flemyng
CinematographyGeorge Stretton
Edited byJohn Shirley
Music byJohn Wooldridge
Production
company
Harold Huth Productions
Distributed byGeneral Film Distributors
Release date
  • 30 January 1951 (1951-01-30)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Blackmailed is a 1951 British noir thriller film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay Compton and Robert Flemyng.[1] [2] It was adapted from a novel by Elizabeth Myers.[3] It was shot at Pinewood Studios outside London. The film's sets were designed by the art director J. Elder Wills.

The movie was known originally as Mrs Christopeher.[4]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | BLACKMAILED (1950)". Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  2. ^ Hinxman & D'Arcy p.56
  3. ^ Grant p.72
  4. ^ Charles Drazin (2014) Film Finances: The First Years, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, 34:1, 2-22, DOI: 10.1080/01439685.2014.878999 p 8-11

Bibliography

  • Grant, John. A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir: The Essential Reference Guide. Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
  • Hinxman, Margaret & D'Arcy, Susan. The Films of Dirk Bogarde. Literary Services and Production, 1974
  • Spicer, Andrew. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.


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