House of Blackmail

House of Blackmail

Directed by	Maurice Elvey
Produced by	Philip Brandon
Written by	Allan MacKinnon
Starring	William Sylvester Mary Germaine
Music by	John Addison
Cinematography	Phil Grindrod
Edited by	Vera Campbell
Production company	ACT Films Ltd
Distributed by	Monarch Film Corporation (UK)
Release dates	1956
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

House of Blackmail is a 1953 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Mary Germaine, William Sylvester and Alexander Gauge.^[1] Its plot follows a soldier and his girlfriend, who become mixed up with a blackmailer.

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"; ^[2] and TV Guide called it "ordinary but fast paced." ^[3]

References

↑ "House of Blackmail (1953)". BFI.
↑ David Parkinson. "House of Blackmail". RadioTimes.
↑ "House Of Blackmail". TVGuide.com.

External links

House of Blackmail at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Maurice Elvey

Maria Marten (1913)
Her Luck in London (1914)
The Idol of Paris (1914)
The Loss of the Birkenhead (1914)
The Suicide Club (1914)
Honeymoon for Three (1915)
Home (1915)
A Will of Her Own (1915)
There's Good in Everyone (1915)
Charity Ann (1915)
Florence Nightingale (1915)
Gilbert Dying to Die (1915)
Gilbert Gets Tiger-It is (1915)
Love in a Wood (1915)
Her Nameless Child (1915)
From Shopgirl to Duchess (1915)
Midshipman Easy (1915)
Fine Feathers (1915)
Money for Nothing (1916)
Trouble for Nothing (1916)
Driven (1916)
Esther (1916)
When Knights Were Bold (1916)
Vice Versa (1916)
Meg the Lady (1916)
The King's Daughter (1916)
The Princess of Happy Chance (1916)
Mother Love (1916)
The Woman Who Was Nothing (1917)
The Grit of a Jew (1917)
Smith (1917)
Justice (1917)
The Gay Lord Quex (1917)
Flames (1917)
Mary Girl (1917)
Dombey and Son (1917)
The Life Story of David Lloyd George (1918)
Hindle Wakes (1918)
Nelson (1918)
The Greatest Wish in the World (1918)
Goodbye (1918)
Adam Bede (1918)
The Victory Leaders (1919)
Comradeship (1919)
God's Good Man (1919)
Mr. Wu (1919)
The Elusive Pimpernel (1919)
Quinneys (1919)
The Rocks of Valpre (1919)
Keeper of the Door (1919)
The Swindler (1919)
The Tavern Knight (1920)
A Question of Trust (1920)
At the Villa Rose (1920)
The Hundredth Chance (1920)
The Amateur Gentleman (1920)
Bleak House (1920)
A Gentleman of France (1921)
A Romance of Wastdale (1921)
Innocent (1921)
The Fruitful Vine (1921)
The Man with the Twisted Lip (1921)
Dick Turpin's Ride to York (1922)
A Debt of Honour (1922)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1922)
Running Water (1922)
Guy Fawkes (1923)
The Royal Oak (1923)
The Wandering Jew (1923)
The Sign of Four (1923)
The Passionate Friends (1923)
Don Quixote (1923)
Sally Bishop (1924)
Henry, King of Navarre (1924)
Slaves of Destiny (1924)
The Love Story of Aliette Brunton (1924)
My Husband's Wives (1924)
The Woman Tempted (1926)
The Flag Lieutenant (1926)
Mademoiselle from Armentieres (1926)
Roses of Picardy (1927)
Hindle Wakes (1927)
The Flight Commander (1927)
Quinneys (1927)
The Glad Eye (1927)
Mademoiselle Parley Voo (1928)
Balaclava (1928)
Palais de danse (1928)
You Know What Sailors Are (1928)
High Treason (1929)
The School for Scandal (1930)
Potiphar's Wife (1931)
Sally in Our Alley (1931)
A Honeymoon Adventure (1931)
Frail Women (1932)
The Marriage Bond (1932)
The Water Gipsies (1932)
Diamond Cut Diamond (1932)
The Lodger (1932)
The Lost Chord (1933)
I Lived with You (1933)
This Week of Grace (1933)
Soldiers of the King (1933)
Love, Life and Laughter (1934)
Road House (1934)
Lily of Killarney (1934)
In a Monastery Garden (1935)
The Clairvoyant (1935)
The Tunnel (1935)
Heat Wave (1935)
Spy of Napoleon (1936)
The Man in the Mirror (1936)
A Romance in Flanders (1937)
Who Killed John Savage? (1937)
Melody and Romance (1937)
Lightning Conductor (1938)
Who Goes Next? (1938)
The Return of the Frog (1938)
Sword of Honour (1939)
Sons of the Sea (1939)
Under Your Hat (1940)
The Spider (1940)
For Freedom (1940)
Room for Two (1940)
Salute John Citizen (1942)
The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
Medal for the General (1944)
Strawberry Roan (1945)
Beware of Pity (1946)
The Third Visitor (1951)
The Late Edwina Black (1951)
My Wife's Lodger (1952)
The Great Game (1953)
Is Your Honeymoon Really Necessary? (1953)
House of Blackmail (1953)
The Harassed Hero (1954)
What Every Woman Wants (1954)
The Gay Dog (1954)
You Lucky People (1955)
Room in the House (1955)
Fun at St. Fanny's (1956)
Dry Rot (1956)
Stars in Your Eyes (1956)
Second Fiddle (1957)

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