Blackmail (1947 film)
Blackmail 1947 is an American crime film noir directed by Lesley Selander. The drama features William Marshall, Adele Mara and Ricardo Cortez. The lead character is based on a pulp magazine hero Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective.
When released the New York Times gave the film a mixed review, writing, Evidently the writers andor Republic, the manufacturer, were convinced that some fast dialogue would enhance the rather confused goings on. But this yarn about a California playboy who becomes involved with shakedown artists and is aided by a brash, private investigator needed more than an occasional bright quip to keep things clear and moving.
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