Alfred Hitchcock | Blackmail (1929) Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood | Movie, Subtitles

The first full length all talkie film made in Great Britain.
After killing a man in self-defense, a young woman is blackmailed by a witness to the killing.

Original title: Blackmail (1929)

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Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writers: Charles Bennett (from the play) & Alfred Hitchcock, Benn W. Levy
Stars: Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood
Genres: Crime, Thriller

00:00:00 Full Movie
00:01:25 Opening scene
00:12:34 Double booking
00:17:11 After double date
00:30:54 Things take a turn
00:37:26 Leaving the scene of the crime
00:49:07 Knife, knife, knife
00:52:57 Evidence
01:13:45 Car chase of 1920's

@CultCinemaClassics

[RealBigBadJohn]

"With a name like Hitchcock, it has to be good." — Mason Adams

[Johnny_Guitar]

At the 10:55 minute mark did everyone catch the 'cameo' of Mr. Hitchcock? He's the one sitting to the left reading a book on the Tram! Alfred, was such a 'heel' in his days....and having so much fun presenting himself in cameos in almost all his films! RIP.... Mr. Hitchcock!

[JayGideon-]

Hitchcock is so good, that even while you know what he’s doing, the suspense STILL makes you squirm!

[miapdx]

What a beautiful, crisp, clean copy. I just got here and it impressed me from the beginning.

[josebenito]

This was the first Hichtcock talkie and it's just great. Its"mise in scene' is pure Hitchcock. As a great Hitchcock' fan, thanks so much for uploading this classic.. Which I never saw until now. YouTube is definitely our daily "Cinematheque". 🙏

[perkinscurry]

In "Singin' in the Rain" there is a scene where the Debbie Reynolds character is dubbing the lines of Lena Lamont. The joke here is that in actuality the voice you hear is Jean Hagen's. So Jean is dubbing the voice of Debbie who is supposedly dubbing the voice of Jean's character.

What does this have to do with "Blackmail"? Well, this is a real life precursor of the Singin' scene. Anny Ondra was an Austrian(?) actress who spoke with a thick accent that was not acceptable when, late in the process, it was decided that "Blackmail" would be a sound film. It turns out that the technology pictured in Singin' was actually not available in the early days of talkies. The solution was to dub Anny's voice on the fly -- she only mouthed the words while and off stage actress actually spoke her lines.

[robertbruner]

These early talkies are like hybrid films. Their overly emphasized and animated expressions which are held longer for the camera than would be the case a few years later, and where the video itself continues to tell a huge part of the story.

[paulodipe]

_Wow, my dearest Helen! Blackmail! What an amazing old movie from 94 years ago, directed by the great genius, master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock! Everything is perfect in this British jewel from the past, which until now is shinning on screen! I hope you enjoy it with us here on CCC movie chat at live with us! God bless you always, my Sweet Lovelly Helen from my heart!_ 🤩🤩🤗🤗❤❤❤❤❤❤

[doncorleone]

GREAT film by the BEST director in history
Deserved the oscar
😥👏👏🏆

[jeffwilliams]

Top notch, a reel treat . 1929 London ..like a history tour with the great director of suspense movies, I have a collection of his early films, but not this one ...
THANK YOU !

[flo]

Le premier film parlant du Cinéma anglais, est aussi le premier Hitchcock parlant. Sacré honneur, qui n’était pas prévu du tout – ce qui a amené à des reshoots, du doublage etc…
Mais le résultat garde une puissance incroyable, et même surprenante : par exemple, le passage au parlant ne s’y fait pas au moment où le film commence, mais après toute une introduction muette. Manière de rappeler que les effets narratifs reposant sur l’image sont toujours importants, et que ça ne changera jamais.
Des ombres chinoises (cartoon – une moustache qui frise, horrifiques – une corde de pendu), des transparences, et autres superpositions par l’image, le son, le montage… On est en 1929, et c’est éternellement brillant.
Expressionniste aussi, Fritz Lang aurait pu faire ce film… D’ailleurs le sujet s’y prête puisqu’il est question de sujets sociaux, de l’exploration du Crime et de l’application de la Loi. Mais surtout de la culpabilité.
Et en soi, l’une des thématiques de Hitchcock est déjà là, à savoir que si ses héros masculins sont régulièrement des faux coupables désinvoltes, ses héroïnes sont souvent de vraies « coupables » touchantes, au moins, torturées par la teneur de leurs actes. Les Marion Crane et cie découlent de ce film (on a même une agression derrière un rideau, et le motif du couteau qui s’abat plusieures fois)… les courses poursuites (ascendantes, dans des décors incroyables) itou.
Et il s’agit plus d’un film dramatique contenant du suspense et de l’action, reposant sur l’ambivalence, qui empêche de trancher sur les sentiments qu’on peut ressentir à propos du maître chanteur (d’abord dégoûtant, puis empathique par situation), du fiancé (protecteur, mais finalement étouffant)… et surtout de l'(anti)héroïne, symbole de l’oppression terrible envers les femmes.
Pessimiste et troublant.

[TheLadymiss]

I remember seeing the Egyptian statue in a Hitchcock book decades ago. Looks like he started early having chases through well known public places like The British Museum.

[stevenfromer]

Excellent quality print. Fantastic movie

[ParkAvenue]

I just found out the leading Lady's voice was dubbed. Amazing job. She had a very "thick" accent. Amazing job

[carlosarturosousagarridole]

Obra maestra del genio Hitchcock. Impresionante como introduce tintes de comedia en momentos de alta tensión y angustia.

[Ryan-onon]

A fine relic of early British sound film, this. Though plagued by a few of the technical limitations and crudities found in most fledgling talkies, Hitchcock's "Blackmail" evinces a competent, ambitious director trying his hand with a new technology and mode of filmmaking whose potential had yet to be fully realized and coming away in turn with history's first talking crime thriller!

[lorraineadams]

Fantastic! Thank you so much for uploading this.

[willyD]

Black & White film is art. The directors were artists painting with light and contrasts. True artistic talent.

[caz]

The Artist, Mr. Crewe was the Australian actor Cyril Trimnell-Ritchard from Surry Hills Sydney.

[JJMedusa]

— Black and white films are the best! 😊❤️⚪️⚫️