Blackmail Page #5

Synopsis: Alice White is the daughter of a shopkeeper in 1920's London. Her boyfriend, Frank Webber is a Scotland Yard detective who seems more interested in police work than in her. Frank takes Alice out one night, but she has secretly arranged to meet another man. Later that night Alice agrees to go back to his flat to see his studio. The man has other ideas and as he tries to rape Alice, she defends herself and kills him with a bread knife. When the body is discovered, Frank is assigned to the case, he quickly determines that Alice is the killer, but so has someone else and blackmail is threatened.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Director(s): Alfred Hitchcock
Production: Scott Entertainment
 
IMDB:
7.0
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
NOT RATED
Year:
1929
85 min
988 Views


Very well then, we are both satisfied.

Yes, we are both satisfied.

It's my word, against hers.

- Frank, you can't do this.

- Why not?

- Because...

- Now, now don't interfer Alice, I

know what I'm doing.

You don't, you don't.

- Please Frank.

- For God's sake, be quiet Alice.

- Why don't you let her speak.

- You mind your own business.

In any case, she'll speak at

the right moment.

Look here Frank. Why can't we just

chalk the whole thing now?

I've got nothing against you. You've

got nothing against me.

I had some cash on me, but...

I wasn't serious.

Well look here, have it back now.

Well can't you see, she's want to chalk

it up too? And so do I you know.

Look here Miss. You tell him.

Tell him that he's playing with

fire... and...

And we'll all burn our fi ngers.

I'm not bad really... I...

Things have gone wrong lately,

and one has got to live, you know.

All right then. It's still my word

against hers.

All right then. It's still my word

against hers.

I say, it's not me you want...

It's him... ask him.

Why his own...

I am going to give myself up.

I cannot bear the thought of that...

...man being accused of something

I have done. Alice

Hello. Not very often I see you so

early in the day as this.

- Called to see Frank?

- No.

No, I want to see Inspector Walls,

please.

- Then you'll have to fill out one of

these forms. - All right.

- Do you know something about this?

- Yes.

George, just a minute.

Take this along to inspector Walls.

Well I suppose you're going to tell

him who did it Miss.

Yes.

- You can come along now

- Here you are Miss.

Come in, please.

Won't you sit down?

You've something to tell us about

his case.

- Yes.

- Well, what is it?

Well, you see. I know who did it.

Is this worthwhile sir, now that

everything has been cleared up?

Let's hear what she's got to say.

What I was going to say is this...

I'd better say, what I have to say

now...

I would rather not wait...

What I wanted to say is...

- I was the one...

- One moment please.

Hello.

Yes, yes...

Yes, hold on... Will you deal with

this young lady,

I shall be busy for a minute. Yes,

sir.

This way Miss, please.

Alice, whatever made you come

here?

I did it.

- I know.

- No, you don't know.

He tried... No, I can't tell you.

It's too painful. I was protecting

myself.

I didn't know what I was doing and...

My dear.

So you found him Miss. Did she tell

you who did it.

Yes.

You'll want to look out, or you'll be

losing your job my boy.

I suppose we'll soon have lady

detectives up in the Yard.

And I shall be all right on the dole,

won't I.

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Charles Bennett

Charles Bennett was an English playwright, screenwriter and director probably best known for his work with Alfred Hitchcock. more…

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