Find the Blackmailer

Find the Blackmailer

THE TALKING BLACKBIRD KNOWS THE SECRETS OF THE "SHAKEDOWN MURDERS"...But He Won't Talk!

1943•55m•6.4/10

CrimeDramaMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(10)

A private eye is hired by a mayoral candidate to prevent any sort of adverse publicity. It seems that, somewhere in town, there's a talking blackbird who insists upon saying that the candidate will commit a murder. When the killing occurs, the candidate is implicated, and the detective is off on a hectic pursuit of the incriminating crow and the actual murderer.

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Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jerome Cowan

Jerome Cowan

D.L. Trees

Faye Emerson

Faye Emerson

Mona Vance

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

John Michael Rhodes

Marjorie Hoshelle

Marjorie Hoshelle

Pandora Pines

Robert Kent

Robert Kent

Mark Harper

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Detective Lieutenant Cramer

John Harmon

John Harmon

Ray Hickey

Lou Lubin

Lou Lubin

Mr. Olen

Bradley Page

Bradley Page

Mitch Farrell

Ralph Peters

Ralph Peters

Mr. Coleman

Stuart Holmes

Stuart Holmes

Rhodes' Butler

Lou Marcelle

Radio Announcer (Voice)

Allen D. Sewall

Police Officer

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