- HD 1080
- Runtime: 81m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: H. C. Potter
- Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart, Bobs Watson, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
- keywords: gangster, chain gang
- Production_studio: Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Slogan: SCREAMING NEW THRILLS WITH THE SCREEN'S
- The Blackmail is featured in the top rankings of 1939
- #35 in Top Drama Movies of 1939
- #12 in Top Crime Movies of 1939
- #8 in Top Thriller Movies of 1939
A fugitive from a chain gang becomes an oil-well firefighter and meets the man who framed him.