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Blackmail   1939         N/R, 81 min. Genre: Drama / Thriller Director: H.C. Potter   Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockhart, Bobs Watson, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, John Wray, Arthur Hohl, Esther Dale, Joseph Crehan, Victor Kilian, Eddy Chandler, Robert Middlemass, Cy Kendall, Joe Dominguez, Ed Montoya   Edward G. Robinson plays John Ingram who, although innocent, is sent to prison. Ingram escapes and heads for Oklahoma where he starts a new business fighting oil fires and marries Helen (Ruth Hussey). All goes well—until William Ramey appears on the scene, blackmails Ingram, takes over the business, and sends him back to prison. But, Ingram again escapes and, this time, gets a confession from Ramey. Cast Edward G. Robinson John R. Ingram Ruth Hussey Helen Ingram Gene Lockhart William "Bill" Ramey Bobs Watson Hank Ingram Guinn "Big Boy" Williams Moose McCarthy John Wray Convict Diggs Arthur Hohl Rawlins Esther Dale Sarah Joseph Crehan Mr. Blaine Victor Kilian Warden Frank Miller Eddy Chandler Prison Boss Brown Robert Middlemass Desk Sergeant Cy Kendall Southern Sheriff Joe Dominguez Pedro Ed Montoya Juan