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Find the Blackmailer ()

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John Rhodes (Gene Lockhart)hires private detective D. L. Trees (Jerome Cowan)to track down a talking blackbird owned by Fred Molner, who uses the bird as a means of blackmailing Rhodes. Molner has taught the bird to repeat "Don't kill me,... See more »
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D.L. Trees
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Mona Vance
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John M. Rhodes
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Pandora Pines
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Mark Harper
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Detective Lieutenant Cramer
John Harmon ...
Ray Hickey
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Mitch Farrell
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Mr. Olen
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Mr. Coleman
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Jimmy the Crow ...
Blackie (uncredited)
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Rhodes' Butler (uncredited)
Lou Marcelle ...
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Police Officer (uncredited)

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D. Ross Lederman

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Robert E. Kent ... (screen play by)
 
G.T. Fleming-Roberts ... (from a magazine story by)

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William Jacobs ... producer (uncredited)

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Heinz Roemheld ... (uncredited)

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James Van Trees ... director of photography

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Harold McLernon

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Charles Novi

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Clarence Steensen

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Leah Rhodes ... (gowns)

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Perc Westmore ... makeup artist

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Eric Stacey ... unit manager

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Wilbur McGaugh ... assistant director

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Robert B. Lee ... sound

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Harry Seymour ... dialogue director
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John Rhodes (Gene Lockhart)hires private detective D. L. Trees (Jerome Cowan)to track down a talking blackbird owned by Fred Molner, who uses the bird as a means of blackmailing Rhodes. Molner has taught the bird to repeat "Don't kill me, Rhodes" in the event he is murdered by a member of a gambling syndicate he has defrauded. Going to Molner's apartment, Trees finds him murdered and his bodyguard, Ray Hickey (John Harmon), unconscious. Clues lead Trees to Mona Vance (Faye Emerson, Molner's girlfriend, who is involved with Mark Harper (Robert Kent, presumably her lawyer. Written by Les Adams

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Taglines THE PERFECT CRIME by a perfect lady! (original print ad) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Blackmail (United States)
  • Crimen sin rastro (Mexico)
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  • 55 min
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Budget $81,000 (estimated)

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Trivia Released at a mere 55 minutes, this was one of the shortest feature films released by Warner Brothers in 1943. Warner Brothers would soon abandon production of B-pictures such as this one. See more »
Goofs When Trees is in the Westmore Hotel room with Rhodes and Hickey, he is pacing back and forth with his hands inside the pockets of his trousers. But on the following cut, he is now pacing with his hands inside the pockets of his suit jacket. See more »
Movie Connections Spoofs The Maltese Falcon (1941). See more »
Quotes D.L. Trees: Now be quiet, I'm listening to the radio.
Pandora Pines: You, listening to jive? You don't even know what a hep cat is.
D.L. Trees: Sure I do. It's a cat that heps.
[rolls eyes]
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