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Blackmail

1929 · 86 min · Director: Alfred Hitchcock ★ IMDb 6.9 · 13,821 ratings

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London, 1929. Frank Webber, a very busy Scotland Yard detective, seems to be more interested in his work than in Alice White, his girlfriend. Feeling herself ignored, Alice agrees to go out with an elegant and well-mannered artist who invites her to visit his fancy apartment.

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Blackmail (1929) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Guilt 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

20%Guilt
  1. Guilt20%
  2. Fear10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Guilt. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Guilt. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Anxiety
  • Empathy

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Anxiety

Tension
Anxiety
Empathy
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 38 %, then dips around 53 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionAnxietyEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor22 %3 %2 %8 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor28 %13 %6 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Empathy34 %23 %13 %23 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension34 %19 %13 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Humor34 %14 %11 %16 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor49 %35 %31 %33 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Tension72 %65 %60 %57 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
47.5 %≈ 41′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
52.5 %≈ 45′Empathy58 %50 %47 %47 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Anxiety68 %63 %60 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Tension74 %71 %66 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Tension67 %65 %56 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension62 %59 %49 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension74 %70 %61 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Tension84 %80 %73 %50 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 80′Tension73 %55 %52 %63 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Empathy77 %45 %43 %72 %

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Cast

AO
Anny Ondra

CP
Charles Paton

JL
John Longden

Detective Frank Webber

DC
Donald Calthrop

CR
Cyril Ritchard

HJ
Hannah Jones

HB
Harvey Braban

ES
Ex-Det. Sergt. Bishop

JA
Johnny Ashby

Boy (uncredited)

JB
Joan Barry

Alice White (voice) (uncredited)

JB
Johnny Butt

Sergeant (uncredited)

PK
Phyllis Konstam

Gossiping Neighbour (uncredited)

SL
Sam Livesey

The Chief Inspector (silent version) (uncredited)

PM
Phyllis Monkman

Gossip Woman (uncredited)

PP
Percy Parsons

Crook (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Type
Movies
Released
1929
Runtime
86 min
Country
United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.9 · 13,821 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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