Find the Blackmailer

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

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.

1943

Crime·Drama·Mystery

0h 55min

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Top Billed Cast

Jerome Cowan
D.L. Trees
Faye Emerson
Mona Vance
Gene Lockhart
John Michael Rhodes
Marjorie Hoshelle
Pandora Pines
Robert Kent
Mark Harper
Wade Boteler
Detective Lieutenant Cramer
John Harmon
Ray Hickey
Lou Lubin
Mr. Olen
Bradley Page
Mitch Farrell
Ralph Peters
Mr. Coleman
Stuart Holmes
Rhodes' Butler
Lou Marcelle
Radio Announcer (Voice)
Allen D. Sewall
Police Officer

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