U.S. moviehouse window card for the motion picture Blackmail (1929), featuring Anny Ondra.
Date: 1929
Blackmail was the first successful European dramatic talkie, directed by twenty-nine-year-old Alfred Hitchcock.
Blackmail was restaged to include dialogue sequences, along with a score and sound effects, before its premiere.
Blackmail was a substantial hit and critical response was also positive.