Extortion (1938 film)

Extortion is a 1938 mystery film directed by Lambert Hillyer. It was produced by Columbia Pictures.

Plot

Cast

• Scott Kolk as Larry Campbell
• Mary Russell as Betty Tisdelle
• Thurston Hall as Professor Tisdelle
• Arthur Loft as Nat Corrigan
• Gene Morgan as Flashlight
• Frank C. Wilson as Craig Banning
• Ann Doran as Margie Blake
• J. Farrell MacDonald as Coach Pearson
• George Offerman Jr. as Soupy Petite
• Nick Lukats as Roy Jennings
• Roland Got as Kong Lee
• Albert Dekker as Jeffrey Thompson
• Ruth Hilliard as Babs
• Edward Keane as Brooks
• C. Montague Shaw as Dean Latham

Reception

A contemporary review in The Film Daily praised the cast and director, saying that it had "very few dull moments".

A contemporary review in Variety was less positive, calling it an unimpressive and poorly executed film.

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