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Alfred Hitchcock’s “Blackmail”. Original Advertising Design Artwork. British International, ca. 1930s. Previously unknown design for Hitchcock’s tenth film, his (and Britain’s) first “talkie,” accomplished in ink and gouache on board, with silver print photographs trimmed and mounted, the title in block lettering with the tagline “the story of a foolish girl” beside a depiction of lead actress Anny Ondra with her arms raised in terror. Black wooden frame. Image area 18 x 14”. Faint pencil annotations in lower margin.