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Shakedown

Shakedown
★ 6.4/10•1950•1h 20m•NR•Crime•Drama•Thriller

His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!

Jack Early is a photographer who will stop at nothing to climb his way to the very top of the success ladder. On the strength of his sheer tenacity, he gets a job with a major newspaper, and it's not long before he's made a name for himself by charming a notorious crime boss, Nick Palmer, into allowing himself to be photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him and sets Palmer and another crime boss, Colton, against one another.

Joseph Pevney · Director

Martin Goldsmith · Screenplay

Alfred Lewis Levitt · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 20m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 1, 1950

Actors

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Jack Early

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Nick Palmer

Peggy Dow

Peggy Dow

Ellen Bennett

Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

Harry Colton

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

David Glover

Anne Vernon

Anne Vernon

Nita Palmer

Jack Reitzen

Jack Reitzen

Joe Downing

Peter Virgo

Roy

Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

Sam

Elsie Baker

Palmer's Maid (uncredited)

Ralph Brooks

Photographer (uncredited)

Douglas Carter

Photographer (uncredited)

Peggie Castle

Peggie Castle

Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Chet (uncredited)

Bert Davidson

Photographer (uncredited)

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