The Shakedown (1960)
Models were the bait for BLACKMAIL!
Augie comes out of prison and finds his old vice racket has been taken over by the sinister Gollar, so he dreams up a new scam.
- Date of release
- 1960-01-01
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- John Lemont
Casting
- Terence Morgan — Augie Cortona
- Hazel Court — Mildred Eyde
- Donald Pleasence — Jessel Brown
- Bill Owen — David Spettigue
- Robert Beatty — Jarvis
- Harry H. Corbett — Gollar
- Gene Anderson — Zena
- Jackie Collins — Rita
- Dorinda Stevens — Grace
- Eddie Byrne — George
- Angela Douglas — Model
- John Salew — John Arnold
Interesting facts
The Shakedown is a 1959 British crime-drama film directed by John Lemont, starring Terence Morgan, Hazel Court, and Donald Pleasence. It was written by Lemont and Leigh Vance. A ruthless crook runs a blackmail operation, falls for an undercover cop, and is murdered by one of his victims.
Production
The film was made at Twickenham Film Studios, and on location.
The theme song "Shakedown" was sung by Kathy Kirby.
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