Shakedown (1950)
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.
- Date of release
- 1950-09-01
- TMDB
- 6.4 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- Joseph Pevney
Casting
- Howard Duff — Jack Early
- Brian Donlevy — Nick Palmer
- Peggy Dow — Ellen Bennett
- Lawrence Tierney — Harry Colton
- Bruce Bennett — David Glover
- Anne Vernon — Nita Palmer
- Jack Reitzen — Joe Downing
- Peter Virgo — Roy
- Charles Sherlock — Sam
- Elsie Baker — Palmer's Maid (uncredited)
- Ralph Brooks — Photographer (uncredited)
- Douglas Carter — Photographer (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Shakedown is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Howard Duff, Brian Donlevy, Peggy Dow, Lawrence Tierney, Bruce Bennett and Anne Vernon.
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