Shakedown
22 reviews
Crime/Drama
1h 20m
1950
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...
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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.
- DirectorJoseph Pevney
- Release1 September 1950
- Genre
- Duration1h 20m
- Budget?
- Revenue?
- Rate22 reviews
- Productions
Universal International Pictures
Cast

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

Peggie Castle
Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)

Jack Chefe
Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Chester Conklin
Chet (uncredited)

Joe Dougherty
Man (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)

Winifred Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)

Rock Hudson
Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)

Donald Kerr
Newsboy (uncredited)

Will Lee
Cabbie (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine
Guest (uncredited)

Gregg Martell
Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

Forbes Murray
Mr. Spencer (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien
Waiter (uncredited)

Joseph Pevney
Keller - Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Rice
Floorwalker (uncredited)

Carl Sklover
Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Josephine Whittell
Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)
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