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Shakedown

(1950)

September 1, 1950 1h 20m
64%
TMDB Score

Overview

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

Top Billed Cast

HD

Howard Duff

Jack Early

BD

Brian Donlevy

Nick Palmer

PD

Peggy Dow

Ellen Bennett

LT

Lawrence Tierney

Harry Colton

BB

Bruce Bennett

David Glover

AV

Anne Vernon

Nita Palmer

JR

Jack Reitzen

Joe Downing

PV

Peter Virgo

Roy

CS

Charles Sherlock

Sam

EB

Elsie Baker

Palmer's Maid (uncredited)