Film · Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
- Director
- Joseph Pevney
- Writers
- Nat Dallinger, Don Martin, Alfred Lewis Levitt
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- September 1, 1950
Cast
Howard DuffJack Early
Brian DonlevyNick Palmer
Peggy DowEllen Bennett
Lawrence TierneyHarry Colton
Bruce BennettDavid Glover
Anne VernonNita Palmer
Jack ReitzenJoe Downing- Peter VirgoRoy
Charles SherlockSam- Elsie BakerPalmer's Maid (uncredited)
- Ralph BrooksPhotographer (uncredited)
- Douglas CarterPhotographer (uncredited)
Peggie CastleCoat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)
Jack ChefeShop Proprietor (uncredited)
Chester ConklinChet (uncredited)- Bert DavidsonPhotographer (uncredited)
Joe DoughertyMan (uncredited)- Roy EngelWaiter Captain (uncredited)
Bess FlowersParty Guest (uncredited)- James GarwoodUndetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
