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Shakedown

Shakedown

6,4 /10 (24 Votes)
1950 EN 80 min

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.

Release date

01/09/1950

Votes

24

Popularity

0.8

His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

80 min

Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Jack Early

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Nick Palmer

Peggy Dow

Peggy Dow

Ellen Bennett

Lawrence Tierney

Lawrence Tierney

Harry Colton

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

David Glover

Anne Vernon

Anne Vernon

Nita Palmer

Jack Reitzen

Jack Reitzen

Joe Downing

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Peter Virgo

Roy

Charles Sherlock

Charles Sherlock

Sam

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Elsie Baker

Palmer's Maid (uncredited)

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Ralph Brooks

Photographer (uncredited)

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Douglas Carter

Photographer (uncredited)

Peggie Castle

Peggie Castle

Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Chester Conklin

Chester Conklin

Chet (uncredited)

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Bert Davidson

Photographer (uncredited)

Joe Dougherty

Joe Dougherty

Man (uncredited)

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Roy Engel

Waiter Captain (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Party Guest (uncredited)

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James Garwood

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Winifred Harris

Winifred Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)

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Doretta Johnson

Nurse (uncredited)

No photo

Stapleton Kent

City Editor (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Newsboy (uncredited)

Will Lee

Will Lee

Cabbie (uncredited)

Leota Lorraine

Leota Lorraine

Guest (uncredited)

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William Marks

Detective (uncredited)

Gregg Martell

Gregg Martell

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

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John Miller

Brownie (uncredited)

Forbes Murray

Forbes Murray

Mr. Spencer (uncredited)

William H. O'Brien

William H. O'Brien

Waiter (uncredited)

Kenneth Patterson

Kenneth Patterson

Fred Thurman (uncredited)

Joseph Pevney

Joseph Pevney

Keller - Reporter (uncredited)

Jack Rice

Jack Rice

Floorwalker (uncredited)

No photo

Kay Riehl

Mrs. Spencer (uncredited)

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Stephen Roberts

Magazine Representative (uncredited)

Carl Sklover

Carl Sklover

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Wendy Waldron

Information Clerk (uncredited)

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Steve Wayne

Reporter (uncredited)

Josephine Whittell

Josephine Whittell

Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)

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Eric Wilton

Mrs. Worthington's Butler (uncredited)

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Charles Flynn

Fireman (uncredited)

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-01-03

⭐ 7

Talk about hoist by your own petard! "Jack" (Howard Duff) is an aspiring photo-journalist who manages to get newspaper editor "David" (Bruce Bennett) to take him on for a week. His next task is to stay employed, and to that end he manages to convince "Nick" (Brian Donlevy) - a local "businessman", to pose for a front page photo. This latter man takes a bit of a shine to "Jack" and gives him an opportunity to put away one of his criminal competitors "Colton" (Lawrence Tierney). There's a few grand in it for him, but he gets greedy - he keeps the negative of a shot he takes after a robbery, and …

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