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Shakedown

Shakedown

His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!
Sep 01, 1950 1h 20m
6.1
19 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Shakedown
Companies Universal International Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords infidelity, robbery, san francisco, california, photographer, gangster, despair, blackmail, seduction, opportunist, film noir, murder, mobster, extortion, photograph, newspaper man
Howard Duff

Howard Duff

Jack Early
Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Nick Palmer
Peggy Dow

Peggy Dow

Ellen Bennett
Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

David Glover
Anne Vernon

Anne Vernon

Nita Palmer
Jack Reitzen

Jack Reitzen

Joe Downing
Elsie Baker

Elsie Baker

Palmer's Maid (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks

Ralph Brooks

Photographer (uncredited)
Douglas Carter

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)
Bert Davidson

Bert Davidson

Photographer (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty

Joe Dougherty

Man (uncredited)
Roy Engel

Roy Engel

Waiter Captain (uncredited)
Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Party Guest (uncredited)
James Garwood

James Garwood

Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Winifred Harris

Winifred Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)
Rock Hudson

Rock Hudson

Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Doretta Johnson

Doretta Johnson

Nurse (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent

Stapleton Kent

City Editor (uncredited)
Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Newsboy (uncredited)
Will Lee

Will Lee

Cabbie (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine

Leota Lorraine

Guest (uncredited)
William Marks

William Marks

Detective (uncredited)
Gregg Martell

Gregg Martell

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
John Miller

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)
Kay Riehl

Kay Riehl

Mrs. Spencer (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts

Stephen Roberts

Magazine Representative (uncredited)
Carl Sklover

Carl Sklover

Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Wendy Waldron

Wendy Waldron

Information Clerk (uncredited)
Steve Wayne

Steve Wayne

Reporter (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell

Josephine Whittell

Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)
Eric Wilton

Eric Wilton

Mrs. Worthington's Butler (uncredited)
Charles Flynn

Charles Flynn

Fireman (uncredited)