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Shakedown

Crime

Drama

Thriller

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.

Date: 09/01/1950
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Howard Duff, Brian Donlevy, Peggy Dow, Lawrence Tierney, Bruce Bennett, Anne Vernon, Jack Reitzen, Peter Virgo, Charles Sherlock, Elsie Baker, Ralph Brooks, Douglas Carter, Peggie Castle, Jack Chefe, Chester Conklin, Bert Davidson, Joe Dougherty, Roy Engel, Bess Flowers, James Garwood, Winifred Harris, Rock Hudson, Doretta Johnson, Stapleton Kent, Donald Kerr, Will Lee, Leota Lorraine, William Marks, Gregg Martell, John Miller, Forbes Murray, William H. O'Brien, Kenneth Patterson, Joseph Pevney, Jack Rice, Kay Riehl, Stephen Roberts, Carl Sklover, Wendy Waldron, Steve Wayne, Josephine Whittell, Eric Wilton, Charles Flynn

Howard Duff as Jack Early in Shakedown Howard Duff

Brian Donlevy as Nick Palmer in Shakedown Brian Donlevy

Peggy Dow as Ellen Bennett in Shakedown Peggy Dow

Lawrence Tierney as Harry Colton in Shakedown Lawrence Tierney

Bruce Bennett as David Glover in Shakedown Bruce Bennett

Anne Vernon as Nita Palmer in Shakedown Anne Vernon

Jack Reitzen as Joe Downing in Shakedown Jack Reitzen

Peter Virgo as Roy in Shakedown Peter Virgo

Charles Sherlock as Sam in Shakedown Charles Sherlock

Elsie Baker

Ralph Brooks

Douglas Carter

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

Jack Chefe as Shop Proprietor (uncredited) in Shakedown Jack Chefe

Chester Conklin as Chet (uncredited) in Shakedown Chester Conklin

Bert Davidson

Joe Dougherty as Man (uncredited) in Shakedown Joe Dougherty

Roy Engel as Waiter Captain (uncredited) in Shakedown Roy Engel

Bess Flowers as Party Guest (uncredited) in Shakedown Bess Flowers

James Garwood

Winifred Harris as Party Guest (uncredited) in Shakedown Winifred Harris

Rock Hudson as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited) in Shakedown Rock Hudson

Doretta Johnson

Stapleton Kent

Donald Kerr as Newsboy (uncredited) in Shakedown Donald Kerr

Will Lee as Cabbie (uncredited) in Shakedown Will Lee

Leota Lorraine as Guest (uncredited) in Shakedown Leota Lorraine

William Marks

Gregg Martell as Newspaper Worker (uncredited) in Shakedown Gregg Martell

John Miller

Forbes Murray as Mr. Spencer (uncredited) in Shakedown Forbes Murray

William H. O'Brien as Waiter (uncredited) in Shakedown William H. O'Brien

Kenneth Patterson

Joseph Pevney as Keller - Reporter (uncredited) in Shakedown Joseph Pevney

Jack Rice as Floorwalker (uncredited) in Shakedown Jack Rice

Kay Riehl

Stephen Roberts

Carl Sklover as Taxi Driver (uncredited) in Shakedown Carl Sklover

Wendy Waldron

Steve Wayne

Josephine Whittell as Mrs. Worthington (uncredited) in Shakedown Josephine Whittell

Eric Wilton

Charles Flynn