Shakedown

Shakedown

6.1

1950-09-01

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.

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Shakedown

Storyline

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.

Released

1950-09-01

Runtime

80

Director

Joseph Pevney

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Language

English

Production

Universal International Pictures

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    Howard Duff

    Howard Duff
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    Brian Donlevy

    Brian Donlevy
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    Peggy Dow

    Peggy Dow
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    Lawrence Tierney

    Lawrence Tierney
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    Bruce Bennett

    Bruce Bennett
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    Anne Vernon

    Anne Vernon
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    Jack Reitzen

    Jack Reitzen
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    Peter Virgo

    Peter Virgo
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    Charles Sherlock

    Charles Sherlock
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    Elsie Baker
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    Ralph Brooks

    Ralph Brooks
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    Douglas Carter

    Douglas Carter
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    Peggie Castle

    Peggie Castle
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    Jack Chefe

    Jack Chefe
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    Chester Conklin

    Chester Conklin
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    Bert Davidson
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    Joe Dougherty

    Joe Dougherty
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    Roy Engel
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    Bess Flowers

    Bess Flowers
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    James Garwood
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    Winifred Harris

    Winifred Harris
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    Rock Hudson

    Rock Hudson
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    Doretta Johnson

    Doretta Johnson
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    Stapleton Kent

    Stapleton Kent
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    Donald Kerr

    Donald Kerr
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    Will Lee

    Will Lee
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    Leota Lorraine

    Leota Lorraine
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    William Marks

    William Marks
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    Gregg Martell
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    John Miller

    John Miller
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    Forbes Murray

    Forbes Murray
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    William H. O'Brien

    William H. O'Brien
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    Kenneth Patterson

    Kenneth Patterson
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    Joseph Pevney

    Joseph Pevney
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    Jack Rice

    Jack Rice
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    Kay Riehl

    Kay Riehl
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    Stephen Roberts
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    Carl Sklover
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    Wendy Waldron
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    Steve Wayne
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    Josephine Whittell
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    Eric Wilton

    Eric Wilton
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    Charles Flynn

    Charles Flynn