Shakedown
Shakedown
Release: 1950-09-01
·Runtime: 80m
·★ 6.2
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal International Pictures
Cast
Bruce Bennett
as David Glover
Anne Vernon
as Nita Palmer
Peggie Castle
as Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
as Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Howard Duff
as Jack Early
Lawrence Tierney
as Harry Colton
Forbes Murray
as Mr. Spencer (uncredited)
Winifred Harris
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Will Lee
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
as Guest (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
as Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)
Rock Hudson
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
as Chet (uncredited)
Joseph Pevney
as Keller - Reporter (uncredited)
Charles Sherlock
as Sam
Brian Donlevy
as Nick Palmer
Peggy Dow
as Ellen Bennett
Joe Dougherty
as Man (uncredited)
Gregg Martell
as Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
Jack Rice
as Floorwalker (uncredited)
Jack Reitzen
as Joe Downing
Peter Virgo
as Roy
Bess Flowers
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Newsboy (uncredited)
