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