Shakedown (1950 film)
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| Directed by | Joseph Pevney (as Joe Pevney) |
| Screenplay by | Martin Goldsmith Alfred Lewis Levitt |
| Story by | Nat Dallinger Don Martin |
| Produced by | Ted Richmond |
| Starring | Howard Duff Brian Donlevy Peggy Dow Lawrence Tierney Bruce Bennett Anne Vernon |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Shakedown is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Howard Duff, Brian Donlevy, Peggy Dow, Lawrence Tierney, Bruce Bennett and Anne Vernon.[1]
Plot
[edit]Unscrupulous newspaper photographer Jack Early is sent to take a picture of racketeer Nick Palmer, who doesn't like to be photographed. Palmer takes a liking to Early and asks him to frame his henchman Colton, but Early double-crosses Palmer and informs Colton that his boss had planned to frame him. Shortly afterward, Palmer is killed by a car bomb and Early becomes famous for snapping a photo of the event. Eventually Early is killed by Colton but he manages to take a picture of his murderer in the act.
Cast
[edit]- Howard Duff as Jack Early
- Brian Donlevy as Nick Palmer
- Peggy Dow as Ellen Bennett
- Lawrence Tierney as Colton
- Bruce Bennett as David Glover
- Anne Vernon as Nita Palmer (as Ann Vernon)
- Stapleton Kent as City Editor
- Peter Virgo as Roy
- Charles Sherlock as Sam
- Rock Hudson as Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Shakedown at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
External links
[edit]- Shakedown at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- Shakedown at IMDb
- Shakedown at AllMovie
- Shakedown at the TCM Movie Database
- Shakedown at Letterboxd
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