TMDb Rating
6.2/10
22 verified votes
Shakedown (1950)
CrimeDramaThriller
80 min
"His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!"
Plot Summary
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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Keywords to include
CrimeDramaThrillerJoseph PevneyHoward DuffBrian Donlevy1950
Director
Joseph Pevney
Top Cast
Howard DuffBrian DonlevyPeggy DowLawrence TierneyBruce Bennett
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