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Shakedown

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.

1950 |1h 20m |  Crime, Drama, Thriller

Cast

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Howard Duff

Jack Early

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Brian Donlevy

Nick Palmer

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Peggy Dow

Ellen Bennett

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Lawrence Tierney

Harry Colton

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Bruce Bennett

David Glover

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Anne Vernon

Nita Palmer

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Jack Reitzen

Joe Downing

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Peter Virgo

Roy

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Charles Sherlock

Sam

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Ralph Brooks

Photographer (uncredited)

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Peggie Castle

Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)

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Jack Chefe

Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

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Chester Conklin

Chet (uncredited)

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Joe Dougherty

Man (uncredited)

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Roy Engel

Waiter Captain (uncredited)

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Bess Flowers

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Winifred Harris

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Rock Hudson

Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)

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Donald Kerr

Newsboy (uncredited)

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Will Lee

Cabbie (uncredited)

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Leota Lorraine

Guest (uncredited)

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Gregg Martell

Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

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Forbes Murray

Mr. Spencer (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Waiter (uncredited)

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Jack Rice

Floorwalker (uncredited)

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Carl Sklover

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

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Josephine Whittell

Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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