Shakedown (1950)
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His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!
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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Howard DuffJack Early
Brian DonlevyNick Palmer
Peggy DowEllen Bennett
Lawrence TierneyColton
Bruce BennettDavid Glover
Anne VernonNita Palmer
Chester ConklinChet (uncredited)John MillerBrownie (uncredited)
Peggie CastleEllen Bennett
Peter VirgoRoyElsie Baker
Ralph BrooksKeywords
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What is Shakedown about?
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.
How long is Shakedown?
Shakedown has a runtime of 80 minutes.