Shakedown

His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!

Categories: 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1950-09-01
Run time: 80 minute / 1:20
Director: Joseph Pevney
Writers: Martin Goldsmith, Alfred Lewis Levitt.
Production Company : Universal International Pictures
Production Country: United States of America

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Howard Duff
as Jack Early
Brian Donlevy
as Nick Palmer
Peggy Dow
as Ellen Bennett
Lawrence Tierney
as Harry Colton
Bruce Bennett
as David Glover
Anne Vernon
as Nita Palmer
Jack Reitzen
as Joe Downing
Peter Virgo
as Roy
Charles Sherlock
as Sam
Elsie Baker
as Palmer's Maid (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
as Photographer (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
as Photographer (uncredited)
Peggie Castle
as Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
as Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
as Chet (uncredited)
Bert Davidson
as Photographer (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty
as Man (uncredited)
Roy Engel
as Waiter Captain (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Party Guest (uncredited)
James Garwood
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Winifred Harris
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Rock Hudson
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Doretta Johnson
as Nurse (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
as City Editor (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Will Lee
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
as Guest (uncredited)
William Marks
as Detective (uncredited)
Gregg Martell
as Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
John Miller
as Brownie (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
as Mr. Spencer (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
as Fred Thurman (uncredited)
Joseph Pevney
as Keller - Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Rice
as Floorwalker (uncredited)
Kay Riehl
as Mrs. Spencer (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
as Magazine Representative (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Wendy Waldron
as Information Clerk (uncredited)
Steve Wayne
as Reporter (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
as Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
as Mrs. Worthington's Butler (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
as Fireman (uncredited)
Directing
Joseph Pevney Director

Editing
Milton Carruth Editor

Writing
Nat Dallinger Story

Production
Ted Richmond Producer

Writing
Don Martin Story

Camera
Irving Glassberg Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up
Helen Turpin Hairstylist

Directing
George Lollier Assistant Director

Sound
Robert Pritchard Sound
Joseph Gershenson Music Director

Camera
Everett Brown Grip
Kyme Meade Camera Operator

Directing
Joseph E. Kenney Assistant Director

Sound
Leslie I. Carey Sound

Lighting
Norton Kurland Gaffer

Costume & Make-Up
Joan St. Oegger Hairstylist

Crew
Evelynne Smith Stunts

Camera
Sherman Clark Still Photographer

Directing
Pat Betz Script Supervisor

Production
Lew Leary Production Manager

Sound
Daniele Amfitheatrof Music
Leith Stevens Music
Hans J. Salter Music
Miklós Rózsa Music
Milton Rosen Music
Frank Skinner Music

Costume & Make-Up
Yvonne Wood Costume Design

Art
Ruby R. Levitt Set Decoration

Costume & Make-Up
Del Armstrong Makeup Artist

Writing
Martin Goldsmith Screenplay

Art
Bernard Herzbrun Art Direction

Writing
Alfred Lewis Levitt Screenplay

Art
Robert Clatworthy Art Direction

Costume & Make-Up
Bud Westmore Makeup Artist

Art
Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration





















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