Shakedown poster

Shakedown

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

6.4(24)19501h 20m1

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.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
English
  • infidelity
  • robbery
  • san francisco, california
  • photographer
  • gangster
  • despair
  • blackmail
  • seduction
  • opportunist
  • film noir
  • murder
  • mobster

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United States of America

Gallery

Still from ShakedownStill from ShakedownStill from ShakedownStill from ShakedownStill from ShakedownStill from ShakedownStill from Shakedown

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNR1 Sept 1950
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG31 Oct 1950

Frequently asked questions

Shakedown was released on 1 September 1950.

Audience reviews

1
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    1/3/2024

    7/10

    Talk about hoist by your own petard! "Jack" (Howard Duff) is an aspiring photo-journalist who manages to get newspaper editor "David" (Bruce Bennett) to take him on for a week. His next task is to stay employed, and to that end he manages to convince "Nick" (Brian Donlevy) - a local "businessman", to pose for a front page photo. This latter man takes a bit of a shine to "Jack" and gives him an opportunity to put away…

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this