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Shakedown
His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!
6.4(24)19501h 20m
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.
- Director
- Joseph Pevney
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Cast

Howard Duff
Jack Early

Brian Donlevy
Nick Palmer

Peggy Dow
Ellen Bennett

Lawrence Tierney
Harry Colton

Bruce Bennett
David Glover

Anne Vernon
Nita Palmer

Jack Reitzen
Joe Downing
Peter Virgo
Roy

Charles Sherlock
Sam
Elsie Baker
Palmer's Maid (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
Photographer (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
Photographer (uncredited)

Peggie Castle
Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)

Jack Chefe
Shop Proprietor (uncredited)

Chester Conklin
Chet (uncredited)
Bert Davidson
Photographer (uncredited)

Joe Dougherty
Man (uncredited)
Roy Engel
Waiter Captain (uncredited)

Bess Flowers
Party Guest (uncredited)
James Garwood
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)

Winifred Harris
Party Guest (uncredited)

Rock Hudson
Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Doretta Johnson
Nurse (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
City Editor (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Joseph PevneyDirector
- George LollierAssistant Director
- Joseph E. KenneyAssistant Director
- Pat BetzScript Supervisor
Writing
- Nat DallingerStory
- Don MartinStory
- Martin GoldsmithScreenplay
- Alfred Lewis LevittScreenplay
Production
- Ted RichmondProducer
- Lew LearyProduction Manager
Camera
- Irving GlassbergDirector of Photography
- Everett BrownGrip
- Kyme MeadeCamera Operator
- Sherman ClarkStill Photographer
Editing
- Milton CarruthEditor
Sound
- Robert PritchardSound
- Joseph GershensonMusic Director
- Leslie I. CareySound
- Daniele AmfitheatrofMusic
- Leith StevensMusic
- Hans J. SalterMusic
- Miklós RózsaMusic
- Milton RosenMusic
- Frank SkinnerMusic
Art
- Ruby R. LevittSet Decoration
- Bernard HerzbrunArt Direction
- Robert ClatworthyArt Direction
- Russell A. GausmanSet Decoration
Costume & Make-Up
- Helen TurpinHairstylist
- Joan St. OeggerHairstylist
- Yvonne WoodCostume Design
- Del ArmstrongMakeup Artist
- Bud WestmoreMakeup Artist
Crew
- Evelynne SmithStunts
Lighting
- Norton KurlandGaffer