Shakedown

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

Sep 1 1950 Approved 1h 20m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

Jack Early is a go-getting photographer who is determined to make a name for himself. He manages to be hired by a major San Francisco newspaper and from then on he is prepared to do anything to achieve his aim. Undaunted by anything, Early sinks into the underworld where gang boss Nick Palmer takes him under his wing. Thanks to him, Jack can take sensational snapshots of heisters at work. Which is not enough for him. Soon, thinking he is protected by the compromising photos he keeps taking, he starts manipulating and double-crossing hoodlums, including his mentor Nick Palmer.

Written by

Martin Goldsmith, Alfred Lewis Levitt, Don Martin

Directed by

Joseph Pevney

Cast

Howard Duff, Peggy Dow, Brian Donlevy

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal International Pictures

Languages

English

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