Shakedown

Plot

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 befor... read more

  • Joseph Pevney

    Director

  • Nat Dallinger

    Story

  • Don Martin

    Story

  • Alfred Lewis Levitt

    Screenplay

  • Martin Goldsmith

    Screenplay

  • Irving Glassberg

    Director of Photography

  • Milton Carruth

    Editor

  • 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)

  • Donald Kerr

    Newsboy (uncredited)

  • Will Lee

    Cabbie (uncredited)

  • Leota Lorraine

    Guest (uncredited)

  • William Marks

    Detective (uncredited)

  • Gregg Martell

    Newspaper Worker (uncredited)

  • John Miller

    Brownie (uncredited)

  • Forbes Murray

    Mr. Spencer (uncredited)

  • William H. O'Brien

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Kenneth Patterson

    Fred Thurman (uncredited)

  • Joseph Pevney

    Keller - Reporter (uncredited)

  • Jack Rice

    Floorwalker (uncredited)

  • Kay Riehl

    Mrs. Spencer (uncredited)

  • Stephen Roberts

    Magazine Representative (uncredited)

  • Carl Sklover

    Taxi Driver (uncredited)

  • Wendy Waldron

    Information Clerk (uncredited)

  • Steve Wayne

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Runtime

    80 minutes

    Released

    1950-09-01

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Universal International Pictures

    Updated

    77 days ago

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