Shakedown (1950)
"His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!"

Title: Shakedown
Original Title: Shakedown
Release Date: 1950-09-01
Status: Released
Rating: 6.1/10 (from 19 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Production Companies: Universal International Pictures
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.
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)