''Shakedown'' is a 1950 American crime

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directed by

Joseph Pevney Joseph Pevney (September 15, 1911 – May 18, 2008) was an American film and television director.

and starring

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, Brian Donlevy, Peggy Dow, Lawrence Tierney, Bruce Bennett and Anne Vernon..

Plot

Unscrupulous newspaper photographer Jack Early is sent to take a picture of racketeer Nick Palmer, who doesn't like to be photographed. Palmer takes a liking to Early and asks him to frame his henchman Colton, but Early double-crosses Palmer and informs Colton that his boss had planned to frame him. Shortly afterward, Palmer is killed by a car bomb and Early becomes famous for snapping a photo of the event. Eventually Early is killed by Colton but he manages to take a picture of his murderer in the act.

Cast

as Jack Early * Brian Donlevy as Nick Palmer * Peggy Dow as Ellen Bennett * Lawrence Tierney as Colton * Bruce Bennett as David Glover * Anne Vernon as Nita Palmer (as Ann Vernon) * Stapleton Kent as City Editor * Peter Virgo as Roy * Charles Sherlock as Sam * Rock Hudson as Nightclub Doorman (uncredited)

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