Shakedown
01/09/1950
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.
Movie Information
Howard Duff
as Jack Early
Brian Donlevy
as Nick Palmer
Peggy Dow
as Ellen Bennett
Lawrence Tierney
as Harry Colton
Bruce Bennett
as David Glover
Anne Vernon
as Nita Palmer
Jack Reitzen
as Joe Downing
Peter Virgo
as Roy
Charles Sherlock
as Sam
Elsie Baker
as Palmer's Maid (uncredited)
Ralph Brooks
as Photographer (uncredited)
Douglas Carter
as Photographer (uncredited)
Peggie Castle
as Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
as Shop Proprietor (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
as Chet (uncredited)
Bert Davidson
as Photographer (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty
as Man (uncredited)
Roy Engel
as Waiter Captain (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Party Guest (uncredited)
James Garwood
as Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
Winifred Harris
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Rock Hudson
as Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited)
Doretta Johnson
as Nurse (uncredited)
Stapleton Kent
as City Editor (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
as Newsboy (uncredited)
Will Lee
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Leota Lorraine
as Guest (uncredited)
William Marks
as Detective (uncredited)
Gregg Martell
as Newspaper Worker (uncredited)
John Miller
as Brownie (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
as Mr. Spencer (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter (uncredited)
Kenneth Patterson
as Fred Thurman (uncredited)
Joseph Pevney
as Keller - Reporter (uncredited)
Jack Rice
as Floorwalker (uncredited)
Kay Riehl
as Mrs. Spencer (uncredited)
Stephen Roberts
as Magazine Representative (uncredited)
Carl Sklover
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Wendy Waldron
as Information Clerk (uncredited)
Steve Wayne
as Reporter (uncredited)
Josephine Whittell
as Mrs. Worthington (uncredited)
Eric Wilton
as Mrs. Worthington's Butler (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
as Fireman (uncredited)
