Shakedown (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.
Director:
Joseph Pevney
Writers:
Martin Goldsmith, Alfred Lewis Levitt.
 |
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) |
| Directing | Joseph Pevney | Director |
| Editing | Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Writing | Nat Dallinger | Story |
| Production | Ted Richmond | Producer |
| Writing | Don Martin | Story |
| Camera | Irving Glassberg | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Turpin | Hairstylist |
| Directing | George Lollier | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Robert Pritchard | Sound |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Director |
| Camera | Everett Brown | Grip |
| Camera | Kyme Meade | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Joseph E. Kenney | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Lighting | Norton Kurland | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Evelynne Smith | Stunts |
| Camera | Sherman Clark | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Pat Betz | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Lew Leary | Production Manager |
| Sound | Daniele Amfitheatrof | Music |
| Sound | Leith Stevens | Music |
| Sound | Hans J. Salter | Music |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Music |
| Sound | Milton Rosen | Music |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Wood | Costume Design |
| Art | Ruby R. Levitt | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Martin Goldsmith | Screenplay |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Writing | Alfred Lewis Levitt | Screenplay |
| Art | Robert Clatworthy | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
