Shakedown (1950 film)
# Shakedown (1950 film)

Shakedown is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Howard Duff, 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

* Howard Duff 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)
