Shakedown (1950 film): Difference between revisions

Shakedown
Shakedown
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Joseph Pevney; (as Joe Pevney)
Screenplay by	Martin Goldsmith; Alfred Lewis Levitt
Story by	Nat Dallinger; Don Martin
Produced by	Ted Richmond
Starring	Howard Duff; Brian Donlevy; Peggy Dow; Lawrence Tierney; Bruce Bennett; Anne Vernon
Cinematography	Irving Glassberg
Edited by	Milton Carruth
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	September 1, 1950 (United States); September 3, 1950 (New York City);
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 05:44, 22 December 2024

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.^[1]

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)

References

^ Shakedown at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.

External links

Shakedown at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Shakedown at IMDb
Shakedown at the TCM Movie Database
Shakedown at Letterboxd

This article about a 1950s crime drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This article related to an American film of the 1950s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Shakedown at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.

[1]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
+{{Short description|1950 film by Joseph Pevney}}
 {{Infobox film
 | name           = Shakedown
@@ Line 6: / Line 7: @@
 | director       = [[Joseph Pevney]]<br>(as Joe Pevney)
 | producer       = [[Ted Richmond]]
-| screenplay     = [[Martin Goldsmith]]<br/>[[Alfred Lewis Levitt]]
+| screenplay     = [[Martin Goldsmith (screenwriter)|Martin Goldsmith]]<br/>[[Alfred Lewis Levitt]]
 | story          = Nat Dallinger<br/>Don Martin
 | narrator       =
 | starring       = [[Howard Duff]]<br>[[Brian Donlevy]]<br>[[Peggy Dow]]<br>[[Lawrence Tierney]]<br>[[Bruce Bennett]]<br>[[Anne Vernon]]
-| music          = Joseph Gershenson
+| music          =
 | cinematography = [[Irving Glassberg]]
-| editing        = Milton Carruth
+| editing        = [[Milton Carruth]]
+| color_process  = [[Black and white]]
 | studio         = Universal Pictures
 | distributor    = [[Universal Pictures]]
@@ Line 22: / Line 24: @@
 | gross          =
 }}
-'''''Shakedown''''' is a 1950 American [[crime]] [[film noir]] directed by [[Joseph Pevney]] starring [[Howard Duff]], [[Brian Donlevy]], [[Peggy Dow]], [[Lawrence Tierney]], [[Bruce Bennett]] and [[Anne Vernon]].<ref>{{AFI film|id=26488|title=Shakedown}}.</ref>
+'''''Shakedown''''' is a 1950 American [[crime film|crime]] [[film noir]] directed by [[Joseph Pevney]] and starring [[Howard Duff]], [[Brian Donlevy]], [[Peggy Dow]], [[Lawrence Tierney]], [[Bruce Bennett]] and [[Anne Vernon]].<ref>{{AFI film|id=26488|title=Shakedown}}.</ref>
 ==Plot==
-Unscrupulous newspaper photographer Jack Early ([[Howard Duff]]) is sent to take a picture of racketeer Nick Palmer ([[Brian Donlevy]]), who doesn't like to be captured on celluloid. Palmer takes a liking to Early and asks him to frame his henchmen Colton ([[Lawrence Tierney]]). Early double-crosses Palmer and informes Colton that his boss had planned to frame him. Shortly afterward Palmer is killed by a car bomb and Early becomes famous for taking a picture of the event. Eventually Early is himself killed by Colton but he manages to snap a picture of his murderer in the act.
+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==
@@ Line 33: / Line 35: @@
 * [[Lawrence Tierney]] as Colton
 * [[Bruce Bennett]] as David Glover
-* [[Anne Vernon]] as Nita Palmer
+* [[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)
 ==See also==
@@ Line 47: / Line 50: @@
 * {{AFI film|id=26488|title=Shakedown}}
 * {{IMDb title|id=0042953|title=Shakedown}}
-* {{Allmovie title|id=109701|title=Shakedown}}
+* {{TCMDb title|id=89777|title=Shakedown}}
+* {{Letterboxd film|shakedown-1950}}
-* {{Tcmdb title|id=89777|title=Shakedown}}
+{{Joseph Pevney}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Shakedown}}
 [[Category:1950 films]]
-[[Category:1950s crime drama films]]
+[[Category:1950 crime drama films]]
-[[Category:American crime drama films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:American black-and-white films]]
-[[Category:English-language films]]
+[[Category:American crime drama films]]
 [[Category:Film noir]]
 [[Category:Films about photojournalists]]
+[[Category:Films directed by Joseph Pevney]]
+[[Category:Films set in San Francisco]]
 [[Category:Universal Pictures films]]
+[[Category:1950 directorial debut films]]
+[[Category:1950s English-language films]]
+[[Category:1950s American films]]
+[[Category:English-language crime drama films]]
-{{crime-drama-film-stub}}
+{{1950s-crime-drama-film-stub}}
+{{1950s-US-film-stub}}