United States / Sep 01, 1950 / NR
His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!
1h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Virgo | Roy |
| Charles Sherlock | Sam |
| Elsie Baker | Palmer's Maid (uncredited) |
| Ralph Brooks | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Douglas Carter | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Peggie Castle | Coat-Check Girl at Bay View Club (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Shop Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Chester Conklin | Chet (uncredited) |
| Bert Davidson | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Joe Dougherty | Man (uncredited) |
| Roy Engel | Waiter Captain (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| James Garwood | Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited) |
| Winifred Harris | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Rock Hudson | Ted - Bay View Club Doorman (uncredited) |
| Doretta Johnson | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Stapleton Kent | City Editor (uncredited) |
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| Donald Kerr | Newsboy (uncredited) |
| Will Lee | Cabbie (uncredited) |
| Leota Lorraine | Guest (uncredited) |
| William Marks | Detective (uncredited) |
| Gregg Martell | Newspaper Worker (uncredited) |
| John Miller | Brownie (uncredited) |
| Forbes Murray | Mr. Spencer (uncredited) |
| William H. O'Brien | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Patterson | Fred Thurman (uncredited) |
| Joseph Pevney | Keller - Reporter (uncredited) |
| Jack Rice | Floorwalker (uncredited) |
| Kay Riehl | Mrs. Spencer (uncredited) |
| Stephen Roberts | Magazine Representative (uncredited) |
| Carl Sklover | Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
| Wendy Waldron | Information Clerk (uncredited) |
| Steve Wayne | Reporter (uncredited) |
| Josephine Whittell | Mrs. Worthington (uncredited) |
| Eric Wilton | Mrs. Worthington's Butler (uncredited) |
| Charles Flynn | Fireman (uncredited) |
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Shakedown |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Universal International Pictures |
| Release date | 1 settembre 1950 |
| Production | Ted Richmond |
| Writer | Nat Dallinger, Don Martin, Alfred Lewis Levitt, Martin Goldsmith |
| Editing | Milton Carruth |
| Cinematography | Irving Glassberg, Kyme Meade, Everett Brown, Sherman Clark |
| Assistant directors | Joseph E. Kenney, George Lollier, Joseph Pevney, Pat Betz |
| Lighting | Norton Kurland |
| Camera operators | Kyme Meade, Irving Glassberg, Everett Brown, Sherman Clark |
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| Additional photography | Irving Glassberg, Kyme Meade, Everett Brown, Sherman Clark |
| Production design | Robert Clatworthy, Bernard Herzbrun, Ruby R. Levitt, Russell A. Gausman |
| Art direction | Robert Clatworthy, Bernard Herzbrun, Ruby R. Levitt, Russell A. Gausman |
| Set decoration | Ruby R. Levitt, Russell A. Gausman, Robert Clatworthy, Bernard Herzbrun |
| Stunts | Evelynne Smith |
| Music | Daniele Amfitheatrof, Milton Rosen, Frank Skinner, Leith Stevens, Hans J. Salter, Miklós Rózsa, Joseph Gershenson, Leslie I. Carey, Robert Pritchard |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson, Leslie I. Carey, Robert Pritchard, Daniele Amfitheatrof, Milton Rosen, Frank Skinner, Leith Stevens, Hans J. Salter, Miklós Rózsa |
| Costume design | Yvonne Wood, Helen Turpin, Joan St. Oegger, Del Armstrong, Bud Westmore |
| Makeup | Del Armstrong, Bud Westmore, Helen Turpin, Joan St. Oegger, Yvonne Wood |
| Hairstyling | Helen Turpin, Joan St. Oegger, Del Armstrong, Yvonne Wood, Bud Westmore |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United Kingdom / Oct 31, 1950 / PG
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