Shakedown
Jack Early, played by Howard Duff, is a photographer in the film "Shakedown" who is determined to achieve the highest level of professional achievement possible. He will not settle for anything less. It's not long before he's established a reputation for himself by beguiling a prominent crime leader, Nick Palmer (Brian Donlevy), into allowing himself to be photographed. He gets a position with a large newspaper on the strength of his sheer determination, and it's not long after that before he makes a name for himself. Early makes the decision to bite the hand that feeds him and pits Palmer against another criminal boss named Colton (Lawrence Tierney). Palmer tries to take him under his wing, but Early decides to bite the hand that feeds him. He uses the photographs to blackmail Colton into giving him a constant income while he sneaks up on Palmer's wife and pursues Palmer's photo editor at the newspaper where he works. All the while, he is romancing the photo editor of the publication.
Released: 1950-09-01