Shakedown

(1950)

80 minutes

Drama / Film Noir

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Cast:

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
Charles Sherlock as Sam, Colton's Henchman 
Rock Hudson as Ted, the Night Club Doorman 
Peggie Castle as Hat Check Girl 
Joseph Pevney as Keller the Reporter 

Jack Early is an ambitious new photographer who wants to make a name out of himself with a prestigious San Francisco paper. He is determined to make something out of his career, he receives a rough beating from a group of delinquents.