Shakedown
In "Shakedown," Jack Early (Howard Duff) will do anything to achieve success. On the strength of his perseverance, he gets a position with a prominent newspaper, and he makes a reputation for himself by beguiling a notorious crime leader, Nick Palmer (Brian Donlevy), into being photographed. Palmer takes him under his wing, but Early bites the hand that feeds him and pits Palmer and Colton (Lawrence Tierney) against each other. He uses images to coerce Colton into giving him a constant income while he romances the photo editor of his paper.
Released: 1950-09-01