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.

Plot: Jack Early is a go-getting photographer who is determined to make a name for himself. He manages to be hired by a major San Francisco newspaper and from then on he is prepared to do anything to achieve his aim. Undaunted by anything, Early sinks into the underworld where gang boss Nick Palmer takes him under his wing. Thanks to him, Jack can take sensational snapshots of heisters at work. Which is not enough for him. Soon, thinking he is protected by the compromising photos he keeps taking, he starts manipulating and double-crossing hoodlums, including his mentor Nick Palmer.

Credits:
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)

Trivia:
Rock Hudson appears (uncredited) as Ted, the doorman at The Bay View Club. Helping Howard Duff from his car, he says: «Good evening Mr. Early, glad to have you back».

As of January 2025, Anne Vernon is 101, and Peggy Dow, 97.

Soundtracks:
The Last Rose of Summer (uncredited)
Music by Thomas Moore

My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean (uncredited)
Music by Charles E. Pratt (as H. J. Fulmer)