Shakedown

Shakedown (1950)

His camera Was More Deadly Than A Gangster's Gun!

Radar 32Slightly unusualGB:PG1h 20mCrime · Drama · Thriller

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

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.

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Content check

✓ Kid-friendlyFine for kids with parental guidance · GB PG

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Radar score32/100
Quality signal64/100
Audience rating6.4
Votes counted24
Trust signalSlightly unusual

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