The Shakedown (1959 film)
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Director John Lemont Genre Black-and-white Country United Kingdom | 6.6/10 IMDb Music director Philip Green Duration Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 1960 (1960-01) Writer John Lemont, Leigh Vance Cast Terence Morgan (Augie Cortona), Hazel Court (Mildred Eyde), Donald Pleasence (Jessel Brown), Bill Owen (David Spettigue)Similar movies Terence Morgan appears in The Shakedown and Forbidden Cargo Tagline Models were the bait for BLACKMAIL! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Shakedown is a 1959 crime-drama film directed by John Lemont, starring Terence Morgan, Hazel Court, and Donald Pleasence. It was filmed in the United Kingdom.
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The film was banned in Finland (known there as Häväistyksen kauppiaat).
Plot
Augie Cortona, a newly released convict, opens up a photographic studio that serves as a front for pornographic and blackmail activities. He runs into trouble with a rival gangster, and bitter warfare erupts. Scotland Yard track down Cortona by employing an undercover female model to infiltrate the ex-con's set-up.
Cast
Critical reception
TV Guide wrote: "the performances are all strong and believable, and fast-paced direction helps to gloss over some of the inadequacies in the predictable script."
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The Shakedown (1959 film) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
The Shakedown (1959 film) IMDb The Shakedown (1959 film) themoviedb.org