Summary
The Shakedown is a British crime film first released in 1959,
directed by John Lemont.
The film stars Terence Morgan, Hazel Court, Donald Pleasence, Bill Owen and Robert Beatty.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: John Lemont
- Script: John Lemont, Leigh Vance
- Photo: Brendan J. Stafford
- Music: Philip Green
- Cast: Terence Morgan (Augie Cortona), Hazel Court (Mildred Eyde), Donald Pleasence (Jessel Brown), Bill Owen (David Spettigue), Robert Beatty (Chief Insp. Bob Jarvis), Harry H. Corbett (Gollar), Gene Anderson (Zena), Eddie Byrne (George--Barman), John Salew (John Arnold), Georgina Cookson (Miss Firbank), Joan Haythorne (Miss Ogilvie), Sheila Buxton (Nadia), Dorinda Stevens (Grace), Jack Lambert (Sgt. Kershaw), Larry Burns (1st Thug), Larry Taylor (2nd Thug), Jack Taylor (3rd Thug), Charles Lamb (Pinza), Edward Judd (Bernie (Barber)), Douglas Bradley-Smith (Winterton), Linda Castle (Sylvia), Patty Dalton (2nd Night Photographic Girl), Lynn Curtis (Rita Mason), Leila Williams (Sarah), Pauline Dukes (Beryl), Angela Douglas (Model), Arthur Lovegrove (Barman), Paul Whitsun-Jones (Fat Drinker), Diana Chesney (Purple Woman), Timothy Bateson (Estate Agent), Frank Hawkins (Warder), Robert Sansom (Detective), Neal Arden (Harry Bowers), Candy Scott (Hat Check Girl), Wendy Peters (Arnold’s Secretary), Patricia Haines (Modelling Student), Julia Rogers
- Country: UK
- Language: English
- Runtime: 92 min; B&W
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