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Shakedown
Shakedown
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Shakedown

1936
55m
Action
Drama
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1936

Runtime

55m

Storyline

A struggling young engineer, Bob Sanderson, refuses to marry the very-rich Edith Stuart until he can support her on his own earnings. He goes to work for her father as a messenger in the telegraph business, and, via his engineering skills, discovers a plot to kidnap Edith.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
55m
Jul 17, 1936
Director
David Selman
Production
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

31 Cast Members

Lew Ayres

Lew Ayres

Bob Sanderson

Joan Perry

Joan Perry

Edith Stuart

Thurston Hall

Thurston Hall

T. Gregory Stuart

Victor Kilian

Victor Kilian

Caretaker

Henry Mollison

Henry Mollison

Ralph Gurney

John Gallaudet

John Gallaudet

Hawsley

Gene Morgan

Gene Morgan

Presto Mullins

George McKay

George McKay

Spud

Albert J. Smith

Albert J. Smith

Cop

Wyrley Birch

Wyrley Birch

Mr. Morrison

Wade Boteler

Wade Boteler

Captain of Detectives

Maurice Brierre

Waiter

Frank Bull

Police Broadcaster

Bobby Burns

Bobby Burns

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Cop (uncredited)

Helen Dickson

Wife in Cafe (uncredited)

Jack Dougherty

Jack Dougherty

Detective (uncredited)

George B. French

George B. French

Husband in Cafe (uncredited)

William Gould

William Gould

Lieutenant (uncredited)

Harry Hollingsworth

Cop (uncredited)

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