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The Shakedown

Augie Cortona, a former convict, orchestrates a blackmail scheme behind the facade of a modeling agency. However, the authorities soon catch on and dispatch an undercover policewoman to infiltrate the operation.

A former convict launches a blackmail scheme, disguising it as a modeling agency, but the authorities, led by an undercover cop, work to take him down before he can exact revenge.

Info about The Shakedown

Studio(s): J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors, Universal Pictures

Originally Released: United Kingdom, Jan 01, 1960

Genres:Crime, Drama