The Shakedown (1929 film)

The Shakedown
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Wyler
Produced by	Samuel Goldwyn
Music by	Joseph Cherniavsky
Cinematography	Jerome Ash Charles J. Stumar
Edited by	Richard Cahoon Lloyd Nosler
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	March 10, 1929 (1929-03-10)
Running time	70 min
Country	United States
Language	English

The Shakedown is a 1929 action/comedy/sports drama film, directed by William Wyler. The film starred James Murray, Barbara Kent and Jack Hanlon.

Considered a part-talkie, this film was released in parallel silent and sound versions. It was discovered and restored to 35 mm by George Eastman House in 1998 from a good-condition 16mm positive print.

Synopsis

The life of a less-than successful professional boxer changes when he takes in an orphan.

External links

The Shakedown at the Internet Movie Database
The Shakedown at AllMovie

Films directed by William Wyler

Straight Shootin' (1927)
Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928)
The Shakedown (1929)
Hell's Heroes (1930)
The Storm (1930)
A House Divided (1931)
Tom Brown of Culver (1932)
Her First Mate (1933)
Counsellor at Law (1933)
Glamour (1934)
The Good Fairy (1935)
The Gay Deception (1935)
These Three (1936)
Dodsworth (1936)
Come and Get It (1936)
Dead End (1937)
Jezebel (1938)
Wuthering Heights (1939)
The Westerner (1940)
The Letter (1940)
The Little Foxes (1941)
Mrs. Miniver (1942)
Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Thunderbolt! (1947)
The Heiress (1949)
Detective Story (1951)
Carrie (1952)
Roman Holiday (1953)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
Friendly Persuasion (1956)
The Big Country (1958)
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Children's Hour (1961)
The Collector (1965)
How to Steal a Million (1966)
Funny Girl (1968)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

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