After being released from prison, vicious small-time crook Augie Cortona (Terence Morgan) discovers his old prostitution and protection racket territory has been taken over by a character called Gollar (Harry H. Corbett).
After dealing with Gollar, Augie sets up a blackmail operation, fronted by a model agency and photography studio run by his accomplice, a shabby but articulate photographer named Jessel Brown (Donald Pleasence).
Mildred (Hazel Court) is the hesitant (at first) student model for whom Augie develops a soft spot. What Augie doesn’t know (yet), is that Mildred is an undercover policewoman from the Vice Squad.
Bill Owen appears as Augie’s former cellmate and now right-hand man, David Spettigue. Jackie Collins – who appears as a model called Rita – was so tired of being referred to as “Joan Collins sister” that she used the name Lynn Curtis for this movie.
The Shakedown is a vivid, violent little British crime film which earned an ‘X’ certificate when it was released.
Augie Cortona
Terence Morgan Mildred Eyde
Hazel Court Jessel Brown
Donald Pleasence David Spettigue
Bill Owen Chief Inspector Bob Jarvis
Robert Beatty Gollar
Harry H. Corbett Zena
Gene Anderson George
Eddie Byrne John Arnold
John Salew Miss Firbank
Georgina Cookson Miss Ogilvie
Joan Haythorne Nadia
Sheila Buxton Grace
Dorinda Stevens Sgt. Kershaw
Jack Lambert Pinza
Charles Lamb Bernie
Edward Judd Winterton
Douglas Bradley-Smith Sylvia
Linda Castle Rita
Lynn Curtis (Jackie Collins) Sarah
Leila Williams Beryl
Pauline Dukes Model
Angela Douglas Harry Bowers
Neal Arden Arnold’s Secretary
Wendy Peters
Director
John Lemont
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