Las Vegas Shakedown

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Las Vegas Shakedown
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Directed by Sidney Salkow
Written by Steve Fisher
Produced by William F. Broidy
Starring Dennis O'Keefe
Coleen Gray
Charles Winninger
Cinematography John Martin
Edited by Ace Herman
Chandler House
Music by Edward J. Kay
Production
company
William F. Broidy Pictures
Distributed by Allied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • May 15, 1955 (1955-05-15)(US) [1]
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Las Vegas Shakedown is a 1955 American film noir crime film directed by Sidney Salkow from an original screenplay by Steve Fisher. The film stars Dennis O'Keefe, Coleen Gray, and Charles Winninger, and was released on May 15, 1955.

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References

  1. "Las Vegas Shakedown: Detail View". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.