| The Shakedown | |
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| Directed by | William Wyler |
| Written by | Charles Logue Clarence Marks |
| Produced by | Carl Laemmle, Jr. |
| Starring | James Murray Barbara Kent |
| Cinematography | Jerome Ash Charles J. Stumar |
| Edited by | Richard Cahoon Lloyd Nosler |
| Music by | Joseph Cherniavsky |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 70 min |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (Part-Talkie) English |
| Budget | $50,000 |
The Shakedown is a 1929 American part-talkie pre-Code action comedy-drama sports film directed by William Wyler and starring James Murray, Barbara Kent and Jack Hanlon.
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This film was released in two versions a part-talking version for English speaking audiences and a Synchronized version for non-English speaking audiences. The International Sound Version survives in an Italian archive with the original synchronized soundtrack. This print of The Shakedown was converted into a silent version by the staff of the George Eastman House in 1998 and released on Blu-ray without the original soundtrack.[ citation needed ] The original part-talkie version appears to be lost.
