The Shakedown (1929)

Directed by

William Wyler

Genre

drama film, action film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 13m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boxer gets involved with a shady promoter and a love interest. He must navigate the corrupt world of prize fighting while trying to stay true to himself.

energeticlight-heartedfast-paceddramaticoptimisticnostalgicrough-edgedsentimental

What happens

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. 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. The original part-talkie version appears to be lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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