''Manhattan Shakedown'' is a 1937 American-Canadian

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directed by

Leon Barsha Leon Barsha (December 26, 1905 November 13, 1964) was an American film producer, editor and director. As a producer and director he was best known for making films in the Western genre. In his later years he concentrated especially on editing. ...

and starring

John Gallaudet John Beury Gallaudet (August 23, 1903 – November 5, 1983) was an American film and television actor. Career Gallaudet was born in Philadelphia and attended Williams College. His Broadway credits included ''Good Men and True'' (1935), ''Lost ...

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and Phyllis Clare. Morris p.192 It was shot in studios in

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Cast

as Jerry Tracey *

as Gloria Stoner * George McKay as Brains *

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as Dr. Stoner *

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as Mike Orell * Phyllis Clare as Peggy Orell * Donald Douglas as Hadley Brown

References

Bibliography

* Morris, Peter. ''Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema, 1895-1939''. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1992. * Pitts, Michael R. ''Poverty Row Studios, 1929-1940''. McFarland & Company, 1997.

External links

* 1937 films 1937 crime films 1930s English-language films American crime films Films directed by Leon Barsha 1930s American films Canadian crime films 1930s Canadian films {{1930s-crime-film-stub