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Cinematic Cities: Las Vegas Shakedown

La Vegas Shakedown (1955)

Las Vegas Shakedown (1955)
PUSHOVERS…They tried to escape their destiny, but the odds were against them!
GUNSELS…Trigger-happy, they believed in making every bullet count…it might be their last!

> Lobby,Noir Cities — Tony D'Ambra @ 8:33 pm

November 16, 2009


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  1. Cinematic Cities: Las Vegas Shakedown
    Hi! Tony,
    I can’t wait to find out what city is next?!? :?

    I must admit after viewing the photograph what film came immediately to my mind…the 1952 film starring
    actor Victor Mature, Jane Russell,Hoagy Carmicheal, and Vincent Price… The Las Vegas Story.

    DeeDee ;)

    Comment by DeeDee — November 17, 2009 @ 6:18 am

  2. Well, I’ll admit I’ve never seen LAS VEGAS SHAKEDOWN, but this exhilarating, high perspective cap would appear to provide the accurate atmospheric underpinning to this film, and indeed any other with this ‘City of Dreams’ locale. My thoughts are Mike Figgis’s LEAVING LAS VEGAS (1995), but that’s a far more recent color film, with alcoholism as the most potent ingredient. I’d be curious to know what your opinion of that film is Tony. Nick Cage was no Ray Milland, but I thought it still may have been his finest performance.

    Comment by Sam Juliano — November 18, 2009 @ 1:38 am

  3. Hey Sam, I haven’t seen Las Vegas Shakedown either. I don’t think this obscure b is available on DVD. I read about the movie in an article on the b-expose confidential flicks of the 50s like The Phenix City story. It starred noir regulars Dennis O’Keefe, Coleen Gray, and Thomas Gomez. TCM has the TV rights but it is not currently scheduled for broadcast.

    Sam I must admit that I started watching Leaving Las Vegas a few years back, but lost interest early on.

    Comment by Tony D'Ambra — November 18, 2009 @ 8:52 pm

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