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The Shakedown

Release Date: 1929

Cast: George Kotsonaros, Barbara Kent, Harry Gribbon, Jack Hanlon, James Murray, Wheeler Oakman

Categories: Movies, Comedy, Silent film, Part-talkie, Black-and-white

The Shakedown is a 1929 action/comedy/sports drama film, directed by William Wyler. Considered a part-talkie, this film was released in parallel silent and sound versions. It was discovered and restored to 35 mm by George Eastman House in 1998 from a good-condition 16mm positive print. The life of a less-than successful professional boxer changes when he takes in an orphan. MORE

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Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown - "Say A Prayer": SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist Tyler Bryant lives for music. Passionate about expressing himself and connecting with others through his songs and sounds, Tyler moved to Nashville from Honey Grove, TX when he was 17 to write songs and start a band. He has pushed the musical limits of guitar, vocals, and performance, and has captured the attention of the music scene with his spectacular talent and rare showmanship. Tyler Bryant, currently 20 years old, is a guitar prodigy who has shared the stage with Aerosmith, Jeff Beck, Heart, REO Speedwagon, Paul Simon, BB King, Pat Benatar, The Arc Angels, Vince Gill and many others. At age 15, Tyler won the Robert Johnson Blues Foundation\'s New Generation Award, which recognized him as one of the most promising new artists on the music scene. He has also performed at Eric Clapton\'s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago, and was signed by John Huie at Creative Artists Agency on the spot, after his first showcase in Nashville. Tyler recalls a musical turning point at age 11, when he walked into a music store in Paris, Texas and heard 63-year old bluesman, Roosevelt Twitty, on guitar. "He was playing a Lightning Hopkins song," Tyler says. "He was just sitting in the corner of Holly Bond's Music store, and was singing and playing with such emotion that something translated deeply, and I wanted to understand. I knew I wanted to play. Whenever you hear someone with that much soul, when they really believe what they are playing, it's so inspiring." Tyler's musical ... From: sxsw Views: 51 2 ratings Time: 03:06 More in Music

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