The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown (1934)

A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama

  • Genre: Drama, Crime
  • Release Date: 1934-01-06
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 14 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 1min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: First National Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Francis Dillon
star 5.6/10
From 14 Ratings

Summary

Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.

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  • Charles Farrell

    as Jimmy Morrell

  • Bette Davis

    as Norma Nelson

  • Ricardo Cortez

    as Dutch Barnes

  • Glenda Farrell

    as Lily 'Lil' Duran

  • Allen Jenkins

    as Lefty

  • Henry O'Neill

    as Mr. Sheffner

  • Dewey Robinson

    as Slim

  • John Wray

    as Higgins

  • Philip Faversham

    as John

  • Robert Emmett O'Connor

    as Regan

  • Renee Whitney

    as Mae LaRue

  • G. Pat Collins

    as Gyp

  • Adrian Morris

    as Trigger

  • Ben Hendricks Jr.

    as Spike

  • George Cooper

    as Shorty

  • Oscar Apfel

    as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)

  • William B. Davidson

    as District Attorney (uncredited)

  • Alphonse Ethier

    as Norma's Doctor (uncredited)

  • Sidney Miller

    as Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)

  • Kathrin Clare Ward

    as Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)
Writing Niven Busch Screenplay
Directing John Francis Dillon Director
Writing Rian James Screenplay
Writing Samuel G. Engel Story
Writing Niven Busch Story
Sound Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer
Editing James Gibbon Editor
Editing Thomas Richards Editor
Camera Sidney Hickox Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Orry-Kelly Costume Design
Production Samuel Bischoff Producer
Art John Hughes Art Direction
Production Maxwell Arnow Casting Director

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