The Big Shot (1942)
HUMPHREY BOGART as the Last of the Racket Barons... the Big Shot of 'em all!
Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunted by his past and goaded by his cohorts, he joins in planning an armoured car robbery.
- Date of release
- 1942-06-13
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (27)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Director
- Lewis Seiler
Casting
- Humphrey Bogart — Joseph 'Duke' Berne
- Irene Manning — Lorna Fleming
- Richard Travis — George Anderson
- Susan Peters — Ruth Carter
- Stanley Ridges — Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
- Minor Watson — Warden George Booth
- Chick Chandler — Frank 'Dancer' Smith
- Joe Downing — Frenchy
- Howard Da Silva — Sandor
- Murray Alper — Quinto, a Convict
- Roland Drew — Faye
- John Ridgely — Tim
Interesting facts
The Big Shot (1942) is an American film noir crime drama film directed by Lewis Seiler starring Humphrey Bogart as a crime boss and Irene Manning as the woman he falls in love with. Having finally reached stardom with such projects as The Maltese Falcon (1941), this would be the last film in which former supporting player Bogart would portray a gangster for Warner Bros. Pictures..
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