The Big Shakedown (1934)
A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
- Date of release
- 1934-01-06
- TMDB
- 5.9 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 1m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Director
- John Francis Dillon
Casting
- Charles Farrell — Jimmy Morrell
- Bette Davis — Norma Nelson
- Ricardo Cortez — Dutch Barnes
- Glenda Farrell — Lily 'Lil' Duran
- Allen Jenkins — Lefty
- Henry O'Neill — Mr. Sheffner
- Dewey Robinson — Slim
- John Wray — Higgins
- Philip Faversham — John
- Robert Emmett O'Connor — Regan
- Renee Whitney — Mae LaRue
- G. Pat Collins — Gyp
Interesting facts
The Big Shakedown is a 1934 American pre-Code crime drama film starring Charles Farrell and Bette Davis, and directed by John Francis Dillon. The screenplay is based on the story "Cut Rate" by Niven Busch and Samuel G. Engel. The film also stars Ricardo Cortez and Glenda Farrell and was director Dillon's final film.
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