The Big Shakedown
“A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama”
1934•NR•1h 1m•5.9•Released
DramaCrime
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Director
John Francis Dillon
Writer
Rian James, Niven Busch
Languages
English
Studio
First National Pictures
Cast
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
Adrian Morris
Trigger
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Spike
George Cooper
Shorty
Production
Company
First National Pictures
Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Producer
Samuel Bischoff
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