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The Big Shakedown

A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama
Jan 6, 1934 · 1h 1m
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Drama
Crime

PLOT

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

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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
Directed by John Francis Dillon

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Country
US

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