The Big Shakedown

Jan 6, 1934

1h 1m

★ 5.6

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Crime

Production Companies

First National Pictures

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Big Shakedown Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Jimmy Morrell

Charles Farrell

Norma Nelson

Bette Davis

Dutch Barnes

Ricardo Cortez

Lily 'Lil' Duran

Glenda Farrell

Lefty

Allen Jenkins

Mr. Sheffner

Henry O'Neill

Slim

Dewey Robinson

Higgins

John Wray

John

Philip Faversham

Regan

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Mae LaRue

Renee Whitney

Gyp

G. Pat Collins

New York City tenement dwelling neighbors Blondie and Lottie are longtime best friends. When Lottie makes the cast of the Follies and moves up in the world, she arranges for Blondie, as well, to join the cast and gain the advantages. But the friendship goes awry when Lottie's sweetheart, wealthy Larry Belmont, falls for Blondie and she for him.

5.8

Blondie Johnson

Feb 25, 1933

A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to crime boss.

7.2

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dec 24, 1931

Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men - a good and an evil side. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals to accomplish this and transforms into Hyde to commit horrendous crimes. When he discontinues use of the drug, it is already too late.

7.5

Frankenstein

Nov 21, 1931

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

6.9

42nd Street

Mar 11, 1933

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

7.5

The Thin Man

May 25, 1934

A husband and wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.

6.3

Pacific Heights

Sep 28, 1990

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

6.0

Not Quite Lyin' Eyes

Mar 10, 2013

A nurse provides home care to a disabled Vietnam Vet. Unknown to her, she's part of a con game cooked up by her boyfriend.

5.5

Emperor Jones

Sep 29, 1933

Unscrupulously ambitious, Brutus Jones escapes from jail after killing a guard and, through bluff and bravado, finds himself the emperor of a Caribbean island.

5.8

She Done Him Wrong

Feb 9, 1933

New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. One of them is a vicious criminal who’s escaped and is on the way to see “his” girl, not realising she hasn’t exactly been faithful in his absence. Help is at hand in the form of young Captain Cummings, a local temperance league leader.

6.9

Lady Killer

Dec 9, 1933

An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.

6.1

Ladies They Talk About

Feb 4, 1933

A moll, imprisoned after participating in a bank robbery, helps with a breakout plot.

6.1

Employees' Entrance

Feb 11, 1933

Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thinks nothing of firing an employee of more than 20 years or of toying with the affections of every woman he meets. One such victim is Madeline, a beautiful young woman in need of a job. Anderson hires her as a salesgirl, but not before the two spend the night together. Madeline is ashamed, especially after she falls for Martin West, a rising young star at the store. Her biggest fear is that Martin finds out the truth about her "career move."

5.5

Ann Vickers

Sep 26, 1933

After a love affair ending in an abortion, a young prison reformer submerges herself in her work. She then falls for a controversial and married judge and scandal looms again.

6.1

Svengali

May 20, 1931

A music maestro uses hypnotism on a young model he meets in Paris to make her both his muse and wife.

5.6

Love Affair

Mar 17, 1932

Heiress learns to fly from aeronautical engineer. Things get complicated as their affair progresses.

7.6

The Servant

Nov 14, 1963

Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well until Barrett persuades Tony to hire his sister as a live-in maid.

6.3

The Cabin in the Cotton

Sep 26, 1932

Sharecropper's son Marvin tries to help his community overcome poverty and ignorance.