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The Big Shakedown
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The Big Shakedown

Jan 6, 1934
1h 1m
★ 5.9

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

Cast

Charles Farrell

Jimmy Morrell

Charles Farrell

Bette Davis

Norma Nelson

Bette Davis

Ricardo Cortez

Dutch Barnes

Ricardo Cortez

Glenda Farrell

Lily 'Lil' Duran

Glenda Farrell

Allen Jenkins

Lefty

Allen Jenkins

Henry O'Neill

Mr. Sheffner

Henry O'Neill

Dewey Robinson

Slim

Dewey Robinson

John Wray

Higgins

John Wray

Philip Faversham

John

Philip Faversham

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Regan

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Renee Whitney

Mae LaRue

Renee Whitney

G. Pat Collins

Gyp

G. Pat Collins

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