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The Big Shakedown

19345.6 / 1061 min

Drama, Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

Jimmy Morrell

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

Norma Nelson

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

Dutch Barnes

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

Lily 'Lil' Duran

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

Lefty

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

Mr. Sheffner

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

Slim

John Wray

John Wray

Higgins

Philip Faversham

Philip Faversham

John

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Regan

Renee Whitney

Renee Whitney

Mae LaRue

G. Pat Collins

G. Pat Collins

Gyp

Adrian Morris

Adrian Morris

Trigger

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Ben Hendricks Jr.

Spike

George Cooper

George Cooper

Shorty

Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)

William B. Davidson

William B. Davidson

District Attorney (uncredited)

Alphonse Ethier

Alphonse Ethier

Norma's Doctor (uncredited)

Sidney Miller

Sidney Miller

Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward

Kathrin Clare Ward

Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)

Crew

Niven Busch

Niven Busch

Screenplay

John Francis Dillon

John Francis Dillon

Director

Rian James

Screenplay

Samuel G. Engel

Story

Niven Busch

Niven Busch

Story

Bernhard Kaun

Original Music Composer

James Gibbon

Editor

Thomas Richards

Editor

Sidney Hickox

Director of Photography

Orry-Kelly

Orry-Kelly

Costume Design

Samuel Bischoff

Producer

John Hughes

Art Direction

Maxwell Arnow

Casting Director