The Big Shakedown
A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama
1934•1h 1m•5.9/10
DramaCrime
Ratings
🎬TMDb
5.9/10(16)
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Production
First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Available in Your Library
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
Oscar Apfel
Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
District Attorney (uncredited)
Alphonse Ethier
Norma's Doctor (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward
Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)
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