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Feature film — 1934

The Big Shakedown (1934)

5.91h 1mDrama — Crime

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

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A high-signal pick with 16 votes.

First National Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures

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Director: John Francis Dillon

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Cast & crew

Charles Farrell as Jimmy Morrell

Charles Farrell

Jimmy Morrell

Bette Davis as Norma Nelson

Bette Davis

Norma Nelson

Ricardo Cortez as Dutch Barnes

Ricardo Cortez

Dutch Barnes

Glenda Farrell as Lily 'Lil' Duran

Glenda Farrell

Lily 'Lil' Duran

Allen Jenkins as Lefty

Allen Jenkins

Lefty

Henry O'Neill as Mr. Sheffner

Henry O'Neill

Mr. Sheffner

Dewey Robinson as Slim

Dewey Robinson

Slim

John Wray as Higgins

John Wray

Higgins

Philip Faversham as John

Philip Faversham

John

Robert Emmett O'Connor as Regan

Robert Emmett O'Connor

Regan

Renee Whitney as Mae LaRue

Renee Whitney

Mae LaRue

G. Pat Collins as Gyp

G. Pat Collins

Gyp

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