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The Big Shakedown

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

5.6

1h 1m

1934

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

Synopsis

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

Director

John Francis Dillon

DramaCrime

con mancounterfeitpre-coderacketeerracketdruggistracketeeringknockoff

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Cast & Crew

Charles Farrell

Charles Farrell

as Jimmy Morrell

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

as Norma Nelson

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo Cortez

as Dutch Barnes

Glenda Farrell

Glenda Farrell

as Lily 'Lil' Duran

Allen Jenkins

Allen Jenkins

as Lefty

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'Neill

as Mr. Sheffner

Dewey Robinson

Dewey Robinson

as Slim

John Wray

John Wray

as Higgins

Philip Faversham

Philip Faversham

as John

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