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Big Shakedown, The

The Big Shakedown (1934)

Crime | 64 minutes
3,00 3 votes

Genre: Crime / Drama

Duration: 64 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: John Francis Dillon

Stars: Charles Farrell, Bette Davis and Ricardo Cortez

IMDb score: 6,2 (1.187)

Releasedate: 6 January 1934

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The Big Shakedown plot

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

Jimmy Morrell is a small druggist who is pressured by criminal and former bootlegger Nick Barnes to make a specific type of drug. With the money he earns, Jimmy can marry Nora, a pharmacy assistant. When she is pregnant, she wants Jimmy to stop with these shady practices, but he is increasingly blackmailed.

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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

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