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The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown

# A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama
Drama   Crime
📜 Overview: Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1934-01-06
⌚ Running Time: 61 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.6

Beloved Cast

Charles Farrell original image
Jimmy Morrell
Charles Farrell
Bette Davis original image
Norma Nelson
Bette Davis
Ricardo Cortez original image
Dutch Barnes
Ricardo Cortez
Glenda Farrell original image
Lily 'Lil' Duran
Glenda Farrell
Allen Jenkins original image
Lefty
Allen Jenkins
Henry O'Neill original image
Mr. Sheffner
Henry O'Neill
Dewey Robinson original image
Slim
Dewey Robinson
John Wray original image
Higgins
John Wray
Philip Faversham original image
John
Philip Faversham
Robert Emmett O'Connor original image
Regan
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Renee Whitney original image
Mae LaRue
Renee Whitney
G. Pat Collins original image
Gyp
G. Pat Collins
Adrian Morris original image
Trigger
Adrian Morris
Ben Hendricks Jr. original image
Spike
Ben Hendricks Jr.
George Cooper original image
Shorty
George Cooper
Oscar Apfel original image
Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
Oscar Apfel
William B. Davidson original image
District Attorney (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
Alphonse Ethier original image
Norma's Doctor (uncredited)
Alphonse Ethier
Sidney Miller original image
Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Kathrin Clare Ward original image
Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward

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