The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown

61 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 6, 1934

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

The Big Shakedown

61 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 6, 1934

The Big Shakedown
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures
Original title The Big Shakedown
Directors John Francis Dillon
Writers Niven Busch, Samuel G. Engel, Rian James

Cast

Charles Farrell

as Jimmy Morrell

Bette Davis

as Norma Nelson

Ricardo Cortez

as Dutch Barnes

Glenda Farrell

as Lily 'Lil' Duran

Allen Jenkins

as Lefty

Henry O'Neill

as Mr. Sheffner

Dewey Robinson

as Slim

John Wray

as Higgins

Renee Whitney

as Mae LaRue

Adrian Morris

as Trigger

George Cooper

as Shorty

Oscar Apfel

as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)

William B. Davidson

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Alphonse Ethier

as Norma's Doctor (uncredited)

Sidney Miller

as Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)

Kathrin Clare Ward

as Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)