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The Big Shakedown is a 1934 American pre-Code drama film starring Charles Farrell and Bette Davis, and directed by John Francis Dillon. The screenplay is based on the story "Cut Rate" by Niven Busch and Samuel G. Engel. The film also stars Ricardo Cortez and Glenda Farrell and was director Dillon's final film.
The Big Shakedown: Directed by John Francis Dillon. With Charles Farrell, Bette Davis, Ricardo Cortez, Glenda Farrell. Racketeers flood the market with counterfeit cosmetics and drugs, causing some tragedies.
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- Crime, Drama
- John Francis Dillon
- 1934-01-06
Based on an original story by screenwriters Niven Busch and Samuel Engels titled "Cut Rate," The Big Shakedown finds New York bootlegger Ricardo Cortez shifting business models from bathtub hooch to the growth market of imitation pharmaceuticals - a scam that runs the gamut from knock-off toothpaste to a useless substitute for digitalis. (The ...
- John Francis Dillon
- Charles Farrell
Sep 25, 2022 · THE BIG SHAKEDOWN, a photoplay in seven reels by First National Pictures. (C) 30Dec33; LP4372. United Artists Associated, Inc. (PWH); 9Mar61; R272618.
Overview. Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products. Niven Busch. Screenplay, Story. John Francis Dillon. Director. Rian James. Screenplay. Samuel G. Engel. Story.
An ex-bootlegger (Ricardo Cortez) forces a druggist (Charles Farrell) to make bad medicine, and the druggist's bride (Bette Davis) gets some.
- Crime, Drama
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