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The Big Shakedown is a 1934 American pre-Code crime 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 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
It's a deeply emotional beat that catapults the inevitable climax into motion. Think something along the lines of THE NAKED KISS tackling child molestation. But whereas THE NAKED KISS was a striking dramatic thriller decades ahead of its time, THE BIG SHAKEDOWN is through-and-through a 30's lighthearted romp full of quick lines and innocent ...
Jul 18, 2011 · The Big Shakedown was the first of six movies Bette Davis released in 1934; five of them for her home studio Warner Brothers and one on loan out to RKO. This one is typical Warner’s fare with Bette playing a supporting role to Charles Farrell’s protagonist and Ricardo Cortez’s villain.
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- Warner Bros. Pictures
21 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 5/10. A so-so melodrama about racketeers putting bogus cut-rate toothpaste and medications on the market and the tragedies they cause. Art-22 22 October 1998. Warning: Spoilers. 13 out of 15 found this helpful. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. Permalink.
Aug 5, 2019 · Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz. A so-so crime drama about nasty racketeers in the pharmacy industry, making life miserable for the greedy innocent couple lured into the rackets and unable to quit after promised them much.
A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama. Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products. Cast.
