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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
Plot Summary Charles Rogan (Charles Farrell) is an enthusiastic pharmacologist that owns a little drugstore with his future wife Norma Nelson (Bette Davis). Regardless of his dedication to his work, the pair is having a hard time to make ends fulfill, with the installing expenses as well as expenditures constantly endangering to close their ...
Synopsis. New Yorkers Norma Nelson and Jimmy Morrell plan to get married just as soon as their neighborhood drugstore starts to make money. The opportunity presents itself one day when former bootlegger Dutch Barnes stops in for a headache powder.
- 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.
Title: The Big Shakedown (Warner Bros.) Creator: Warner Bros. Date: 1934; Language: English; Collection: Pressbooks