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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.
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.
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.
As a B-movie featuring several major stars in career transition—some up, some down—The Big Shakedown is exemplary of the films that shaped this pivotal period of Davis’ career in the years before she shot to super stardom.
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
The Big Shakedown (1934) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
