The Big Shakedown (1934)
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
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Charles Farrell
as Jimmy Morrell
as Jimmy Morrell
Bette Davis
as Norma Nelson
as Norma Nelson
Ricardo Cortez
as Dutch Barnes
as Dutch Barnes
Glenda Farrell
as Lily 'Lil' Duran
as Lily 'Lil' Duran
Allen Jenkins
as Lefty
as Lefty
Henry O'Neill
as Mr. Sheffner
as Mr. Sheffner
Dewey Robinson
as Slim
as Slim
John Wray
as Higgins
as Higgins
Philip Faversham
as John
as John
Robert Emmett O'Connor
as Regan
as Regan
Renee Whitney
as Mae LaRue
as Mae LaRue
G. Pat Collins
as Gyp
as Gyp
Adrian Morris
as Trigger
as Trigger
Ben Hendricks Jr.
as Spike
as Spike
George Cooper
as Shorty
as Shorty
Oscar Apfel
as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
as District Attorney (uncredited)
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Alphonse Ethier
as Norma's Doctor (uncredited)
as Norma's Doctor (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
as Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)
as Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward
as Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)
as Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)
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Rian James
Screenplay
Screenplay
Niven Busch
Screenplay
Screenplay
John Francis Dillon
Director
Director
Niven Busch
Story
Story
Samuel G. Engel
Story
Story
Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
John Hughes
Art Direction
Art Direction
Samuel Bischoff
Producer
Producer
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Costume Design
Thomas Richards
Editor
Editor
James Gibbon
Editor
Editor
Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Maxwell Arnow
Casting Director
Casting Director
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