The Big Shakedown(Movie, 1934)

Name: The Big Shakedown
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1934
Duration: T01:1:00
Rating: 2.7

| 1h 1min | Genres: Drama, Crime

Rating: 2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

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 John Francis Dillon's final film. ()

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About The Big Shakedown

Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.

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Production country: United States of America (USA)

Made by: Warner Bros. Pictures, First National Pictures

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 6 languages: Bulgarian (BG), English (EN), French (FR), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 01/06/1934

Cast: Charles Farrell, Bette Davis, Ricardo Cortez, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins, Henry O'Neill

Director: John Francis Dillon

Producer: Samuel Bischoff

Screenwriter: Rian James, Niven Busch

Director of Photography: Sidney Hickox

Composer: Leo F. Forbstein

Costume designer: Orry-Kelly

Production Designer: John Hughes

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"The Shakedown"

Keywords: knockoff, counterfeit, con man, racketeering, racket, racketeer, pre-code, druggist

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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The Big Shakedown(Movie, 1934)

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