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59% Critic Match
The Big Shakedown
“A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama”
5.9 / 10• 1934• 1h 1m•NR• English
DramaCrime
Storyline
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Cast & Crew
Charles Farrell
Jimmy Morrell
Lead
Bette Davis
Norma Nelson
Ricardo Cortez
Dutch Barnes
Glenda Farrell
Lily 'Lil' Duran
Allen Jenkins
Lefty
Henry O'Neill
Mr. Sheffner
Dewey Robinson
Slim
John Wray
Higgins
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Francis Dillon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Big Shakedown is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
