The Big Shakedown

Directed by John Francis Dillon
Not Rated
1934    61mDrama, Crime
6.229%
Former bootlegger Nick Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate drugs. The money makes it possible for Jimmy to marry Norma Frank, a pharmacy clerk. Expecting a baby, she wants Jimmy to quit the racket. Beaten by the mob, Jimmy works on, diluting the medications still further. Norma is rushed to the hospital for a premature delivery and given bogus medication.
Cast of The Big Shakedown
  • Charles FarrellJimmy Morrell
  • Bette DavisNorma Nelson
  • Ricardo CortezDutch Barnes
  • Glenda FarrellLily 'Lil' Duran
  • Allen JenkinsLefty
  • Henry O'NeillMr. Sheffner
  • Dewey RobinsonSlim
  • John WrayHiggins
  • Philip FavershamJohn
  • Robert Emmett O'ConnorRegan
  • Renee WhitneyMae LaRue
  • G. Pat CollinsGyp
  • Adrian MorrisTrigger
  • Ben Hendricks Jr.Spike
  • George CooperShorty
  • Oscar ApfelDigitalis Doctor (uncredited)
  • William B. DavidsonDistrict Attorney (uncredited)
  • Alphonse EthierNorma's Doctor (uncredited)
  • Sidney MillerBoy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)
  • Kathrin Clare WardMrs. Fagan (uncredited)
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