The Big Shakedown
Directed by John Francis DillonFormer 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.
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The Big Shakedown was released on January 6, 1934.
The Big Shakedown was directed by John Francis Dillon.
The Big Shakedown has a runtime of 61m.
The Big Shakedown was produced by Samuel Bischoff.
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.
The key characters in The Big Shakedown are Jimmy Morrell (Charles Farrell), Norma Nelson (Bette Davis), Dutch Barnes (Ricardo Cortez).
The Big Shakedown is rated Not Rated.
The Big Shakedown is a Drama, Crime film.
The Big Shakedown has an audience rating of 2.9 out of 10.