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A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama

The Big Shakedown

5.919341h 1mNR

DramaCrime

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

Directed by John Francis Dillon

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CAST

The people behind the story

Charles Farrell

Charles FarrellJimmy Morrell

Bette Davis

Bette DavisNorma Nelson

Ricardo Cortez

Ricardo CortezDutch Barnes

Glenda Farrell

Glenda FarrellLily 'Lil' Duran

Allen Jenkins

Allen JenkinsLefty

Henry O'Neill

Henry O'NeillMr. Sheffner

Dewey Robinson

Dewey RobinsonSlim

John Wray

John WrayHiggins