The Big Shakedown
"A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama"
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Cast
Charles Farrell
Jimmy Morrell
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
Philip Faversham
John
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Regan
Renee Whitney
Mae LaRue
G. Pat Collins
Gyp
Adrian Morris
Trigger
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Spike
George Cooper
Shorty
Oscar Apfel
Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
William B. Davidson
District Attorney (uncredited)
Alphonse Ethier
Norma's Doctor (uncredited)
Sidney Miller
Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward
Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)
Crew
John Francis Dillon
Director
Niven Busch
Screenplay
Rian James
Screenplay
Samuel G. Engel
Story
Niven Busch
Story
Samuel Bischoff
Producer
Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
Sidney Hickox
Director of Photography
Thomas Richards
Editor
James Gibbon
Editor
John Hughes
Art Direction
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
Maxwell Arnow
Casting Director