The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown

5.9IMDb Score
Released:1934-01-06
Duration:61 min
Director:John Francis Dillon
Actors:Charles Farrell, Bette Davis, Ricardo Cortez, Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins
Production:First National Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview:

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

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