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The Big Shakedown

1934·1h 4m·Not Rated
DramaCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 6.2/10
1,187 votes

Racketeers flood the market with counterfeit cosmetics and drugs, causing some tragedies.

The Big Shakedown is a 1934 drama crime movie directed by John Francis Dillon, starring Bette Davis, Ricardo Cortez, Charles Farrell. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 from 1,187 votes and runs 1h 4m.

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Director
John Francis Dillon
Stars
Bette Davis
Ricardo Cortez
Charles Farrell
Glenda Farrell
Details
1934-01-06
64 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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