Movie

The Big Shakedown

Released: January 6, 1934 (1934)

Runtime: 61 minutes

Genres: Drama, Crime

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

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Robert Emmett O'Connor as Regan
Age at release: 48
John Wray as Higgins
Age at release: 46
Henry O'Neill as Mr. Sheffner
Age at release: 42
Dewey Robinson as Slim
Age at release: 35
Charles Farrell as Jimmy Morrell
Age at release: 33
Ricardo Cortez as Dutch Barnes
Age at release: 33
Allen Jenkins as Lefty
Age at release: 33
Glenda Farrell as Lily 'Lil' Duran
Age at release: 29
Bette Davis as Norma Nelson
Age at release: 25
Philip Faversham as John
Age at release: Unknown

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Kathrin Clare Ward as Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)
Age at release: 62
Alphonse Ethier as Norma's Doctor (uncredited)
Age at release: 59
Oscar Apfel as Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
Age at release: 55
William B. Davidson as District Attorney (uncredited)
Age at release: 45
George Cooper as Shorty
Age at release: 41
Ben Hendricks Jr. as Spike
Age at release: 40
G. Pat Collins as Gyp
Age at release: 38
Adrian Morris as Trigger
Age at release: 26
Renee Whitney as Mae LaRue
Age at release: 21
Sidney Miller as Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)
Age at release: 17