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Original title

The Big Shakedown

Year

1934

Running time

64 min.

Country

United States

Director

John Francis Dillon

Screenwriter

Niven Busch, Rian James, Samuel G. Engel

Cast

Music

Bernhard Kaun

Cinematography

Sidney Hickox (B&W)

Producer

First National Pictures, Warner Bros.

Genre

Drama | Crime. Drugs

Synopsis

Former bootlegger Nick Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate drugs. The money makes it possible for Jimmy to marry Norma Frank, a pharmacy clerk. Expecting a baby, she wants Jimmy to quit the racket. Beaten by the mob, Jimmy works on, diluting the medications still further. Norma is rushed to the hospital for a premature delivery and given bogus medication.

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The Big Shakedown

1934

John Francis Dillon