The Big Shakedown

1934· 64 min★ 6.2· Crime, Drama

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.

Cast: Charles Farrell, Bette Davis, Ricardo Cortez, Glenda Farrell

Director: John Francis Dillon