The Big Shakedown

Craving the cash so he can settle down with girlfriend clerk Norma Nelson (Bette Davis), struggling pharmacist Jimmy Morrell (Charles Farrell) reluctantly partners with bootlegger Dutch Barnes (Ricardo Cortez) for the manufacture of knock-off cosmetics. When the greedy gangster wants to expand the operation into diluted drugs, however, a prescription for tragedy is certain to be filled. Pre-Code crime opus co-stars Glenda Farrell, Allen Jenkins. 61 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.