Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
The Big Shakedown has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Big Shakedown was released in 1934 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 2 reviews, giving The Big Shakedown (1934) an average rating of 47%.
Overall, film critics much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 40%. Professional critics enjoyed The Big Shakedown far more than standard cinema audiences.
With a score of 47%, The Big Shakedown is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1934, which stands at 59%.
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