03 Feb 1949
The Bribe
United States Federal agent Rigby travels to the Central American island Carlotta to investigate a stolen aircraft engines smuggling racket.
The Big Shakedown
A New Type of Racket Exposed! In This Thrilling Underworld Drama
Former bootlegger Dutch Barnes pressures neighborhood druggist Jimmy Morrell into making cut-rate knockoff toiletry, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical products.
Top Billed Cast
Charles Farrell Jimmy Morrell
Bette Davis Norma Nelson
Ricardo Cortez Dutch Barnes
Glenda Farrell Lily 'Lil' Duran
Allen Jenkins Lefty
Henry O'Neill Mr. Sheffner
Dewey Robinson Slim
John Wray Higgins
Philip Faversham John
Robert Emmett O'Connor Regan
Renee Whitney Mae LaRue
G. Pat Collins Gyp
Adrian Morris Trigger
Ben Hendricks Jr. Spike
George Cooper Shorty
Oscar Apfel Digitalis Doctor (uncredited)
William B. Davidson District Attorney (uncredited)
Alphonse Ethier Norma's Doctor (uncredited)
Sidney Miller Boy Buying Ice Cream (uncredited)
Kathrin Clare Ward Mrs. Fagan (uncredited)
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