The Big Shot
HUMPHREY BOGART as the Last of the Racket Barons... the Big Shot of 'em all!
1942 · 1h 22m · Approved
Crime, Drama
Directed by
Lewis Seiler
Overview
Duke Berne, former big shot but now a three-time loser, fears returning to crime because a fourth conviction will mean a life sentence. Finally, haunted by his past and goaded by his cohorts, he joins in planning an armoured car robbery.
Director and cast
- Lewis Seiler Director
- Humphrey Bogart as Joseph 'Duke' Berne
- Irene Manning as Lorna Fleming
- Richard Travis as George Anderson
- Susan Peters as Ruth Carter
- Stanley Ridges as Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
- Minor Watson as Warden George Booth
- Chick Chandler as Frank 'Dancer' Smith
- Joe Downing as Frenchy
- Howard Da Silva as Sandor
- Murray Alper as Quinto, a Convict
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