The Big Shot
HUMPHREY BOGART as the Last of the Racket Barons... the Big Shot of 'em all!
CrimeDramarelease from prisonprison wardenescaped convictlife sentencearmored car robberytold in flashbackwrongful convictionprison breakformer loversinnocent man imprisonedcorrupt lawyergoing straight
A noir-inflected crime drama about a man trapped between redemption and his criminal past, told through flashback as he faces inevitable doom.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Humphrey Bogart
Joseph 'Duke' Berne
Irene Manning
Lorna Fleming
Richard Travis
George Anderson
Susan Peters
Ruth Carter
Stanley Ridges
Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
Minor Watson
Warden George Booth
Chick Chandler
Frank 'Dancer' Smith
Joe Downing
Frenchy
Howard Da Silva
Sandor
Murray Alper
Quinto, a Convict
Roland Drew
Faye
John Ridgely
Tim
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