The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown1934

Genre: Crime, Drama
The Big Shakedown is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film starring Charles Farrell and Bette Davis, and directed by John Francis Dillon. The screenplay is based on the story "Cut Rate" by Niven Busch and Samuel G. Engel. The film also stars Ricardo C… more »



Mae LaRue:
[Bursting in on Dutch and Lil in Dutch's office] I told you he was in! [Sizing up the situation] Hello, lover.

Dutch Barnes:
[Straightening his tie nervously] Hello, Mae.

Lily 'Lil' Duran:
Hello Mae? You bet he's in; he's in my hair. [turning to Dutch] Why you double-crossing, two-timing slug. So that's why you want to send me to Europe, huh?

Dutch Barnes:
Now wait a minute, honey, wait a minute.

Lily 'Lil' Duran:
Oh, wait a minute - breezin' me off so you can play post office with this queen. What gutter'dja pick her out of?

Mae LaRue:
[Doing a Mae West hand-on-hip hair fluff] I don't believe I know you.

Lily 'Lil' Duran:
[Kicking her in the rump] Well how's this for an introduction?

Mae LaRue:
Why I'll knock your head off and throw it right in... [They start to wrestle]

Lily 'Lil' Duran:
You and what army? [They continue fighting and hair-pulling and yelling at each other. After thirty seconds or so, Dutch intervenes]

Dutch Barnes:
[Pushing the women apart] Now listen, you two dames. What's the matter with ya?

Lefty:
[to Slim] Get Jimmy. [Lefty and Dutch go into the next room and close the door]

Dutch Barnes:
[to Lefty] *There's* a couplea phone numbers for the ashcan!

Lefty:
Maybe we'd better go in for nail files. [as a next line of business]

Dutch Barnes:
Shut up. Where's Jimmy?

Lefty:
Slim's sending him in.

Jimmy Morrell:
[Entering] Mr. Barnes, what's happened?

Dutch Barnes:
My tomatoes blew up.

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