The Big Shot
“HUMPHREY BOGART as the Last of the Racket Barons... the Big Shot of 'em all!”
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.
Genres
Crime, Drama
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Big Shot performed
Budget
$417,000
Worldwide Gross
$1.8M
Gross Profit
$1.4M
Return
4.3× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$300K
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Crime) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast
Joseph 'Duke' Berne
Humphrey Bogart
Joseph 'Duke' Berne
Lorna Fleming
Irene Manning
Lorna Fleming
George Anderson
Richard Travis
George Anderson
Ruth Carter
Susan Peters
Ruth Carter
Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
Stanley Ridges
Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
Warden George Booth
Minor Watson
Warden George Booth
Frank 'Dancer' Smith
Chick Chandler
Frank 'Dancer' Smith
Frenchy
Joe Downing
Frenchy
Sandor
Howard Da Silva
Sandor
Quinto, a Convict
Murray Alper
Quinto, a Convict
Faye
Roland Drew
Faye
Tim
John Ridgely
Tim
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