The Big Shot
For other uses, see Big Shot.
| The Big Shot | |
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| Directed by | Lewis Seiler |
| Produced by | Walter MacEwen |
| Written by |
Bertram Millhauser Abem Finkel Daniel Fuchs |
| Starring |
Humphrey Bogart Irene Manning |
Production company | |
Release dates |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Big Shot (1942) is an American film noir crime drama film starring Humphrey Bogart as a crime boss and Irene Manning as the woman he falls in love with. This was the last film in which former supporting player Bogart, who had finally reached stardom with High Sierra (1940) and The Maltese Falcon (1941), would portray a gangster.
One of Bogart's lesser-known works,it was released on DVD for the first time by Warner Archive early in 2015.[1]
Cast
- 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
- Minor Watson as Warden George Booth
- Chick Chandler as Frank "Dancer" Smith
- Joe Downing as Frenchy (as Joseph Downing)
- Howard Da Silva as Sandor
- Murray Alper as Quinto
- Roland Drew as Faye
- John Ridgely as Tim
- Joe King as Prosecutor Toohey (as Joseph King)
- John Hamilton as Judge
- Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Booth
- William Edmunds as Sarto
- Virginia Sale as Mrs. Miggs
- Ken Christy as Kat
- Wallace Scott as Rusty
References
External links
- The Big Shot at the Internet Movie Database
- The Big Shot at the TCM Movie Database
- The Big Shot at AllMovie
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