The Big Shot
A veterinary surgeon inherits a fortune from his uncle who was a gang leader, and clears the city of its crooks.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Dr Bertram Simms Guy Kibbee
- Elizabeth Simms Cora Witherspoon
- Peggy Simms Dorothy Moore
- Chester 'Chet' Scott Gordon Jones
- Martin Blake Russell Hicks
- Murdock, the editor Frank M. Thomas
- 'Honest John' McQuade Dudley Clements
- police chief George Irving
- Gloria Maxine Jennings
- Mamie Barbara Pepper
- Bugs Tom Kennedy
- Deuces John Kelly
- Soapy Eddie Gribbon
- Spots Al Hill
- Johnny Cullen Donald Kirke
- [druggist] Alec Craig
- [newsboy] Sidney Kibrick
- [Charlie Wu Ping] Willie Fung
- [bit] Monte Vandergrift
Credits
Direction
- Director Edward Killy
- [Assistant Director] Robert Barnes
Production
- Production Company RKO Radio Pictures
- [Producer] Maury Cohen
Writing
- Screenplay Arthur T. Horman
- Screenplay Bert Granet
- Story by Lawrence Pohle
- Story by Thomas Ahearn
Photography
- Photographed by Nick Musuraca
Editing
- Editor Jack B. Hively
Design
- Art Director Van Nest Polglase
- Art Director Associate Howard Campbell
Sound
- Recorded by Hugh Mcdowell Jr