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6.4Duke 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.
Released: 1942-06-1382 minDir: Lewis SeilerCrime, DramaBudget: $417,000Box office: $1.8M
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, Attorney
- Minor Watson as Warden George Booth
Themes
- release from prison
- prison warden
- escaped convict
- life sentence
- armored car robbery
- told in flashback
- wrongful conviction
- prison break
- former lovers
- innocent man imprisoned
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- crime film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Lewis Seiler
- Screenwriter
- Bertram Millhauser
- Cast member
- Ray Teal
- Composer
- Adolph Deutsch
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Sidney Hickox
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 80
- FilmAffinity ID
- 130407
- Image
- Humphrey Bogart The Big Shot Promo Still.jpg
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- publication date
- 1942-01-01
- title
- The Big Shot
- color
- black-and-white
- Commons category
- The Big Shot (1942 film)
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