The Big Shot

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The Big Shot

1937

1h 0m

5.0(1 votes)

Crime

Comedy

Overview

A small-town veterinarian inherits $2 million from an uncle he barely knew. His attempts to help mankind don't go smoothly.

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14 members

Acting

Guy Kibbee

Dr. Bertram Simms

Acting

Cora Witherspoon

Elizabeth Simms

Acting

Dorothy Moore

Peggy Simms

Acting

Gordon Jones

Chester Scott

Acting

Russell Hicks

Martin Drake

Acting

Frank M. Thomas

A.C. Murdock

Acting

Dudley Clements

Honest John McQuade

Acting

George Irving

Police Chief

Acting

Barbara Pepper

Mamie

Acting

Tom Kennedy

Bugs

Acting

Maxine Jennings

Gloria

Acting

Willie Fung

Wu Ping

Acting

Donald Kerr

Mac

Acting

Sidney Miller

Newsboy

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