The Big Shot
6.7
“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.
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Cast
18 people
Humphrey Bogart
Joseph 'Duke' Berne
Known for
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon
Irene Manning
Lorna Fleming
Known for
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Richard Travis
George Anderson
Known for
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Susan Peters
Ruth Carter
Known for
Random Harvest
Stanley Ridges
Martin T. Fleming, Attorney
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Black Friday
Minor Watson
Warden George Booth
Known for
Woman of the Year
Trapeze
Chick Chandler
Frank 'Dancer' Smith
Known for
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
I Wake Up Screaming
Joe Downing
Frenchy
Known for
Angels with Dirty Faces
Each Dawn I Die
Howard Da Silva
Sandor
Known for
The Lost Weekend
They Live by Night
Murray Alper
Quinto, a Convict
Known for
The Maltese Falcon
Saboteur
Roland Drew
Faye
Known for
Across the Pacific
John Ridgely
Tim
Known for
The Big Sleep
Air Force
Lewis Seiler Director · Bertram Millhauser Writer Abem Finkel Writer
Worldwide gross $1.8M · Budget $417K · United States release June 13, 1942
Box office
Budget
$417,000
Worldwide gross
$1,783,000
Gross vs. budget
4.3×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 13, 1942
Theatrical
Greece
September 24, 2026 · Theatrical · Re-Issue
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