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The Big Shot (1937)

Genre : Crime, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Edward Killy
Writer : Arthur T. Horman, Bert Granet

Synopsis

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

Actors

Guy Kibbee
Guy Kibbee
Dr. Bertram Simms
Cora Witherspoon
Cora Witherspoon
Elizabeth Simms
Dorothy Moore
Dorothy Moore
Peggy Simms
Gordon Jones
Gordon Jones
Chester Scott
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks
Martin Drake
Frank M. Thomas
Frank M. Thomas
A.C. Murdock
Dudley Clements
Dudley Clements
Honest John McQuade
George Irving
George Irving
Police Chief
Barbara Pepper
Barbara Pepper
Mamie
Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy
Bugs
Maxine Jennings
Maxine Jennings
Gloria
Willie Fung
Willie Fung
Wu Ping
Donald Kerr
Donald Kerr
Mac
Sidney Miller
Sidney Miller
Newsboy

Crews

Edward Killy
Edward Killy
Director
Arthur T. Horman
Arthur T. Horman
Screenplay
Bert Granet
Bert Granet
Screenplay
Nicholas Musuraca
Nicholas Musuraca
Director of Photography
Lawrence Pohle
Lawrence Pohle
Story
Thomas Ahearn
Thomas Ahearn
Story
Maury M. Cohen
Maury M. Cohen
Producer
Jack Hively
Jack Hively
Editor
Van Nest Polglase
Van Nest Polglase
Art Direction
Howard Campbell
Howard Campbell
Assistant Art Director
Robert E. Barnes
Robert E. Barnes
Assistant Director
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Hugh McDowell Jr.
Sound Recordist

Posters and backgrounds

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