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The Big Shot (1931)

The Big Shot poster
Directed by
Ralph Murphy
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man tries to make it big during the pre-Code era, getting into comic mishaps. His antics involve a love interest and a series of misunderstandings.

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What happens

The Big Shot is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and Edward Sedgwick and written by Earl Baldwin, Hal Conklin, George Dromgold and Joseph Fields. The film stars Eddie Quillan, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mary Nolan, Roscoe Ates and Belle Bennett. It was released on December 18, 1931 by RKO Pictures. As a film from 1931 that had its copyright renewed, it will enter the public domain on January 1, 2027. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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