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The Big Brain (1933)

The Big Brain poster
Directed by
George Archainbaud
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 12m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A story about a clever man who uses his intelligence to climb the social ladder during the Great Depression. He gets involved with shady business deals and romantic entanglements.

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What happens

The Big Brain is a 1933 American pre-Code drama film directed by George Archainbaud and written by Sy Bartlett and Warren Duff. The film stars George E. Stone, Phillips Holmes, Fay Wray, Minna Gombell and Lilian Bond. The film was released on August 5, 1933, by RKO Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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