In The Big Shakedown, a con-man and racketeer gets involved in a scheme to counterfeit toothpaste. As he navigates the criminal underworld of New York, he becomes entangled in murder and druggist racketeering. Set during the Great Depression, this pre-code movie explores the dark side of society.
A magazine reporter exposes a crooked District Attorney, resulting in his trial. Complications ensue, however, when the man is acquitted.
Johnny Eaton, trouble-shooter for an American oil company drilling in China, leaves his bride-to-be to head for the Orient and straighten out problems at the inland-concession site his company controls.
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