The Big Shot
1942 · 1h 22m · Crime, Drama · United States of America
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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armored car robberybotched heistcorrupt lawyerescaped convictformer loversgoing straightinnocent man imprisonedlife sentencelovers reunionprison breakprison wardenrelease from prisontold in flashbackwrongful conviction
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