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1931 American comedy film

The Big Shot
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ralph Murphy Edward Sedgwick
Written by	Earl Baldwin Hal Conklin George Dromgold Joseph Fields
Produced by	Harry Joe Brown
Starring	Eddie Quillan Maureen O'Sullivan Mary Nolan Roscoe Ates Belle Bennett
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Edited by	Charles Craft
Music by	Arthur Lange
Production company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	December 18, 1931 (1931-12-18)
Running time	66 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.

Plot

A rash go-getter is duped by would-be swindlers into buying swamp land that turns out to be worth a fortune.

Cast

Eddie Quillan as Ray Smith
Maureen O'Sullivan as Doris Thompson
Mary Nolan as Fay Turner
Roscoe Ates as Rusty, the Barber
Belle Bennett as Mrs. Isabel Thompson
Arthur Stone as Old Timer
Louis John Bartels as Mr. Howell
Otis Harlan as Doctor Peaslee
William Eugene as Jack Spencer
Edward McWade as Uncle Ira
Harvey Clark as Mr. Hartman

References

"The Big Shot (1931) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
"Movie Review-The Big Shot - Fredric March in a Splendidly Produced Pictorial Version of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
"The Big Shot Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for The Big Shot". TV Guide. Retrieved September 9, 2014.

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External links

The Big Shot at IMDb
Synopsis at AllMovie
The Big Shot at the TCM Movie Database
The Big Shot at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

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Films directed by Ralph Murphy

The Big Shot (1931)
Panama Flo (1932)
70,000 Witnesses (1932)
Strictly Personal (1933)
Song of the Eagle (1933)
Golden Harvest (1933)
Girl Without a Room (1933)
She Made Her Bed (1934)
Private Scandal (1934)
The Great Flirtation (1934)
The Notorious Sophie Lang (1934)
Menace (1934)
One Hour Late (1934)
McFadden's Flats (1935)
Men Without Names (1935)
Collegiate (1936)
Florida Special (1936)
The Man I Marry (1936)
Top of the Town (1937)
Partners in Crime (1937)
Night Club Scandal (1937)
Our Neighbors – The Carters (1939)
I Want a Divorce (1940)
You're the One (1941)
Las Vegas Nights (1941)
Glamour Boy (1941)
Pacific Blackout (1941)
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1942)
Salute for Three (1943)
Night Plane from Chungking (1943)
Rainbow Island (1944)
The Town Went Wild (1944)
The Man in Half Moon Street (1945)
Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
How Doooo You Do!!! (1945)
The Spirit of West Point (1947)
Mickey (1948)
Red Stallion in the Rockies (1949)
Stage to Tucson (1950)
Never Trust a Gambler (1951)
Dick Turpin's Ride (1951)
Lady in the Iron Mask (1952)
Captain Pirate (1952)

v t e Films directed by Edward Sedgwick
Fantômas (1920) Bar Nothin' (1921) The Rough Diamond (1921) Live Wires (1921) Boomerang Justice (1922) Chasing the Moon (1922) The Bearcat (1922) The Flaming Hour (1922) Do and Dare (1922) Out of Luck (1923) Romance Land (1923) Single Handed (1923) The Gentleman from America (1923) Dead Game (1923) Shootin' for Love (1923) The First Degree (1923) Blinky (1923) The Ramblin' Kid (1923) The Thrill Chaser (1923) Hook and Ladder (1924) Ride for Your Life (1924) 40-Horse Hawkins (1924) Broadway or Bust (1924) The Sawdust Trail (1924) Hit and Run (1924) The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924) The Hurricane Kid (1925) The Saddle Hawk (1925) Let 'er Buck (1925) Lorraine of the Lions (1925) The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Two-Fisted Jones (1925) The Runaway Express (1926) The Flaming Frontier (1926) There You Are! (1926) Tin Hats (1926) Under Western Skies (1926) Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927) The Bugle Call (1927) Spring Fever (1927) West Point (1927) Circus Rookies (1928) The Cameraman (1928) Spite Marriage (1929) Free and Easy (1930) Estrellados (1930) Doughboys (1930) Remote Control (1930) Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931) Maker of Men (1931) A Dangerous Affair (1931) The Big Shot (1931) The Passionate Plumber (1932) Speak Easily (1932) What! No Beer? (1933) Horse Play (1933) Saturday's Millions (1933) The Poor Rich (1934) I'll Tell the World (1934) Here Comes the Groom (1934) Father Brown, Detective (1934) Death on the Diamond (1934) Murder in the Fleet (1935) The Virginia Judge (1935) Mr. Cinderella (1936) Pick a Star (1937) Riding on Air (1937) Fit for a King (1937) The Gladiator (1938) Beware Spooks! (1939) Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939) So You Won't Talk (1940) Air Raid Wardens (1943) Easy to Wed (1946) A Southern Yankee (1948) Excuse My Dust (1951) Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951) I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)

Films directed by Edward Sedgwick

Fantômas (1920)
Bar Nothin' (1921)
The Rough Diamond (1921)
Live Wires (1921)
Boomerang Justice (1922)
Chasing the Moon (1922)
The Bearcat (1922)
The Flaming Hour (1922)
Do and Dare (1922)
Out of Luck (1923)
Romance Land (1923)
Single Handed (1923)
The Gentleman from America (1923)
Dead Game (1923)
Shootin' for Love (1923)
The First Degree (1923)
Blinky (1923)
The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
The Thrill Chaser (1923)
Hook and Ladder (1924)
Ride for Your Life (1924)
40-Horse Hawkins (1924)
Broadway or Bust (1924)
The Sawdust Trail (1924)
Hit and Run (1924)
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924)
The Hurricane Kid (1925)
The Saddle Hawk (1925)
Let 'er Buck (1925)
Lorraine of the Lions (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Two-Fisted Jones (1925)
The Runaway Express (1926)
The Flaming Frontier (1926)
There You Are! (1926)
Tin Hats (1926)
Under Western Skies (1926)
Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927)
The Bugle Call (1927)
Spring Fever (1927)
West Point (1927)
Circus Rookies (1928)
The Cameraman (1928)
Spite Marriage (1929)
Free and Easy (1930)
Estrellados (1930)
Doughboys (1930)
Remote Control (1930)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
Maker of Men (1931)
A Dangerous Affair (1931)
The Big Shot (1931)
The Passionate Plumber (1932)
Speak Easily (1932)
What! No Beer? (1933)
Horse Play (1933)
Saturday's Millions (1933)
The Poor Rich (1934)
I'll Tell the World (1934)
Here Comes the Groom (1934)
Father Brown, Detective (1934)
Death on the Diamond (1934)
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
The Virginia Judge (1935)
Mr. Cinderella (1936)
Pick a Star (1937)
Riding on Air (1937)
Fit for a King (1937)
The Gladiator (1938)
Beware Spooks! (1939)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
So You Won't Talk (1940)
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
Easy to Wed (1946)
A Southern Yankee (1948)
Excuse My Dust (1951)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953)

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