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  • The Big Brain (1933)
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    72 min | Drama
The Big Brain (1933)
Passed
72 min | Drama

The story of a ruthless small time crook's rise from lowly barber shop backroom bookie to high stakes international swindler. Max Werner (Stone) goes from the gambling to crooked stocks and bond dealing,getting ever richer. Dodging the law...See moreThe story of a ruthless small time crook's rise from lowly barber shop backroom bookie to high stakes international swindler. Max Werner (Stone) goes from the gambling to crooked stocks and bond dealing,getting ever richer. Dodging the law, he flees to England where he follows through with more stock chicanery, setting up phony companies. After a newspaper exposes one of his associates, he double crosses another to take his girlfriend back to America, where a trap awaits him. Written by WesternOne1 See less
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Writers
Sy Bartlett (story) (adaptation) (dialogue) | Warren Duff (screenplay)
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Updated Aug 5, 1933

Release date
Aug 5, 1933 (United States)

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22 cast members
Name Known for
George E. Stone
Max Werner Max Werner   See fewer
Phillips Holmes
Terry Van Sloan Terry Van Sloan   See fewer
Fay Wray
Cynthia Glennon Cynthia Glennon   See fewer
Lilian Bond
Dorothy Norton Dorothy Norton   See fewer
Reginald Owen
Lord Darlington Lord Darlington   See fewer
Berton Churchill
Col. Higginbotham Col. Higginbotham   See fewer
Reginald Mason
Lord Latham Lord Latham   See fewer
Sam Hardy
Slick Ryan Slick Ryan   See fewer
Edgar Norton
Butler Butler   See fewer
Lucien Littlefield
Justice of the Peace Justice of the Peace   See fewer
Douglass Dumbrille
Dan Thomas Dan Thomas   See fewer
Bobbie Hale
News Vendor (uncredited) News Vendor (uncredited)   See fewer
Dell Henderson
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Sailor (uncredited) Sailor (uncredited)   See fewer
Claude King
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Lya Lys
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Emmett O'Connor
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
C. Montague Shaw
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Guy Usher
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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