The Big Brain

The Big Brain
The Big Brain
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Archainbaud
Screenplay by	Sy Bartlett; Warren Duff
Story by	Sy Bartlett
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff
Starring	George E. Stone; Phillips Holmes; Fay Wray; Minna Gombell; Lilian Bond
Cinematography	Arthur Edeson
Edited by	Rose Loewinger
Production; company	K.B.S. Productions Inc.
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	August 5, 1933;
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

A ruthless small time crook's rise from backroom bookie in a barber shop to that of high stakes international con artist. Max Werner gets rich as he moves from gambling to crooked stocks and bond dealing. Fleeing the authorities, he absconds to England where he continues his deceptions and setting up fake companies. Following a newspaper exposé of an accomplice, he double-crosses another and returns to America with his girlfriend, where a trap awaits him.^[4]

Cast

Phillips Holmes as Terry Van Sloan
George E. Stone as Max Werner
Fay Wray as Cynthia Glennon
Minna Gombell as Margy
Lilian Bond as Dorothy Norton
Reginald Owen as Lord Darlington
Berton Churchill as Col. Higginbotham
Reginald Mason as Lord Latham
Sam Hardy as Slick Ryan
Charles McNaughton as Wallack
Lucien Littlefield as Justice of the Peace

References

^ "The Big Brain (1933) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
^ "Movie Review-The Big Brain-The Egomaniac". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Big Brain, afi.com; accessed May 17, 2016.
^ "The Big Brain (1933) - IMDb". IMDb.

External links

The Big Brain at IMDb

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[1] "The Big Brain (1933) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 9, 2014.

[2] "Movie Review-The Big Brain-The Egomaniac". The New York Times. Retrieved September 9, 2014.

[3] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The Big Brain, afi.com; accessed May 17, 2016.

[4] "The Big Brain (1933) - IMDb". IMDb.

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