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The Big Shot (1942)

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The Big Shot (1942)

Overview

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.


Starring Cast


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low

Viewer Rating
6.5

Overview

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.


Starring Cast

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

The film explores the tragic fate of a career criminal attempting to go straight, highlighting moral ambiguity and the corrupting influence of the underworld. It offers no explicit political solution, focusing instead on individual struggle and the fatalistic consequences of past choices.

The movie features traditional casting with a predominantly white cast, consistent with mainstream productions of its era. Its narrative focuses on a white male protagonist without explicitly critiquing or negatively framing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.

Secondary

The 1942 crime drama "The Big Shot" does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers on a gangster's attempts to go straight and subsequent entanglement in a robbery, without any elements related to queer identity or experiences.

The 1942 crime drama 'The Big Shot' does not contain any discernible transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a gangster's attempts to go straight, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the storyline.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "The Big Shot" (1942) is an original production from its era. There is no information provided about prior source material, historical figures, or earlier adaptations that would establish canonical character genders for comparison. Therefore, no gender swaps can be identified.

The Big Shot (1942) is an original film production, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic of historical figures. Consequently, its characters do not have pre-established racial identities that could be altered, meaning no race swap occurs.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.7
The Movie Database logo
6.3

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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