Shoot the Works
Yowsah! THE MOSTA OF THE BESTA!
1934 | 64m | English
Popularity: 0.8 (history)
| Director: | Wesley Ruggles |
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| Writer: | Claude Binyon, Howard J. Green, Ben Hecht |
| Staring: |
| The story of seedy sideshow barker Nicky, who uses everyone he meets to get ahead. Nicky isn't even above exploiting his singing sweetheart Lily to suit his purposes, but this time it is he who ends up the loser -- at least until he gets wise to himself. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 18, 1934 |
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| Director: | Wesley Ruggles |
| Writer: | Claude Binyon, Howard J. Green, Ben Hecht |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | carnival, based on play or musical |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jack Oakie | Nicky Nelson |
| Ben Bernie | Joe Davis |
| Dorothy Dell | Lily Raquel |
| Alison Skipworth | The Countess |
| Roscoe Karns | Sailor Burke |
| Arline Judge | Jackie Donovan |
| William Frawley | Larry Hale |
| Lew Cody | Axel Hanratty |
| Paul Cavanagh | Alvin Ritchie |
| Monte Vandergrift | Man from Board of Health |
| Jill Dennett | Wanda |
| Lee Kohlmar | Prof. Jonas |
| Tony Merlo | Headwaiter |
| Ben Taggart | Detective |
| Charles McAvoy | Cop |
| Fred Lawrence | Crooner (as Frank Prince) |
| Ann Sheridan | Hanratty's Secretary (uncredited) |
| Gwenllian Gill | Young Lady Dancing (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Claude Binyon | Screenplay |
| Gene Fowler | Theatre Play |
| Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Robert Usher | Art Direction |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Wesley Ruggles | Director |
| Howard J. Green | Screenplay |
| Ben Hecht | Writer, Theatre Play |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Albert Lewis | Producer |
| Adolph Zukor | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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