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Big Jack

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1hr 25min
Release:
1949
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Synopsis: Wallace Beery's final film was the curiously endearing "black comedy" Big Jack. Set in 1820, a time when "science was a crime and crime not yet a science," the film casts Beery and Marjorie Main as outlaws Big Jack Horner and Flapjack Kate. The two bandits rescue visionary young doctor Alexander Meade (Richard Conte), who is about to be hanged for body-snatching. Meade is a tireless campaigner for modern surgical methods, thus he is forced to steal cadavers for his experiments. Big Jack is only interested ... Full Synopsis
Featured Cast
Big Jack Horner
Dr. Alexander Meade
Flapjack Kate
Mayor Mahoney
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