The Big Shot (1931 film)

{{short description|1931 American comedy film}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2020}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Big Shot

| image = The Big Shot (1931) poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Ralph Murphy
Edward Sedgwick

| producer = Harry Joe Brown

| writer = Earl Baldwin
Hal Conklin
George Dromgold
Joseph Fields

| starring = Eddie Quillan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Mary Nolan
Roscoe Ates
Belle Bennett

| music = Arthur Lange

| cinematography = Arthur C. Miller

| editing = Charles Craft

| studio = RKO Pictures

| distributor = RKO Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1931|12|18}}

| runtime = 66 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

}}

The Big Shot is a 1931 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Ralph Murphy and Edward Sedgwick and written by Earl Baldwin, Hal Conklin, George Dromgold and Joseph Fields. The film stars Eddie Quillan, Maureen O'Sullivan, Mary Nolan, Roscoe Ates and Belle Bennett.{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68707/the-big-shot|title=The Big Shot (1931) - Overview|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=September 9, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9F00E6DD1E3FE633A25751C0A9679C946394D6CF|title=Movie Review-The Big Shot - Fredric March in a Splendidly Produced Pictorial Version of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"|website=The New York Times |accessdate=September 9, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://movies.tvguide.com/the-big-shot/107686|title=The Big Shot Trailer, Reviews and Schedule for The Big Shot|work=TV Guide|accessdate=September 9, 2014}} It was released on December 18, 1931 by RKO Pictures.

As a film from 1931 that had its copyright renewed, it will enter the public domain on January 1, 2027.{{Efn|1=Per [https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig3131213li/page/39/mode/1up?view=theater&q=shot R234897]}}