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.

[1][2][3] A ruthless small time crook's rise from backroom bookie in a barber shop to that of high stakes international con artist.

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.