Little Caesar

1931

1h 19m

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6.9/10

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Drama

Crime

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A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Directors

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers

W.R. Burnett(novel by)

Francis Edward Faragoh(screenplay by)

Francis Edward Faragoh(dialogue by)

Stars

Edward G. Robinson

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Glenda Farrell

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Top cast

Edward G. Robinson

Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Joe Massara

Olga Stassoff

Tony Passa

Big Boy

Pete Montana

Sergeant Flaherty

Sam Vettori

Little Arnie Lorch

Otero

De Voss

Ritz Colonna

Cashier (uncredited)

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Ferike Boros

Mrs. Passa (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Detective (uncredited)

George Daly

Machine-Gunner (uncredited)

Adolph Faylauer

New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

Directors

Mervyn LeRoy

Writers

W.R. Burnett(novel by)

Francis Edward Faragoh(screenplay by)

Francis Edward Faragoh(dialogue by)

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Edward G. Robinson is great in this early gangster talkie. He is "Rico", a clever and ambitious petty thief who decides it's time to move to the big city. Initially, he goes to work for "Sam Vettori" (Stanley Fields) but not long after, the local Crime Commissioner "McClure" is assassinated. Luckily, his buddy "Joe Massara" (Douglas Fairbanks Jr") is working at that self same club, and manages to warn "Rico" ahead of the subsequent police crackdown. It is now that he starts to smell an opportunity. First his boss, then the bigger boss "Pete Montana" (Ralph Ince) are toppled. Even his pal "Joe" and his gal "Olga" (Glenda Farrell) are not immune from his increasingly megalomanic tendencies. The thing I didn't especially like about this film is the ending - it is just a little too tame, but otherwise this is a solid effort from Mervyn LeRoy that really did bring out the best in Robinson with a quickly paced and enjoyable film.

Geronimo196713 Jun, 2022