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Little Caesar (1931)

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Starring (View all)
Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson
Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello / 'Little Caesar'
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
Joe Massara
Glenda Farrell Glenda Farrell
Olga Stassoff
William Collier Jr. William Collier Jr.
Tony Passa
Sidney Blackmer Sidney Blackmer
Big Boy
Ralph Ince Ralph Ince
Pete Montana
Thomas E. Jackson Thomas E. Jackson
Sgt. Flaherty
Stanley Fields Stanley Fields
Sam Vettori


Written by (View all)
W.R. Burnett W.R. Burnett
(novel)
Robert N. Lee Robert N. Lee
(continuity)


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Small time in the Big Easy

2 years, 4 months ago at Aug 5 20:54
'Little Caesar' had many interest points. Edward G. Robinson was a fine actor, who dominated when in lead roles and stole scenes in support. Mervyn LeRoy, in one of his earliest films here, went on to do a lot of solid and more films. Douglas Fairbanks Jr was good in the right roles and Glenda Farrell also had a knack for scene stealing. Also highly appreciate gangster pictures and have done so fo... read more

A classic

2 years, 3 months ago at Sep 3 9:00
I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a solid reputation (it is included in the ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ list among other things), I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I don’t think this movie grew old very well. I mean, 90 years after it was released, so many vastly superior gangster flicks have been released suc... read more
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The ambitious criminal Rico (Edward G. Robinson) moves from the country to the big city in the east and joins Sam Vettori's (Stanley Fields) gang with his friend Joe Massara (Douglas Fainbanks Jr.). Sooner he becomes the leader of the gangsters and known as Little Caesar, and gets closer to the great mobster Pete Montana (Ralph Ince). In a robbery of a night-club, he kills the Crime Commissioner Alvin McClure (Landers Stevens) and his pal Joe witnesses the murder. When Rico orders Joe to leave his mistress Olga Strassoff (Glenda Farrell), she takes a serious decision.
Release date: 25 January 1931
UPC: 012569672826
Tags: Gangster (8), Crime (8), 1930s (5), Murder (5), Drama (5), 1931 (4), Noir (4), Mafia (3), Organized Crime (3), Violence (2), Black & White (2), Criminal Syndicate (1), 1930's (1), Rise And Fall (1), Warner Bros. (1), Sergeant (1), 30's (1), 300 Greatest Films (1)
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“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it seemed to have a solid reputation (it is included in the ‘1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die’ list among other things), I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, I don’t think this movie grew old very well. I mean, 90 years after it was released, so many vastly superior gangster flicks have been released such as ‘The Godfather’ 1 and 2, ‘Goodfellas’, ‘Scarface’ and many others. And yet, even if this movie was maybe not the first in this genre, it was certainly a major trendsetter, the precursor of all the gritty gangster movies that came in the 30’s but also afterwards up until nowadays. On top of that, even if the movie itself didn’t really impress me, I have to admit that Edward G. ” read more

Kyle Ellis posted a review 2 years, 4 months ago

Small time in the Big Easy

“'Little Caesar' had many interest points. Edward G. Robinson was a fine actor, who dominated when in lead roles and stole scenes in support. Mervyn LeRoy, in one of his earliest films here, went on to do a lot of solid and more films. Douglas Fairbanks Jr was good in the right roles and Glenda Farrell also had a knack for scene stealing. Also highly appreciate gangster pictures and have done so for some time now, ever since seeing 'The Godfather' for the first time ten years ago.Is 'Little Caesar' one of the best gangster films? Definitely not, others have held up much better. Regardless of what one's opinion of the film though (and it is an easy target for criticism as well as praise), it is hard to deny that it was ground-breaking and important to the development and history of the gangs” read more

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