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Little Caesar( 1931)

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The Power-Mad Monarch of the Murder Mobs!

Overview

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

    Top Billed Cast

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      Edward G. Robinson

      Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar'

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      Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

      Joe Massara

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      Glenda Farrell

      Olga Stassoff

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      William Collier Jr.

      Tony Passa

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      Sidney Blackmer

      Big Boy

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      Ralph Ince

      Pete Montana

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      Thomas E. Jackson

      Sergeant Flaherty

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      Stanley Fields

      Sam Vettori

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      Maurice Black

      Little Arnie Lorch

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      George E. Stone

      Otero

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      Armand Kaliz

      De Voss

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      Nicholas Bela

      Ritz Colonna

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      Ernie Adams

      Cashier (uncredited)

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      Elmer Ballard

      Undetermined Role (uncredited)

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      Ferike Boros

      Mrs. Passa (uncredited)

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      Kernan Cripps

      Detective (uncredited)

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      George Daly

      Machine-Gunner (uncredited)

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      Adolph Faylauer

      New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

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      Ben Hendricks Jr.

      Kid Bean (uncredited)

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      Al Hill

      Rico's 'Butler' (uncredited)

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      Lucille La Verne

      Ma Magdalena (uncredited)

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      Gladys Lloyd

      McClure Guest (uncredited)

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      Noel Madison

      Killer Peppi (uncredited)

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      Tom McGuire

      Detective on Phone (uncredited)

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      Louis Natheaux

      Hood (uncredited)

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      Henry Sedley

      Scabby (uncredited)

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      Gay Sheridan

      Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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      Larry Steers

      McClure Guest (uncredited)

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      Landers Stevens

      Alvin McClure - Crime Commissioner (uncredited)

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      Mike Tellegen

      Bodyguard (uncredited)

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      Bob Walker

      Lorch Henchman (uncredited)

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Thu Dec 13 2018
    You tell him the cops couldn't get me no other way, so they hired a couple of gunmen. Rico Bandello quickly rises through the gangster ranks, earning himself the nick-name of Little Caesar. As he sets his sights on the top boss job held by Pete Montana, Rico knows the heat is closing in - fast. Though not the first gangster picture to hit the big screen, Little Caesar is undeniably one of the genres landmark pictures. Adapted from W.R. Burnett's (High Sierra) Al Capone inspired novel, Little Caesar would go on to influence many of the genre highlights that followed, while in the process t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    281000.00

    Revenue

    752000.00

    Keywords

    • robbery
    • based on novel or book
    • gangster
    • crime boss
    • rise and fall
    • murder
    • organized crime
    • pre-code
    • teetotaler