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Little Caesar is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mervyn LeRoy released in USA on 25 january 1931 with Edward G. Robinson
Little Caesar (1931)
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Add to a movie listLittle Caesar is a 1931 Warner Bros. crime film that tells the story of a hoodlum who ascends the ranks of organized crime until he reaches its upper echelons. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Edward G. Robinson and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., the story was adapted by Francis Edward Faragoh, Robert N. Lee, Robert Lord and Darryl F. Zanuck (uncredited) from the novel of the same name by William R. Burnett. Little Caesar was Robinson's breakthrough role and immediately made him a major film star.
Often listed as one of the first full-fledged gangster films, Little Caesar continues to be well-received by critics.
Synopsis
Small-time criminals Caesar Enrico "Rico" Bandello (Edward G. Robinson) and his friend Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.) move to Chicago to seek their fortunes. Rico joins the gang of Sam Vettori (Stanley Fields), while Joe wants to be a dancer. Olga (Glenda Farrell) becomes his dance partner and girlfriend.Actors
Edward G. Robinson
(Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka 'Little Caesar')
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
(Joe Massara)
Glenda Farrell
(Olga Stassoff)
Sidney Blackmer
(Big Boy)
William Collier Jr.
(Tony Passa)
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