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Little Caesar

Little Caesar

The Power-Mad Monarch of the Murder Mobs!

19316.91h 19m

Overview

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

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Written by W.R. Burnett, Francis Edward Faragoh, Robert N. Lee
Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, Hal B. Wallis
Box OfficeBudget: $281KRevenue: $752K

Top Cast

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Caesar Enrico 'Rico' Bandello aka '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

Maurice Black

Maurice Black

Little Arnie Lorch

George E. Stone

George E. Stone

Otero

Themes & Keywords

robberybased on novel or bookgangstercrime bossrise and fallmurderorganized crimepre-codeteetotaler

About Little Caesar

Little Caesar is a drama, crime, action film released in 1931 exploring themes of robbery, based on novel or book, gangster, crime boss, rise and fall, murder. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, it stars Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell. A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

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