
Little Caesar(1931)
A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?


“She wasn't a divorcee but she believed that strangers could kiss!”
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.

Norma Shearer
Jan Ashe

Leslie Howard
Dwight Winthrop

Lionel Barrymore
Stephen Ashe

Clark Gable
Ace Wilfong

James Gleason
Eddie

Lucy Beaumont
Grandma Ashe

Roscoe Ates
Man Shot at in Men's Room (uncredited)

Ann Brody
Hamburger Saleslady (uncredited)

Edward Brophy
Slouch (uncredited)

James Donlan
Reporter (uncredited)
A Free Soul is a drama, romance film released in 1931 exploring themes of gangster, murder, alcoholic, pre-code. Directed by Clarence Brown, it stars Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore. An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
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