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Little Caesar Details

1931

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Starring	Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr.
Director	Mervyn LeRoy
Genres	Drama

Little Caesar

Edward G. Robinson stars as Enrico Bandelli in the role that made him a household name. Bandelli moves to the big city with partner in crime Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and becomes a member of Sam Vettori's Mafia gang. In spite of the urgings of pretty girl Olga Strassoff (Glenda Farell) to quit the mob, Rico quickly becomes the head of the Vettori gang and with a couple of quick kills scares mob boss Arnie Lorch back to Detroit. Bandelli, dubbed Little Caesar by the press, is known as a boss in his own right, but what goes up must come down...

Starring	Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr.
Director	Mervyn LeRoy
Studio	WARNER HOME DVD
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1931 To Rent: DVD: 29 Jan 2007

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- Its central character clearly modelled on Al Capone, this also has historical interest as vanguard of a spate of noisy gangster films. The star was forever identified with his role, and the film, though technically dated, moves fast enough to maintain int
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44
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  Old fashioned gangster epic
  
  This is a great enacting of the rise and inevitable fall of a gangster named Rico. It has everything including gun-fights, snappy dressers, betrayed friends ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Dec 2007 at 14:32
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  Not quite the classic I expected it to be
  
  A little bit too melo-dramatic in the acting stakes spoilt the whole mood of the film for me. A shame as the majority of Edward G Robinsons later work shows him... read more »
  
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- - itstinks
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  - North of Reading
  - 27 May 2010 at 17:32
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  Not to be missed
  
  This is the classic gangster movie complete with jazz nightclubs, spatz, and the superb Edward G Robinson. I enjoyed the fast-paced script and the moments that... read more »
  
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- - 1001FilMs
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  - Wiltshire
  - 08 Apr 2010 at 13:32
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  The acting and dialogue is deplorable.
  
  This can only be of interest to collectors of gangster movies and because it introduced Edward G Robinson. Otherwise, it is a true example of how awful these ... read more »
  
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- - Alphonse
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  - Richmond, England
  - 17 Aug 2009 at 23:14
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  Edward G. Robinson stars as Enrico Bandelli in the role that made him a household name. Bandelli moves to the big city with partner in crime Joe Massara (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) and becomes a member of Sam Vettori's Mafia gang. In spite of the urgings of pretty girl Olga Strassoff (Glenda Farell) to ...